HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — After an 18-month deployment, Naval Captain Edwin Smith had another mission to get done when returning home to the Tampa Bay area — surprising his kids at school.

The first hours are pure electricity. The smell of CLP and jet fuel fills the house as gear gets dumped in the entryway.

NORFOLK, Va. — The scheduled return of the USS Truxtun (DDG 103) has been delayed, the Navy confirmed. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer was originally scheduled to return to its ...

AMHERST, Ohio — After a six-month deployment in Kuwait, Air Force Reserve Staff Sergeant Aaron Sterk wanted nothing more than to see his children again. But rather than a quiet return home, he and his ...