In 1950 the USS Missouri drove high onto a sandbank outside Norfolk, and brute force alone was never going to be enough. This breaks down the lightering, dredging, anchors, tug choreography, and human ...

Last week, President Trump, with his customary fanfare, unveiled plans for a new “Golden Fleet” of Trump-class battleships. “There’s never been anything like these ships,” the president declared as he ...

The end of the Age of the Battleship appears to have been called prematurely as the Trump administration, as part of its Golden Fleet US Navy reform, says it is reviving the giant battlewagons in the ...

The USS Midway Museum in San Diego is once again transforming its historic flight deck into a winter wonderland, bringing back its popular “Jingle Jets” nighttime holiday tour for a third consecutive ...

Eighty years ago, a Dawson, Minnesota, man was aboard the USS Missouri when Japan surrendered and signed a peace treaty, essentially marking the end of World War II. "I tell you, I joined the Navy ...

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A group of Nebraska women have a hobby they consider a labor of love. But after disappointing news about a special trip together, they’ve been working hard on getting answers. A ...

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (Island News) — On Veterans Day, the decks of the USS Missouri became a place of remembrance and gratitude. Families, veterans, and active service members gathered for a special ...

For more than 40 years, The Missouri Symphony League has asked local families to share their decorated homes during its annual Holiday Home Tour. For this year’s tour, four homes will be open from 10 ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — To continue down the path to help with elder abuse, Lieutenant Governor David Wasinger announced a statewide “Protect Our Seniors” tour. The tour aims to bring attention to elder ...

The Iowa class of battleships consists of a quartet of formidable ships: The USS Missouri, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and the namesake Iowa. Conceptually, they were intended as the perfect battleship, ...

Some of the military's most advanced ships are docked in the Philadelphia region this weekend as the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps celebrate 250 years of service. The USS Billings is among the ships now ...

A Small Canadian Mistake on the USS Missouri Nearly Halted Japan’s Surrender A peace treaty effecting the end of the second World War is being signed aboard the USS Missouri. Admiral Chester Nimitz of ...