Over 100 years ago, the U.S. Navy had its worst peace-time disaster, just south of the San Luis Obispo County line. Seven destroyers were wrecked and 23 sailors lost their lives when a squadron on a ...

Carol Cherry never knew her father was a central character in one of the darkest chapters of American military history until long after his death — something she found out from her sister. "I said, ...

A sailor dangles from a rescue line in front of the USS S.P. Lee with the USS Nicholas in the background after seven U.S. Navy destroyers ran aground at Honda Point north of Point Conception in heavy ...

A GAO report found that some military bases are still rebuilding parts of their facilities after natural disasters damaged ...

Inside Upper Tank No. 19 during a tour of the Red Hill Fuel Storage Facility in Halawa Valley in 2023. Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser ...

Eighty years after explosions ripped through the Port Chicago naval facility in California, killing 320 sailors, Coast Guard personnel and civilians, the secretary of the Navy announced Wednesday the ...

Re “Fishing boat rescues aviators after Navy jet crashes into San Diego Bay” (Feb. 12): I am relieved that the two pilots were unharmed, but I am surprised to learn that they ejected upon takeoff, ...

Civil rights leaders and families of World War II veterans celebrated the long-awaited exonerations of 256 Black sailors who were wrongfully convicted after the 1944 Port Chicago explosion, a disaster ...

The men had objected to working until safety concerns were addressed following an explosion at a port near San Francisco that claimed hundreds of lives. By John Ismay Reporting from Washington On July ...

Children practicing preparedness drills. Photo: Courtesy Train 4 Safety Press Former Navy Commander Heather L Beal has found a new mission after 23 years of active service: launching a publishing ...