As one of the world’s most formidable fighting forces, the United States Navy is rightfully feared worldwide. Even though the ...

More than a million people, over half of them children, are displaced within Haiti due to violence, U.N. data show.

He is a first rate combat pilot and the reckless bravery of his attacks … are something you can well be proud of.” When one thinks of America’s World War II air aces—those who have destroyed five or ...

Naval vessels are staffed by some of the most courageous people in uniform you’ll ever meet. This was doubly true ...

The USS Enterprise (CV-6), an aircraft carrier, was the most decorated American naval vessel to fight in World War II and ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Gulf Breeze boys basketball team remains the top team in the area at No. 75 in the state, closely followed by Milton, which cracked the ...

The battle was over. Krueger had won ... 950 miles long, from Leyte. That was on the orders of his superior officer, MacArthur. How the Sixth Army would be supplied and maintained there was ...

The Battle of Leyte Gulf was the largest naval engagement in history, a sprawling affair that lasted from Oct. 23 to 26, 1944, involving four major engagements. In spite of hopeless odds, Japanese Adm ...

TALLAHASSEE — After President Trump on Monday issued an executive order to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis jumped on the idea. In an order he issued ...

MANILA, Philippines — A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Southern Leyte at 7:39 a.m. on Thursday, January 23, according to Phivolcs. In its second bulletin, Phivolcs downgraded the magnitude from ...

TACLOBAN CITY — The 5.8-magnitude earthquake that hit waters off a Southern Leyte town on Thursday morning caused damage to roads and prompted local government units to suspend classes.