Abrasive, controversial and tenacious, Admiral Hyman Rickover was called 'the greatest engineer to ever live' by Jimmy Carter. A new biography tells his incredible life story

Attack takes place off contested port city of Hodeida, currently controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, amid Yemen's yearslong civil war

Chief negotiator says force 'enshrines the aggression and blockade on Yemen,' contradicts Washington’s claim of supporting UN-brokered truce

American-led international task force will protect shipping, target smuggling linked to terror groups in vital waterway; Israel not taking part in initiative for now

Husband, a Navy nuclear engineer, passed information about American nuclear-powered warships to someone he thought was foreign government representative; wife acted as lookout

Same stateless fishing dhow was stopped last year with cargo of weapons UN said was likely intended for Houthi rebels; UK seizes $26m worth of drugs in Mideast waters

Confidential report seen by Wall Street Journal says boats used to transport arms originating in China, Russia and Iran left from southeastern Iranian harbor of Jask

Despite new rules, racism still a concern with service members not barred from membership of groups such as KKK; Black, Hispanic service members disproportionately court-martialed

Sailors boarding fishing vessel find 1,400 Kalashnikov-style rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition

Sailors recover 1,745 kg of hashish, 500 kg of meth and 30 kg of heroin, valued at $14.7 million, after crew apparently set fire to their stash onboard traditional sailing vessel