August 2026

Apra Harbor, Guam (Jan. 27, 2005) – The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) in dry dock to assess damage sustained after running aground approximately 350 miles south of Guam Jan. 8, 2005. . The Navy former dry dock known as “Big Blue” is capable of docking ships that weigh up to 40,000 Long Tons. The Navy certified Big Blue for the one-time docking of San Francisco. San Francisco is the second fast-attack submarine to be attached to the forward-deployed Submarine Squadron Fifteen, home ported on board Naval Base Guam. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Mark Allen Leonesio (RELEASED)

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‘The Bow Was Ripped Off’: A US Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Smacked Into an Underwater Mountain ‘At a High Rate of Speed’

US Navy submarine USS San Francisco was navigating on charts originally surveyed in the 1960s. The region was not a high-value area for the...

Isaac SeitzAugust 30, 2026

A Polish tank fires during the Iron Spear exercise in Adazi, Latvia, Nov. 13, 2023. U.S. Army Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armored Regiment “Panther Battalion”, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division supporting NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland, joined multinational troops from Canada, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Spain, and the United Kingdom representing NATO enhanced Forward Presence Battle Groups from Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Poland for the exercise. The 3rd Infantry Division’s mission in Europe is to engage in multinational training and exercises across the continent, working alongside NATO allies and regional security partners to provide combat-credible forces to V Corps, America’s forward deployed corps in Europe. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. H Howey)

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Russia Sees 65% of America’s Air Defense Missiles Gone from the Iran War and Putin Might Sense Weakness

US intelligence indicates Moscow now reads the Iran war as having depleted the United States, and sees that as an opening in Europe. CSIS...

Andrew LathamAugust 30, 2026

The amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) transits ahead while 15 coalition partner ships break away from formation during a sailing event while participating in the War of 1812 fleet exercise. The exercise is a week-long multi-national exercise involving 19 ships from the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Norway, Denmark, Brazil, and Portugal, and is designed to increase interoperability with allied nations, improve tactical prowess and certification of participating units. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Petty Officer 2nd Class Gretchen M. Albrecht)

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The US Navy Says the Hormuz Mine Routes Are Now Clear. It Took 4.5 Months, and China Holds 100,000 More

Cooper claimed the routes; Trump claimed the strait; Tehran claimed only it knows where the mines are. Behind Friday's announcement: the four-and-a-half-month clearance, the...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 30, 2026

Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Wash. (Aug. 14, 2003) -- Illustration of USS Ohio (SSGN 726) which is undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation. Ohio has been out of service since Oct. 29, 2002 for conversion to SSGN at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Four Ohio-class strategic missile submarines, USS Ohio (SSBN 726), USS Michigan (SSBN 727) USS Florida (SSBN 728), and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) have been selected for transformation into a new platform, designated SSGN. The SSGNs will have the capability to support and launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles, a significant increase in capacity compared to other platforms. The 22 missile tubes also will provide the capability to carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment. This new platform will also have the capability to carry and support more than 66 Navy SEALs (Sea, Air and Land) and insert them clandestinely into potential conflict areas. U.S. Navy illustration. (RELEASED)

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China Freaked: The US Navy Surfaced 3 Nuclear Ohio-Class SSGN Guided Missile Submarines as a 462 Tomahawk Warning That Soon Can’t Be Repeated

In 2010, three American guided-missile submarines surfaced at almost the same moment in three separate places: USS Ohio at Subic Bay in the Philippines,...

Brandon WeichertAugust 29, 2026

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (January 26, 2018) The crew of the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) render honors to the Battleship Missouri Memorial following a homeport change from Groton, Connecticut. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael H. Lee/ Released)

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A $10,000,000,000 Rare US Navy Seawolf-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine Slammed Into An Underwater Mountain in the South China Sea and Survived

On October 2, 2021, one of the Navy's three most advanced attack submarines struck an uncharted underwater mountain while running submerged. The impact wrecked...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 29, 2026

U.S. sailors perform a foreign object debris walkdown on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Feb. 19, 2013, in the Arabian Sea. The ship was deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility to conduct maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kenneth Abbate/Released)

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18,000 Meals a Day, 160 Gallons of Milk, and 400,000 Gallons of Fresh Water: What it Takes to Keep a US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier at Sea

A nuclear aircraft carrier carries roughly 5,000 people and Navy cooks prepare upwards of 18,000 meals a day. That takes 1,600 pounds of meat,...

Brandon WeichertAugust 29, 2026

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80,000 Feet and We Have ‘Cracks’: The SR-71 Blackbird Could Hit Mach 3 and Fly to the Edge of Space but the Titanium Skin That Made That All Possible Faced 1,000 Degree Temps

SR-71 Blackbird engineers found that spot-welded titanium parts made in summer were failing early in service, while parts welded in winter held up. Nothing...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 29, 2026

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81 Years Later, US Army General Patton’s 5-Word Order to Save 1,200 Horses Is Still the Strangest Thing He Ever Approved

The surrender condition was tanks, for honor's sake; the defense that followed had no precedent — GIs, surrendered Germans, and Cossacks throwing back the...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 28, 2026

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) underway at sunset in the Persian Gulf. Roosevelt and embarked Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8) are currently on a regularly scheduled deployment conducting maritime security operations. U.S. Navy Photo by Photographer’s Mate 2nd Class Matthew Bash (RELEASED)

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A $6,200,000,000 US Navy Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Was ‘Sunk’ by a $100,000,000 Diesel AIP Submarine from Sweden

In 2005 a Swedish diesel-electric submarine put simulated torpedoes into USS Ronald Reagan. A year later a Chinese Song-class boat surfaced within torpedo range...

Brandon WeichertAugust 28, 2026

US Navy Aircraft Carrier and Russian Tu-16 Bomber

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‘The Aircraft Disintegrated’: A Russian Bomber Buzzed a US Navy Aircraft Carrier Flying Too Low and Crashed Into the Water

When the Russian Tu-16’s wing contacted the sea at hundreds of miles per hour, the bomber was forced into a cartwheel, which caused disintegration...

Harrison KassAugust 28, 2026

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‘The Bow Was Ripped Off’: A US Navy Nuclear Attack Submarine Smacked Into an Underwater Mountain ‘At a High Rate of Speed’

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Russia Sees 65% of America’s Air Defense Missiles Gone from the Iran War and Putin Might Sense Weakness

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The US Navy Says the Hormuz Mine Routes Are Now Clear. It Took 4.5 Months, and China Holds 100,000 More

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China Freaked: The US Navy Surfaced 3 Nuclear Ohio-Class SSGN Guided Missile Submarines as a 462 Tomahawk Warning That Soon Can’t Be Repeated

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A $10,000,000,000 Rare US Navy Seawolf-Class Nuclear Attack Submarine Slammed Into An Underwater Mountain in the South China Sea and Survived

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18,000 Meals a Day, 160 Gallons of Milk, and 400,000 Gallons of Fresh Water: What it Takes to Keep a US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier at Sea

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80,000 Feet and We Have ‘Cracks’: The SR-71 Blackbird Could Hit Mach 3 and Fly to the Edge of Space but the Titanium Skin That Made That All Possible Faced 1,000 Degree Temps

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81 Years Later, US Army General Patton’s 5-Word Order to Save 1,200 Horses Is Still the Strangest Thing He Ever Approved

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A $6,200,000,000 US Navy Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Was ‘Sunk’ by a $100,000,000 Diesel AIP Submarine from Sweden

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‘The Aircraft Disintegrated’: A Russian Bomber Buzzed a US Navy Aircraft Carrier Flying Too Low and Crashed Into the Water

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