Could battleships really make a comeback?

Could battleships return? We explain how missiles, cost, and naval strategy killed the concept and why it isn't likely ...
Army Times on MSN

Why Hitler declared war on the United States

Adolf Hitler speaks at the Reichstag in Berlin, Germany, 1939. (Central Press/Hulton Archive/) When news of the Japanese ...
Opinion
National Security Journal on MSNOpinion

The U.S. Navy’s Best Decision Ever: $100,000,000 for an Iowa-Class Battleship

Iowa-class battleships were monsters of World War II, Korea, Vietnam and Desert Storm—floating fortresses that hurled 16-inch shells deep inland and soaked up punishment. -Donald Trump now wants them ...
National Security Journal on MSN

A US Navy Iowa-class battleship hit and nearly ‘sliced off the bow’ of a Navy destroyer

In May 1956, a Navy PR cruise off the East Coast turned disastrous when heavy fog and a radar outage left destroyer USS Eaton ...
SW Iowa News Source

Trump says US seized 'very large' tanker near Venezuela

The United States has seized a large oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, further ...
SW Iowa News Source

Venezuela acknowledges death of detained opposition figure

Venezuela acknowledged Sunday an opposition figure died while in custody, as the Trump administration slammed Caracas as ...
Worthplaying

'World Of Warships' Celebrates The Yule-Tide With Festive Activities And Rewards

World Of Warships is a free-to-play naval action MMO based on sea battles of the 20th century that complete the "World of" ...
USA TODAY College Sports Wire on MSN

Iowa women’s basketball signee named winner of National POY fan vote

Iowa women’s basketball signee McKenna Woliczko named Sporting News’ National Player of the Year fan vote by a landslide ...
Ottumwa Courier

A timeline of the US military's buildup near Venezuela and attacks on alleged drug boats

The Trump administration has built up a fleet of warships near Venezuela as American forces keep blowing up small boats ...
KETV Omaha

10-year-old Iowa bull rider becomes Junior World Champion

WE WILL UPDATE YOU WHEN WE LEARN MORE. A TEN YEAR OLD IN IOWA BECOMES A WORLD CHAMPION. THANKS FOR JOINING US. I’M JULIE CORNELL AND I’M ROB MCCARTNEY. KETV FIRST BROUGHT YOU THE STORY OF STETSON ...

Pearl Harbor attack remembered onboard the Iowa in San Pedro

World War II veterans and others gathered on board the Battleship Iowa in San Pedro on Sunday morning, Dec. 7, to mark Pearl ...
Des Moines Register

Iowa is now home to the world’s tallest round-handled brick trowel

Iowa, already home to the world’s largest strawberry, popcorn ball and wooden nickel, has added a new record to its list: the tallest round-handled brick trowel in the world. Marshalltown, a ...