Navy

Kaʻula isn’t just a rock in the Pacific—it’s a living example of how military priorities can bulldoze through environmental caution and decades of local opposition.

From slinging ammo on deck to kicking down doors with SEAL Team SIX, Fleet Master Chief David Isom didn’t climb the ranks—he fought his way up, one mission, one scar, and one hard-earned ounce of respect at a time.

Fifty years on, the warriors of Naval Special Warfare Group ONE are still proving their own brand of stoic professionalism and relentless grit that never goes out of style.

From submarine depths to courtroom shame, Admiral Burke’s fall proves that even a four-star can drown in a kiddie pool of greed and bad decisions.

When the Pentagon sends a SEAL to command paradise, it’s not for the beaches—it’s because the sharks are circling.

From secret missions to mistranslations, a Navy linguist’s Arabic skills shaped battles, blunders, and one legendary rescue tip.

When your $60 million jet slips off the carrier like a drunk sailor off a barstool during Fleet Week and another gets smoked by your own cruiser, it might be time to start some kind of investigation into the matter.

Amanda Reynolds may not fit your typical BUD/S profile, but damned if she isn’t swinging for the fences like she’s got Poseidon’s own trident in hand.

When a helicopter comes apart in mid-air over the Hudson River and drops like a stone, an old Army guy like me doesn’t think “bad luck” — he thinks catastrophic mechanical failure, pure and simple.

Answering a simple question on Quora about why the death of a Navy SEAL mattered led me to tell the story of Charles Keating IV — a warrior who died fighting ISIS so that others might live.

You didn’t cave when it counted, and now the Navy’s quietly admitting it needs warriors like you back in the fight.

When America’s finest frogmen team up with Europe’s elite operators on the Baltic coast it’s tantamount to a warning shot to anyone eyeing NATO’s front yard.