When U.S. Navy sailors operate high-speed boats in rough seas, repeated wave impacts travel through the hull and into their ...

Wednesday's incident is the second time in less than a week than Iranian forces have seized an oil tanker in Middle Eastern waters.

The drag resistance of water makes over-ocean travel far slower than travel by land or air. Still, the U.S. Navy is tasked with responding to crises and emerging threats virtually anywhere in the ...

Several U.S. naval ships are capable of reaching record-breaking speeds. As of this writing, the fastest U.S. Navy ship still in service is the Freedom-class littoral combat ship (LCS). Officially, it ...

Maritime Expeditionary Security Squadron (MSRON) 8 during a Narragansett Bay patrol from Newport, Rhode Island, Aug. 9, 2025. US Navy photo The U.S. Navy is considering a 10-year-long multiple award ...