Destined for duty aboard the USS Fort Worth, which is launching from San Diego later this year, it will mark the first time the helos have been deployed to the Pacific. The Fire Scout, officially ...

One of two original Freedom variants, USS Fort Worth, was proposed to be dismantled in 2026 after 16 years in service, with the vessel single-crewed and not part of the deployable fleet.

The U.S. Navy’s newest warships do not seem to be able to catch a break. The fourth Littoral Combat Ship breaks down in 12 months.

Historian Stephen E. Ambrose wrote in his 1994 book about D-Day that only three U.S. battleships took part in the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944 — the USS Nevada (which had been damaged at ...