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How the U.S. Navy Built a Flying Pogo Stick

In the 1950s, the U.S. Navy chased a dream: a vertical takeoff fighter that could defend ships without needing a carrier. The result was the Convair XFY-1 Pogo—a prop-driven, delta-winged, ...
Stars and Stripes

Venezuelan fighter jets fly near US ship in wake of deadly boat strike

Two Venezuelan fighter jets flew near a U.S. Navy vessel in international waters Thursday in what the Defense Department called a provocative action aimed at American efforts to disrupt drug ...
Stars and Stripes

Pentagon unveils ship that has no crew as it seeks new advantages in naval warfare

SEATTLE — A previously unseen vessel cruising Puget Sound has been the talk of ship spotters, nautical bloggers, local television and newspapers as far away as the East Coast. “Images of the ...

San Diego-based helicopter flying off USS Nimitz crashes in South China Sea

A helicopter team based in San Diego crashed in the South China Sea on Sunday while operating from the aircraft carrier USS ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Navy is retiring the last of its storied cruisers. To San Diego veterans, they were ‘the pinnacle of naval power.’

Falling in love can happen in a snap. Dave Hatzenbuehler knows this from the way he responded nearly a half-century ago upon noticing a big, brooding presence in San Diego Bay. He’d caught sight of a ...