Military & Veterans

USS Truxtun was involved in a collision, all part of Operation Southern Spear in the Caribbean.

Originally expected last year, the 8,000-bed project was part of the recent defense budget.

The Sail250 lecture series began in 2025 and continues with discussions on how the state's waterways made Virginia critical to historical events. The lectures are free.

The tour comes as the Congressional Research Service estimates that a new “battleship” could cost $15 billion.

The USS Ford strike group and the USS Iwo Jima ARG have spent months in the region around Venezuela.

In the past year, the Department of Counseling and Human Services has offered students to Norfolk Navy Fleet and Family Support Center.

The president takes a swipe at cost overturns at Newport News Shipbuilding while unveiling a ship filled with costly new technology.

The destroyer spent the most time of any ship on an operation in the Caribbean, which has become deadly in recent months.

Even though it’s part of the USS Ford Strike Group, the two deployed separately.

Lack of training, fatigue and poor communication contributed to a collision by the carrier, a friendly fire incident and two lost F/A 18s.