During World War II, Japan’s fleet was large and qualitatively peerless, but unsupported by a broader defense-industrial base. The United States finds itself in the same position today.

The Trump administration has announced that it wants to build a new class of battleships. But this is just one element of the Golden Fleet –a larger program of naval reform aimed at a major ...

In December 1944, a powerful Pacific typhoon struck the US Navy’s Third Fleet while it operated near the Philippines. Poor weather intelligence and rigid command decisions left dozens of ships exposed ...

Vice Adm. Patrick Hannifin, left, assumes command of the U.S. 7th Fleet at a ceremony in Yokosuka, Japan, on Nov. 13, replacing Vice Adm. Fred Kacher, right. (MCS Charles Oki/U.S. Navy) The world’s ...

The United States has deployed four aircraft carriers on missions across the Indo-Pacific this year, helping the Pentagon project power and maintain naval supremacy. A U.S. Pacific Fleet spokesperson ...