The Midway-class aircraft carrier was instrumental in American naval operations around the world spanning from the end of ...

U.S. forces deployed ships from southern Indiana to the Pacific Theater. The boats carried troops and large equipment, ...

The U.S. Navy's use of pigeons began decades before World War II, but the birds found their most critical mission during the war—flying messages from submarine-hunting blimps during a time when radio ...

Richard “Oris” Aldrich dropped out of Niles High School to join the Navy in 1945 and served more than a year in the Pacific.

The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier has made headlines for its planned retirement, but several other U.S. Navy ships are set to be decommissioned in 2026.

November is National Veterans and Military Families Month. One local World War II veteran shares what his service, and the service of other military members, means to him.