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The Navy is planning a massive expansion of its warship fleet, announcing recently that it would add 30 heavily armed destroyers to its lineup of warships.

The attorney for imprisoned Navy veteran Michael White said he is concerned for his client’s health but “hopeful” Iran will release him to the U.S. so he can be with his family.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Monday dismissed rampant media speculation of his leaving the administration, after President Trump was asked about the topic on a recent 60 Minutes interview.

Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs Randall Schriver said the Navy will continue to challenge China in the South China Sea.

A former Navy sailor who received a presidential pardon from Donald Trump filed a lawsuit Monday against several Obama administration officials for allegedly giving him unequal protection under the law when they gave former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton a pass for the same offense he received a prison sentence for.

President Donald Trump honored each branch of the United States military at a White House Fourth of July Independence Day picnic, specifically praising one member representing each branch – even making mention of the proposed “Space Force.”

California Democrats are reacting angrily to plans by the Trump administration to house tens of thousands of illegal aliens detained at the southern border at military bases in the Golden State.

A retired Navy SEAL who led an attempt to rescue a fellow service member stranded on a mountain in Afghanistan in 2002 will receive the Medal of Honor on May 24, the White House announced Monday.

President Trump presented the West Point Black Knights earlier this week with the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy at a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House.

The logistical arm of the Department of Defense (DOD) has improperly documented hundreds of millions in spending on everything from construction projects to computers.

A video of a military homecoming has gone viral, now being watched over 8 million times. In the video, a mother opens a body-length mirror without much emotion, but once she notices her daughter has returned home from the Navy

America’s chief of naval operations said in an interview published Friday that U.S. options for a military response to North Korea’s routine belligerence are not “empty words” and that the military is “prepared” to act against Pyongyang if necessary.

The mystery surrounding the disappeared Argentina’s ARA San Juan submarine took a dark turn this week, as officials confirmed the recording of a “hydroacoustic anomaly” near where the navy had last recorded the submarine’s location. Officials believe an explosion occurred, but have no answers as to why.

“Everyone is talking about the progress you’ve made,” Trump said in a video conference call from his Mar-a-lago club in Florida, noting their excellent progress in just three to four months.

The Navy on Friday apologized and said it has grounded an aircrew from Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, after its pilots drew a giant penis in the sky with jet exhaust on Thursday.

WASHINGTON – The two U.S. Navy destroyers that fatally collided with commercial ships in East Asia this year were both lacking necessary training certifications, a U.S. government watchdog representative said during a congressional hearing on Thursday.

The Navy has fired its fleet commander in charge of the East Asia region after a second fatal collision at sea in just over two months.

WASHINGTON – The Navy is putting together a broader inquiry at Pacific Fleet to examine why two destroyers have collided with merchant vessels in the 7th Fleet in two months, according to Defense Secretary James Mattis.

The Navy’s newest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has significant quality-of-life upgrades from earlier carriers, such as roomier berthing spaces, where the sailors sleep and relax.

Just four months after suffering a severe brain injury in a car accident, Navy SEAL Jonathan Grant is standing again. Earlier this month, Grant’s wife, pilates instructor Laura Browning Grant, uploaded a video to her Instagram account of her husband standing for the first

President Trump approved a Pentagon plan this year that will require regular challenges to China’s excessive maritime claims in the South China Sea, Breitbart News has learned.

A U.S. Navy littoral combat ship (LCS) was commissioned Saturday in honor of gun control proponent Gabby Giffords.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer was spotted at the Pentagon on Friday, reporting for duty as a member of the U.S. Navy Reserve, according to several reports.

WASHINGTON – The Navy has made several requests to conduct operations that would challenge China’s territorial claims in the South China Sea, but the administration has not granted them, Breitbart News has learned.

Navy officials are looking into how to boost industrial capacity to build more ships as the service looks to increase its fleet from 274 ships to 355 over the next 30 years.

Two House Oversight and Government Reform committee leaders sent letters to the acting secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force to remind them that military child care workers are exempt from a federal hiring freeze, and to ask what they are doing to prevent any shutdowns in child care services.

President Donald Trump visited the soon-to-be commissioned U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in Newport News, Virginia, promising to restore the greatness of the American Navy. “I just spoke with Navy and industry leaders and discussed my plans to undertake

On Tuesday, China slammed the United States’ deployment of an aircraft carrier to conduct “routine operations” in the South China Sea earlier this week, calling it a pretense to undermine its sovereignty.

The Pentagon has confirmed the presence of Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov 17 nautical miles off the coast of the U.S. near Norfolk, Virginia, where the U.S. has several large naval military installations.

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is currently considering a U.S. Navy plan to sail warships more often by Chinese-claimed islands in the South China Sea, a defense official said Monday.