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A Royal Marine has beaten submariners to take charge of the Navy’s global operations for the first time.

On Dec. 7, a day that has lived in infamy since 1941, the third annual Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day in Huntsville will remember those lost and the veterans who survived

Jacob Gilbert “Gil” Myllymaki, a retired rancher and Navy Fireman 1st Class, of Belt, passed away on August 27, 2023, at the age of 96.

Thomas A. Vecchi, age 96, of Duluth, MN died on April 7, 2023, at Solvay Hospice House after a brief illness. Thomas (Tom) was born in Hibbing, MN on March 24, 1927, son of John and Adele Vecchi, who were born in Italy and immigrated from Luxembourg in 1920 and settled on the Iron Range. After his junior year at Hibbing High School, Tom enlisted in the Navy to fight in World War II, serving with the Amphibious Forces, on an LCI ship, in the South Pacific. After the war, Tom returned to Hibbing t...

The United States on Tuesday promised to defend the Philippines in the dispute-rife South China Sea as the allies launched their largest-ever joint exercises in the face of Beijing's growing assertiveness in the region. For the first time, the exercise will include a live-fire drill in the South China Sea. The drills follow Monday's conclusion of a three-day Chinese military exercise that simulated targeted strikes and a blockade of Taiwan.

Naval Striking and Support Forces NATO (STRIKFORNATO is NATO’s premier Maritime Battle-staff and the Alliance’s primary link for integrating US Maritime Forces into NATO operations.

When “Top Gun: Maverick” roared into theaters in late May, the Air Force was ready

The concept, published in December, was put to an early test in Europe in the early days of the war in Ukraine.

Naval integration is not just a concept for planning and force development. It’s being practiced in earnest in the European Command area of responsibility.