The National Interest on MSN4d
This World War II Battleship Fights Its Greatest Enemy Yet
The USS Iowa has served the U.S. in its darkest hours. Now, she faces a new set of challenges: combatting the brutal passage ...
WUNC3d
Missing since World War II, the remains of a sailor from a segregated Navy branch return home
Neil Frye, who was 20 years old when he was killed, was a mess attendant on the USS West Virginia when it was attacked at ...
Wilmington Star-News on MSN3d
Spring lights to illuminate Battleship NC for the Azalea Festival. Here's when to see it
Battleship North Carolina is a decommissioned World War II warship, permanently moored as a memorial and state historic site ...
Museum honors Daytona woman as one of the last-surviving real-life 'Rosie the Riveters'
The trailblazing female factory workers supported America's war by taking on jobs traditionally held by men so they could ...
National Security Journal on MSN3d
RANKED: The 5 Best U.S. Navy Battleships of All Time
The U.S. Navy’s battleships have long been symbols of naval power and versatility, each with a unique and storied history.
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Rosie the Riveters honored for service in WWII
The National World War II Museum and the Gary Sinise Foundation celebrate the trailblazing women who worked in the American ...
National Security Journal on MSN2d
USS Illinois: The Forgotten Iowa-Class Battleship The Navy Never Finished
The USS Illinois (BB-65) was planned as an Iowa-class battleship during World War II, embodying the Navy’s reliance on heavily armored “battlewagons.” -Ordered in 1940 and partially built, the ...
Army Times2d
In WWII, the ‘Tokyo Express’ was tough to beat. One man changed that.
Nicknamed the “Tokyo Express” by their opponents, the Japanese “tin cans” acquired the grudging respect of the Americans for ...
Opinion
Chinese barges and Taiwan Strait drills are about global power projection − not just a potential invasion
Certainly that has been the tone of some of the reporting following the emergence of photos and videos depicting massive new Chinese barges designed for land-to-sea military operations. The fact that ...
The Points Guy on MSN2d
The 5 best destinations you can visit on a Ponant cruise ship
The small luxury line is particularly known for sailings to remote places such as Antarctica, the Arctic, and islands in the ...
The Inter-Mountain13h
Special Ceremony
It’s not every day that the words “Elkins, West Virginia “or “Emma Scott Garden Club” are front and center at the Embassy of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in Washington, D.C., or that the ...