When Gene Roddenberry created "Star Trek," he didn't pull it out of a vacuum. Impressed with a real life World War II Navy vessel, the USS Enterprise, Roddenberry modeled the capital ship of Starfleet ...

Starting with the original series, Star Trek has adopted a quasi-military series of ranks and protocols for its characters. Starfleet is ostensibly a peaceful organization dedicated to exploration and ...

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) -- An annual naval tradition returns Friday as hundreds of sailors will come together to celebrate Chief Petty Officer Pride Day, honoring the rank of U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Eight sailors at Naval Air Station Corpus Christi were pinned during a ceremony celebrating their advancement in rank and leadership to Chief Petty ...