Key Points and Summary - The U.S. Navy's Lexington-class battlecruisers were authorized in 1916 as America's answer to the global naval arms race. -These massive ships were designed to combine the ...
In December 2024, the cruiser USS Gettysburg mistakenly shot down a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet over the Red Sea after misidentifying it as an incoming missile during operations against ...
The drag resistance of water makes over-ocean travel far slower than travel by land or air. Still, the U.S. Navy is tasked with responding to crises and emerging threats virtually anywhere in the ...