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Last survivor of USS Arizona dies at 102
Conter went on to survive two shoot downs as a pilot during World War II and was later a pioneer of the Navy's SERE program.
US sending more Navy ships, Marines to Gulf to counter Iran
The deployment is the latest move to increase security in the region in the wake of Iranian attempts to seize commercial ships there.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
North Korea fires 2 short-range missiles into the sea
Wednesday’s launches marked North Korea’s first ballistic activity since July 12.
US sending jets, warship to Gulf to protect ships from Iranian seizure
The Pentagon is sending the Thomas Hudner, a destroyer, and F-35 fighter jets after Iran tried to seize two oil tankers near the strait early this month.
A US Navy sub arrives in South Korea, a day after North’s missile test
The guided-missile submarine Michigan arrived Friday, a day after North Korea resumed missile tests to protest U.S.-South Korean live-fire drills.
Opinion
US, Chinese warships’ near miss hints at troubled diplomatic waters
What was behind the latest encounter between U.S. and Chinese military vessels in contested waters?
By Meredith Oyen, University of Maryland, Baltimore County