See aboard the ex-supercarrier John F. Kennedy, the scene of one of the greatest military pranks of all time

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Sailors from John F. Kennedy CVN 79 tour decommissioned ship USS John F. Kennedy CVA 67 while it was moored at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
Sailors from the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) tour the decommissioned flattop John F. Kennedy (CVA 67) at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.

US Navy Photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jayme Pastoric

The US Navy's new floating base for Marines and Navy SEALs is named for a Vietnam war hero

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USS John L. Canley in San Diego Harbor.
USS John L. Canley in San Diego Harbor.

US Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Mark D. Faram

Here's why it's an aircraft carrier tradition to catapult a pair of boots

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A pair of boots wait to be launched from the flight deck during a boot shoot.
Cmdr. Dennis Metz's boots wait to be launched from the flight deck during a boot shoot.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill M. Sanders

The horrific true story behind the 1969 Manson Family murders that changed America forever

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Charles Manson is brought into the Los Angeles city jail under suspicion of having masterminded the Tate-LaBianca murders of August 1969.
Charles Manson is brought into the Los Angeles city jail under suspicion of having masterminded the Tate-LaBianca murders of August 1969.

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Marine Corps artists brave combat and harsh conditions to sketch troops in action

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US Marines Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, illustrates Marines
US Marines Corps Maj. Michael Reynolds, a combat artist with the Marine Corps Combat Art Program, illustrates Marines during cold weather training in preparation for the NATO exercise Nordic Response 2024 in Setermoen, Norway.

US Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Joshua Kumakaw

The wild life of Alexey Navalny, who challenged Putin and appears to have died in prison

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Alexei Navalny wears a blue puffy jacket and looks into the distance.
Alexei Navalny attends a rally in support of political prisoners in Moscow, Russia.

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Photos show US Navy SEAL operations aboard hidden shelters on submarines

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Guided-missile submarine USS Florida
Guided-missile submarine USS Florida transits the Suez Canal en route to the Red Sea.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elliot Schaudt

Take a look at the tanker-like warship the US has used as a floating Navy SEAL base

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three men aboard the USS Puller
Cmdr. John Hamilton, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS Jason Dunham, speaks with Capt. Scott Hattaway, commanding officer of the expeditionary mobile base platform ship USS Lewis B. Puller.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialists 3rd Class Jonathan Clay/Released

The F-16 hit 50 years of flying. These photos show the Viper in action.

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a group of five fighter jets in the sky above white clouds
Pilots with the F-16 Viper and F-22 Raptor Demonstration Teams.

US Air Force photo by Senior Airman Mary Begy

Photos show US carrier's nighttime missions to counter Houthi rebels

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a military carrier crewmember raises two glowing indicators to guide a fighter jet on the flight deck
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts flight operations in response to increased Iranian-backed Houthi malign behavior in the Red Sea.

US Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kaitlin Watt

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