Stratton, who died Jan. 18 at the age of 93, was a Quincy native and one of the longest-serving POWs of the Vietnam war.

The following is the Jan. 23, 2025, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress. From the ...

Fitzgerald researched Stratton's life for the city when a street was named in honor of him. He said that Stratton was born and raised in North Quincy, where he grew up on Bowdoin Street, attended ...

Poseidon MRA1 aircraft from the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force to assist ...

It is important to recognize that failing to name a ship appropriately and assign it a worthy radio call sign can have ...

China's navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the U.S. and other regional powers, saying ...

Commissioned on Sept. 7, 1968, the USS JFK was the first Navy ship named for the famed president and "last conventionally powered aircraft carrier built by the U.S. Navy," according to Naval Sea ...

Serving for thirty-six years, the A-6 was a hallmark of the Navy and Marine Corps’ offensive capabilities. The airframe resulted from a Bureau of Aeronautics request for an all-weather attack ...

Lisa Franchetti set a goal for the Navy last fall that she conceded might ... a five-part plan that includes getting new ships in the water on time while also creating more maintenance ...

HANOI, Jan 16 (Reuters) - The Vietnam government said late on Wednesday that it will consider removing regulatory hurdles to allow aircraft manufactured by Chinese state-owned planemaker COMAC to ...

“The San Antonio-class amphibious ship represents the combined power of the Navy and Marine Corps team and relies on the seamless integration of sailors and Marines working together,” said Del Toro.

“I have a special admiration for the men and women of our Navy – including my dad – and ask God to watch over this ship and those who sail aboard her.” Although the names have been ...