In the wake of the Cold War, there was a sense that warfare might shift toward smaller joint operations of all forces, known as "littoral operations." ...

USS Mississippi survived two turret explosions, two kamikaze strikes and fired the last salvo in battleship-to-battleship combat before ushering in the age of guided missiles.

The United States is sending a 2,500-strong Marine expeditionary force to the Middle East, a U.S. official said, as President ...

The American military has ordered 2,500 Marines and an amphibious assault ship to the Middle East, a U.S. official said ...

US President Donald Trump said American forces have "totally obliterated" military sites on Iran's strategic Kharg Island in "one of the most powerful bombing raids" in Middle East history and he said ...

With President Donald Trump possible ordering the U.S. to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, what would that look like, including threats from Iran?

Shipping in the Gulf and along the narrow Strait of Hormuz, which carries around a fifth of the world's oil, has come to a near-standstill since the US and Israel began strikes on Iran on February 28 ...

President Donald Trump and top administration officials have offered statements explaining their thinking behind the war with Iran that often shift or contradict one another.

Iran’s response to days of aerial bombardment and long-range artillery strikes has proved more resilient than Trump ...

The USS Robert Smalls will be replaced by the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mustin.

The last U.S. Navy cruiser based in Japan will soon depart for the United States, closing out a decadelong deployment with the U.S. 7th Fleet. The guided-missile cruiser USS Robert Smalls, formerly ...

The U.S. Navy has reached a Cold War-era milestone in the Arctic, deploying two Virginia-class submarines beneath the polar ...