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The U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carriers Are Now In Full Survival Mode

For decades, American supercarriers like the Nimitz- and Ford-class have been the Navy’s ultimate symbols of power projection. -But expert Christian D. Orr argues their future is under real strain.
Key Points and Summary - The aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN-73) was out of action for six years, a catastrophic delay of its mid-life overhaul (RCOH). -The maintenance, which began in ...
The U.S. military has steadily amassed troops, naval and air assets in the Caribbean Sea to strike alleged drug traffickers.
The arrival of the USS Gerald R. Ford marks a major moment in what the administration insists is a counterdrug operation.
The U.S. Navy has identified Aviation Boatswain’s Mate Airman Jose Antonio Rivera Lynch IV from North Florida as the sailor presumed overboard from the USS George Washington on July 28. For more than ...
The weakening of Iran’s proxies in the Middle East has raised doubts about the need for continued deployment of multiple valuable US Navy assets in the region. Following the October 7, 2023, terrorist ...
NORFOLK, Va. — The U.S. Navy has released its Final Environmental Assessment (EA) and Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI ...
WASHINGTON — A fighter jet and a helicopter based off the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz both crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other, the Navy’s Pacific Fleet said. The three ...
It is unclear why USS Gerald R. Ford was redirected from the Mediterranean to the North Sea, or how long it will operate in the region. Earlier this summer, the US Navy’s newest and largest ...
Gen. Dan Caine is making the trip as President Trump is said to have approved plans for covert action in Venezuela.