2 New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Will Be Named After Former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush While the White House publicized the decision, the responsibility and authority to name ships lies squarely in the hands of...
2 Sailor Deaths and Alcohol Restrictions Mark the Arrival of Navy Aircraft Carrier to Japan Home Port The USS George Washington aircraft carrier arrived in Japan as part of its home port shift less than two weeks ago, but its...
Navy Says 26 Ships Affected by Faulty Welds at Newport News Shipyard in Virginia Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro said that poor welds were found on the aircraft carrier USS George Washington as well as the...
Lawmakers Launch Investigation of Reported Faulty Welds on Navy Subs and Aircraft Carriers Reports that welds on Navy submarines and aircraft carriers being built at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia may have...
As Tensions Simmer in the Middle East, Pentagon Redirects Carrier Strike Group to the Area On Friday, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced that he had ordered "adjustments" to the U.S. military presence in the...
'Codename Nemo': How a WWII Aircraft Carrier Became the First Ship to Capture an Enemy at Sea Since the War of 1812 By June 1944, Capt. Daniel Gallery and the escort carrier USS Guadalcanal were in the middle of their second hunter-killer...
A Look at Where the Navy's 11 Aircraft Carriers Are Now The Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Generally, they are getting ready to deploy, are deployed or have come off...
Pentagon Confident It Can Still Defend Against Houthi Attacks Without a Carrier in the Region The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower strike group, which has been deployed for more than seven months after two extensions, has left...
US Aircraft Carrier Arrives in South Korea as a Show of Force Against Nuclear-Armed North Korea Following a meeting between their defense chiefs in Singapore, the United States, South Korea and Japan announced the Freedom...
New Parking to Alleviate Tough Sailor Commutes at Newport News Shipyard After Spate of Suicides In the wake of a spate of suicides aboard an aircraft carrier in 2022, the Navy and Newport News Shipbuilding announced they...
Trump Orders 1,500 Active-Duty Troops to Border Ahead of Pentagon Security Plan Deadline It was not immediately clear what units and service branches would be tapped for the deployment, but the announcement comes...
Trailblazing Coast Guard Commandant Fired by Trump Administration Adm. Linda Fagan, the first woman to serve in the Coast Guard's top job, was relieved following the swearing-in ceremony for...
Air Force Officer Who Advocated for Women in Leadership Roles Removed from Command Col. Julie Sposito-Salceies was relieved from the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam unit by Gen. Kevin Schneider, commander of...
Air Force Groups that Advocated for Beard Policies, Better Body Armor Are Gutted by Trump Directive Air Force and Space Force groups that helped create policy and improve the quality of life for women, minorities and LGBTQ+...
Trump Administration Directs All Federal Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Staff Be Put on Leave President Donald Trump's administration has moved to end affirmative action in federal contracting and directed that all...
![Aviation ordnancemen inspect F/A-18E aboard the USS Eisenhower](http://images01.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/2024-06/mil-uss-eisenhower-FA18E-1800.jpg?itok=bIur9xBh "Aviation Ordnancemen wait to inspect ordnance attached to an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Gunslingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105, aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Red Sea, April 12, 2024.. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Janae Chambers)")
