Outnumbered and outgunned, the crew of the U.S.S. Johnston fought overwhelming odds before their ship sank more than 21,000 ...

Anniversaries are more than just dates on a calendar. They offer a moment to pause and celebrate the contributions of ...

Key Points and Summary – The Midway-class aircraft carriers were the U.S. Navy’s first designed with heavily armored flight decks, a crucial innovation for surviving kamikaze attacks in World War II.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt maintained a lifelong connection with Springwood, his family home in Hyde Park, New York.

March 19, 1945 - the USS Franklin was left a burning husk just off the coast of Japan, hammered by a brutal enemy airstrike that turned the mighty aircraft carrier into a floating inferno. Her ...

With a couple state champs and several athletes advancing to nationals, the close-knit Roosevelt crew team is rowing their boats merrily this season.

Despite the massive logistical complexity of the operation, just a few weeks before the invasion, President Franklin D. Roosevelt "suggested" Operation Overlord needed a rescue flotilla.

President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidential yacht, Potomac, is once again plying the waters of San Francisco Bay after undergoing a maintenance drydocking at Bay Ship and Yacht in Alameda ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – March 19th marks 80 years since the bombing of the USS Franklin off the coast of Japan during World War II. Veterans of the USS Franklin and their families will gather ...

Thousands of San Diego military families have been waiting nine long months for this moment: the USS Theodore Roosevelt and its strike group returned home on Tuesday from an extended deployment to ...

A Look Back: The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt‘s Journey Through History The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt (CV-42) was the first aircraft carrier named for a president of the United States. To her crew ...

Designed as a “beefier battle carrier” with an armored flight deck, the Midway-class carriers including the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt and USS Coral Sea, initially aimed to carry 130 aircraft.