Unless you're a history buff, and a World War II history buff at that, you probably don't know who Raymond Spruance was. Well, Spruance was the greatest fighting admiral in the entire war. In fact, he ...

There’s a lot to learn about leadership in a crisis from how the military fights in combat, and some lessons endure through the generations. In fact, as we plan our attack against COVID-19, there is ...

It’s probably the only time in history that a case of psoriasis was a contributing factor in a naval battle. As a Japanese armada of 80 ships — including four carriers — steamed toward Midway Island ...

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June 1 (UPI) --Eighty years ago this week, one of the greatest naval battles in American history was fought and won over two tiny islands in the Western Pacific called Midway for their geographic ...

Outgunned and understrength, the US Navy nonetheless turned a deadly Japanese ambush into a crushing victory. Andrew Lambert examines the decisive battle of the Pacific war. At 10.26am on 4 June 1942 ...

While Californians were immersed in the Presidential primary Tuesday, the staff of the Pacific Fleet gathered in Honolulu to commemorate the 74th anniversary of the Battle of Midway. The Midway battle ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The Imperial Japanese Navy thus lost four of the Kidō Butai­­’s four fleet carriers in a day (two others damaged previously remained at home under repair and would ...

The Navy commission edthe newest Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Spruance, Oct. 1, during a ceremony at Naval Air Station Key West, Fla. Designated DDG 111, the new destroyer honors ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: With only a fraction of American industrial capacity, Japan could scarcely regenerate naval strength depleted in action. America could redeem its losses and then some ...