The Shōkaku, lead ship of Japan’s powerful aircraft carrier class, played a critical role in several major World War II ...

The Battle of the Coral Sea was not a clash of a whole fleet against another whole fleet. It was a battle of relentless air bombing and the rapid parry-&-thrust of task forces.

The federal government recognises three American ships sunk by Japanese torpedoes in 1942 killing more than 600 men as having national historical significance.

Navy replenishment oiler, which was previously named for gay rights leader, has been renamed for World War II hero Oscar V.

We are taking the politics out of ship naming. We’re not renaming the ship to anything political, Secretary of Defense Pete ...

Witness the pivotal WWII Battle of the Java Sea come to life through detailed animation that illustrates the dramatic clash ...

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is rolling back left-wing activism in the military that predates the Trump administration.

Navy Chief Watertender Oscar Verner Peterson died while performing damage control on his ship during the Battle of the Coral ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the USNS Harvey Milk will be renamed after a World War II sailor who ...

The Coral Sea battle occurred between May 4-8 1942 in a series of naval engagements by US and Australian and Japanese aircraft against four groups of warships.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has revealed the new name for the USNS Harvey Milk, weeks after he announced he would be ...