A two-decades old mystery has been solved. Navy Capt. Michael "Scott" Speicher was shot down over west-central Iraq on a combat mission in his FA-18 Hornet on Jan. 17, 1991, but his remains had not been found until now.

Several days after the Maersk Alabama was first taken by pirates, and after an aborted escape attempt, the Navy finally rescued Capt. Richard Phillips from the pirates who were holding him hostage.

The Somalian pirates and U.S. Navy continue their standoff after Captain Richard Phillips tried to swim away before being taken back into the pirates' custody today.

A new U.S. Navy ship to be christened Saturday was built partly using steel from the 9/11 ruins of the World Trade Center.

Defence Minister of Australia Brendan Nelson has confirmed that the Australian Navy fired at and damaged an illegal fishing boat in northern Australian waters.

The U.S. Navy's newest underway replenishment vessel, USNS Richard E. Byrd (T-AKE-4), was christened and launched from the General Dynamics National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) shipyard in San Diego on May 15.

Thousands of Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen from U.S. Navy, U.S. Coast Guard and international navy ships will participate in 20th Anual Fleet Week in New York City.