The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returned to its homeport of St. Petersburg, Fla., on Wednesday, bearing a sizable haul of contraband and five suspected smugglers.

This year’s event was the third since the competition had been rebranded, and the first time part of the competition was held on the National Mall.

Two and a half centuries after the Continental Congress ordered the dispatch of a “swift sailing vessel” with “ten carriage guns,” the modern U.S. Navy counts hundreds of ships and thousands of personnel, and is looking to build out its arsenal of drones.

Tomb guard Spc. Jessica Kwiatkowski was the subject of a viral video in 2023, when she was filmed continuing her march in the middle of a storm that involved winds of 60-85 mph. Kwiatkowski walked the mat even as the plaza flooded with water and she lost her ability to see clearly.

The training incident in question involved a potentially deadly mishap with a live fragmentation grenade.

The former president’s time as a naval officer was honored Tuesday in Plains, Ga., when four U.S. Navy Super Hornets conducted a flyover to celebrate his 100th birthday.

The wide-ranging course covers search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, international rule of law and armed conflict and port security — as well as the United States’ history and culture.

The future USNS Dolores Huerta will be the 10th ship of the John Lewis Class, and it continues the tradition of bestowing John Lewis-class oilers with the names of civil rights leaders.

The U.S. military community is celebrating the day the U.S. Air Force became an independent branch of the military. The USAF has been the world’s most powerful air force for its entire history — and it has plans to stay that way.

While the branch’s official birthday is next week, celebrations are already underway — and not just with the concert in the U.S. capitol region.