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Ike is shown here in the Red Sea on June 7. (Navy) After a grueling eight months leading the Navy’s effort to counter Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea and ...

The Navy physical fitness assessment includes a body composition assessment (BCA) and physical readiness test (PRT). It is conducted twice each year for active-duty and reserve sailors.

(WAVY) — The thousands of sailors who just arrived back in Hampton Roads are said to have experienced the most sustained combat that the U.S. Navy has seen since World War II. Now that they are ...

NORFOLK — The Hampton Roads area could soon see new Navy housing that would provide beds for about 8,000 sailors, area officials announced Monday. A bipartisan group of state and local elected ...

US Marine Corps Photo The heads of the Navy and the Marine Corps settled on a standard to measure the readiness of the fleet of U.S. amphibious warships, according to a joint memorandum of ...

A new Navy promotion system for junior enlisted sailors that will base advancement on time in the service will take effect Monday. Under the new policy, which was announced last year, sailors will ...

Two physical fitness assessment failures will no longer end a sailor's career, according to a new Navy policy announced last week. (Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trey Hutcheson/Navy ...

The US Navy's carrier fleet is known for its impressive firepower and resilience in battle. The fleet's durability is attributed partly to the sacrifice of its predecessor, USS America.

Many aircraft carriers, just like the one used in "Top Gun: Maverick," have hull classification codes that begin with CVN. The USS Abraham Lincoln is CVN 72, while USS Nimitz is CVN 68. If anyone ...

Vladimir Putin has admitted that the Russian navy requires a "comprehensive upgrade" amid reports that he has lost a third of the Black Sea fleet since his full scale ...