The ocean was calm off the coast of Virginia as Jake settled into his captain’s chair on the bridge wing of his Navy ...

Mara sipped coffee gone bitter in the pot and watched the locks cycle. The Canal had two lanes carved into the isthmus by men ...

“Wow, these things are struggling. Rust Bucket task force indeed.” Parodi looked over the updates, driven by boredom rather ...

On the Bridge of the Primary Control Ship, Gator was one of several officers scanning the beach for any sign of enemy ...

Literal: “let it burn” (anna = “give/let,” palaa = “burns”). Idiomatic sense: “go for it,” “bring it on,” “hit it,” “keep it ...

The bridge of the offshore patrol vessel Frosch smelled of diesel and wet steel — the residue of a storm that had just lashed ...

Three silhouettes form a triangle—Miguel Diaz to the northwest, Texel to the south, the French frigate to the east, almost ...

South Korea’s growing investment in American shipbuilding could foster the development of ships capable of using next ...

While Washington has acted to eventually address icebreaker shortcomings in the Arctic, it has not taken similar steps to ...

The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) response to Taiwan President Lai’s inauguration highlighted Beijing’s regional assertiveness and military capabilities. That same week, China’s ambassador to Japan ...

Astonishingly, I find myself at the end of my time in OBRIEN already. At the risk of being too forward, I will take the ...

Since October 2023, the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group that seized control over much of the country over a decade ago, have waged a campaign against shipping vessels in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab ...