LARGO, Fla. | At age 19, George L. Trowbridge journeyed from northeast Iowa to become a crewmember aboard a U.S. Navy destroyer during the closing months of the Vietnam War. He left a wife and newborn ...

An Arleigh-Burke class destroyer will be named after Medal of Honor recipient Harvey C. Barnum Jr., a retired Marine Corps colonel cited for valor during the Vietnam War. “It is a great honor to name ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — It has been more than 50 years since the last American combat troops were withdrawn from the Vietnam War. One of the ships that was involved in the fighting was the Destroyer USS ...

US senator John McCain visited an American missile destroyer dubbed "Big Bad John" that docked in Vietnam Friday, as Washington and Hanoi deepen military ties amid heightened tensions in the South ...

After decades of service, the guided-missile destroyer Arleigh Burke — the first of its class — appeared likely ready to retire. Commissioned in 1991, the warship may have in recent years started ...

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer Thomas Hudner maneuvers into position during the at-sea demonstration Formidable Shield in 2025. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jonathan ...