UNDERHILL, Vt., April 17 (UPI) -- Maersk Alabama Capt. Richard Phillips said Friday the U.S. military was the real hero in his rescue from Somali pirates who held him captive for four days.

MOMBASA, Kenya, April 17 (UPI) -- U.S. cargo ship Capt. Richard Phillips, held hostage by pirates off the Somali coast for four days, was on his way back to the United States Friday from Africa.

MOGADISHU, Somalia, April 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. cargo ship captain kidnapped by pirates off the Somali coast was on board the USS Boxer Sunday after his escape from his captors, U.S. officials said.

WASHINGTON, May 19 (UPI) -- Raytheon Co. has hired a former U.S. Navy captain to become vice president of the company's U.S. business development organization's Navy programs.

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, July 21 (UPI) -- A German sailor was rescued after spending more than 24 hours in the chilly waters of the North Sea off Denmark's west coast.

WASHINGTON, April 1 (UPI) -- A U.S. Navy official said Tuesday a Navy F-14 Tomcat went down in Iraq. The pilots have been rescued, the official said.