CSS Virginia crushed wooden Union ships at Hampton Roads, proving ironclads would dominate naval warfare and reshape global ...

Experts unveiled high-resolution sonar scans of the USS Monitor, captured by cutting-edge underwater technology at the ...

In April 1861, as Confederate forces moved in on Gosport Navy Shipyard, the Union burned it down, sinking its ships. The ...

The USS Monitor was one of the most revolutionary warships ever built in America. Designed during the American Civil War, it ...

As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, WTOP presents “ 250 Years of America ,” a multipart series examining the ...

Once again this holiday season The Day will continue its long-running tradition of publishing its Make a Difference series. The daily series highlights our neighbors who area social service agencies ...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG-103) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment on Feb. 3, 2026. US Navy photo Guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun ...

Early in the evening of Feb. 12, 1935, the U.S. Navy rigid airship USS Macon was cruising back to its home port at Moffett Field near Sunnyvale after completing survey work over the Pacific. While ...

Submitted photo Cmdr. Scott Tedrick salutes the side boys after taking command of Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) (GOLD). Cmdr. Brian Ross relinquished command of ...

(Photo Provided) Cmdr. Scott Tedrick salutes the side boys after taking command of the gold crew on the USS West Virginia, an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. PARKERSBURG — A native of Ohio has ...

Cmdr. Scott Tedrick salutes the side boys after taking command of the gold crew on the USS West Virginia, an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. (Photo Provided) PARKERSBURG – A native of Ohio has ...

The Williamsburg/Greenpoint waterfront has been transformed. When I moved to Williamsburg in 2001, the waterfront was a polluted mess of obsolete industrial uses that ...