Key Points and Summary – America’s Essex-class aircraft carriers were the backbone of U.S. naval power in World War II’s ...

Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...

America has no shortage of military museums spread across the country, but having one inside of a retired aircraft carrier is ...

Of the more than 11 million American armed service members who served during World War II, only about 66,000 are still alive today. Chief video correspondent Graham Flanagan interviewed 106-year-old ...

The U.S. Navy has a storied history of utilizing some of the most advanced and iconic aircraft in the world. From the early days of naval aviation to the modern era of stealth and precision, these ...

In the years between World War I and II, the U.S. military had ambitious and prescient ideas for war in the Pacific.

Donald McPherson, believed to be the last surviving American World War II Navy fighter ace, has died at 103. He served as a naval aviator with VF-83 on the USS Essex in the Pacific Theater, achieving ...

The Commemorative Air Force's Indiana Wing is launching a fundraising campaign to help restore an historic World War II training aircraft known as "Jake." The ...

The incredible industrial might of American aircraft manufacturers helped turn the war against the Axis.

Anderson Giles, a retired University of Maine at Presque Isle art professor who has dedicated more than 30 years of his life to ...

An A-26 Invader, nicknamed Million Airess, will participate in a flyover for the U.S. Air Force Academy vs. Army football game. Because of the government shutdown, the Academy Association of Graduates ...