President Obama met privately Friday with 40 family members of victims of both the October 2000 USS Cole bombing and the September 11 attacks. In a personal and emotional meeting, the president ...

The ship’s visit to the region was timed for US President Barack Obama’s forthcoming visit to the Philippines and Malaysia. The USS Lassen on Monday started patrolling the 12-mile zone of ...

USS Illinois (SSN 786), the 13th submarine of ... The ship’s sponsor, First Lady Michelle Obama, christened the ship by breaking a bottle of Illinois sparkling wine against the submarine ...