I knew as long as I did the work and have the discipline and whatever skill level required, that they were behind me,' ...

Following its commission in 1943, the USS Lexington was a combat aircraft carrier with the 5th Fleet at Pearl Harbor during World War II. Now, the retired ship rests in Corpus Christi Bay and ...

It was supposed to be a routine combat air patrol for the 12 F6F Grumman Hellcat pilots of the “Pistol-Packin’ Airedales” ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — For decades, women have made waves in the U.S. Navy, breaking barriers and paving the way for future generations. Their stories will be on full display aboard the USS ...

Edward “Butch” O’Hare, the F4F-3 Wildcat pilot whose five aerial victories in defense of the carrier Lexington on Feb. 20, 1942, made him both the Navy’s first World War II fighter ace and ...