Essex-class carriers were vulnerable to kamikaze attacks. World War II naval aviators like Alfred Lerch cleared the skies.

The U.S. Navy commissioned USS Pierre (LCS 38) on Saturday in Panama City, Fla., marking the completion of the ...

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran pays tribute on Veterans Day aboard a ship in New York City, while U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids honors a ...

America Built 24 Essex-class Aircraft Carriers Fast. It Can’t Do Anything Like That Now -The Essex-class aircraft carriers ...

Kansas U.S. Senator Jerry Moran– chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs – rang the Nasdaq Exchange Opening Bel ...

Independence-variant littoral combat ship, the future USS Pierre (LCS 38), will be commissioned, Nov. 15 at 10 a.m. CST in ...

Greg Kreutzer, a former member of the United States Navy, reflects on his seven-year journey in service to his country, ...

The author gratefully acknowledges assistance for this article from Darlene Dingman, who suggested the topic, and the ...

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The first USS Utah was lost in the attack on Pearl Harbor, and no other ship was named for the Copper State until Saturday’s dedication ceremony. Last Friday, at a ceremony in Groton, Connecticut, ...

A group of veterans, their families and church members gathered Sunday for an annual Veterans Day service at Saint Michael ...