Navy

More than 400 sailors and federal firefighters battled the blaze on the Navy assault ship for nearly five days

Firefighters and sailors battled the fire, which left the USS Bonhomme Richard severely damaged, for four days in mid-July

A Navy memo stated that some areas of the ship were completed gutted during the four-day blaze

This week's Photo of the Week shows the American flag flying on the USS Bonhomme Richard as sailors and firefighters battled the massive blaze that broke out on the Navy ship on July 12. NH-60S Sea...

Navy: The fire on the USS Bonhomme Richard has been extinguished after one of the worst infernos to rip through a U.S. warship outside of combat

Experts say the blaze shows the unique difficulties of fighting shipboard fires

Officials said water drops by helicopter were helping significantly as the firefighting effort entered its third day

17 firefighters were transported for evaluation after battling the blaze at Naval Base San Diego

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Seminole Tribe Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo, 70, was a Navy veteran and served as fire chief for 12 years

The Air Force and Navy flight demonstration teams performed two flyovers honoring front-line personnel in areas hard-hit by the pandemic

U.S. Navy Senior Chief Mark B. Shipley, who is also a volunteer firefighter, was awarded a commendation medal for resuscitating a man in cardiac arrest

The U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies searched about 24,000 square miles looking for the missing boaters

The department rejected Special Operations Chief Shaun Donovan’s application because the son of Staten Island parents was deemed too old by the current state rules by 6 months and 25 days