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The Navy's tradition of flying battle flags is as old as America itself. Here's an (incomplete) guide to the service's best battle ensigns.

“Terry Houin can’t say what he and a small band of SEALs were doing in Africa. But as the closest operators to Somalia, they were the ones in free fall just a few hours later.”

SAN DIEGO — Almost 15 years ago, the U.S. Navy christened the first of a new class of warship designed to fight the Global War on Terror. The so-called littoral combat ships would be fast and agile, operating close to shore against missile-firing boats and small submarines. Today, the Navy has a new mission — or rather, has returned to its old mission, facing off against more capable warships deployed by China and Russia. And the service is still trying to figure out what to do with its $16 billion LCS fleet. It doesn’t help that some of the ships have suffered embarrassing breakdowns ...

The Air National Guard hoisted the man to safety at 2:45 p.m. Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Jessica Plowman Author: Erin Keller (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 4:05 PM EST March 3, 2021 Updated: 5:54 AM EST March 4, 2021 ACADIA, Maine — A 26-year-old Belfast man slipped while hiking up the Precipice Trail in Acadia Wednesday morning.  Acadia Dispatch received the call around 11:00 a.m. The man started his hike about 9:00 a.m. hiking in from Schooner Head Road. Rangers responded and found the man was stuck on an icy vertical face and wasn’t able to ...