U.S. Navy Activities

File - This image provided by the U.S. Navy shows the littoral combat ship Independence underway in the Gulf of Mexico during builder's trials in this July 12, 2009 file photo. Builder's trials are the first opportunity for the shipbuilder and the ...

China's second-ranking military officer will travel to Washington later this month on a week-long visit designed to promote trust and avoid "misunderstandings," the Pentagon said Wednesday. General Xu Caihou, vice chairman of the People's Liberation Army central military commission, will hold high-level ...

In an Aug. 22, 2004 photo provided by the US Navy, General Dynamics test engineers rest in modified berthing facilities in the Torpedo Room aboard the pre-commissioned nuclear submarine Virginia during sea trials in the Atlantic ocean. The Navy is considering allowing ...

SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 09: U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornets practice their performance ahead of the Fleet Week air show October 9, 2009 in San Francisco, California. San Francisco kicks off its annual Fleet Week celebration October 10 with the parade ...

SAN FRANCISCO - OCTOBER 08: A U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet piloted by U.S. Marine Corps Major Nathan Miller flies over the San Francisco Bay during a practice flight ahead of the Fleet Week performance October 8, 2009 in San Francisco, ...

MANAMA (Reuters) - Piracy off the coast of Somalia has increased following a lull, with four failed attempts in the Gulf of Aden in the past 10 days, the U.S. Navy said Tuesday. Attacks were picking up after the lull of several ...

MANILA, PHILIPPINES - SEPTEMBER 27: In this handout image provided by the U.S. Navy, sailors working with Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines rescue Manila residents after flooding from Tropical Storm Ketsana destroyed homes and displaced thousands of residents September 27, 2009 in ...