A-4 Skyhawk was one of the most important (although not the most glamorous) assets of US Navy in the Vietnam War. It was the ...

The United States Navy has developed over 1,000 destroyers, with five standout classes shaping naval history. Top 5 U.S.

The future guided-missile destroyer Patrick Gallagher bears the name of Patrick Gallaher, a late Irish citizen and U.S. Marine ... service in Vietnam until he was awarded the Navy Cross, making ...

One would have to include the “tin cans,” i.e. the destroyers, and a shining example of a U.S. Navy destroyer was the Fletcher class ... Korean War and even the Vietnam War.

Harvey "Barney" Barnum jumped to the ground when he came under fire during an ambush in Vietnam that killed ... the bow to christen the future U.S. Navy destroyer that'll bear the name Harvey ...

Before he did all of that, however, he was leading Navy SEALs into combat during the Vietnam ... class destroyers are built around the Aegis radar system and are designed to defend U.S. Navy ...

The destroyer ... Ballinger Fletcher Zita Ballinger Fletcher previously served as editor of Military History Quarterly and Vietnam magazines and as the historian of the U.S. Drug Enforcement ...

A U.S. Navy destroyer is going to bear the name of a Medal of Honor recipient from Massachusetts who was severely wounded but continued to direct sailors who repelled an enemy attack in Vietnam.

The U.S. Navy alone has built more than 1,000 ... During World War II, the largest and most produced destroyer was the Fletcher-class. One hundred and seventy-five Fletcher-class destroyers ...