US Navy Flagship Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Leaves Its Japan Home Port After Nearly 9 Years The departure of USS Ronald Reagan — one of America’s largest warships and a nuclear-powered Nimitz-class aircraft carrier —...
USS George Washington Heads to Japan, Ending Troubled Shipyard Stay That Included String of Suicides The aircraft carrier USS George Washington is finally underway to its new homeport in Japan, following six arduous years in a...
When Sailors Deploy on USS George Washington, They Will Have a 'Good Vibe' Recreation and Gaming Center Three rooms just off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier allow sailors to take a break from ship life in a dimly lit...
$520 Million in Construction at Norfolk Naval Shipyard Aims to Meet Needs of High-Tech Warships Norfolk Naval Shipyard, with roots dating back to 1767, is about five years into a modernization process to better support...
USS John C. Stennis Leaves Newport News Shipbuilding Dry Dock, Overhaul 65% Complete Commissioned in 1995, the Nimitz-class carrier entered the Newport News shipyard in May 2021 for maintenance.
Navy Suspends Search for Sailors Missing in Plane Crash Eight sailors were rescued after a C-2A Greyhound transport aircraft went down about 500 nautical miles southeast of Okinawa.
South Carolina to Remove Toxic Waste from Historic World War II Aircraft Carrier More toxic waste will be extracted from a World War II aircraft carrier in Charleston Harbor to prevent leakage that would...
On the USS Eisenhower, 4 Months of Combat at Sea Facing Houthi Missiles and a New Sea Threat Sailors aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and its accompanying warships have spent four months straight...
The Navy’s Short-Lived Plan to Dominate the Skies with Flying Aircraft Carriers Developed by the Navy's lighter-than-air program, the Akron and its sister ship, the USS Macon, were filled with helium and...
Airstrikes Pound Houthis in Yemen as US and UK Retaliate for Red Sea Attacks on Shipping The U.S. and U.K. conducted strikes that were launched from aircraft, ships and submarines, destroying multiple targets in...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Officers with Higher Rank Get Better Care than Those with Lower Ranks at Military Hospitals, Study Finds A look at 1.5 million emergency room visits in the military health system shows that, in addition to racial bias, disparities...
Another Dead End for Airborne Lasers: Air Force Scraps Effort to Mount Directed-Energy Weapon on Fighter Jet The Self-Protect High-Energy Laser Demonstrator, or SHiELD, was envisioned as a laser weapon mounted on fighter jets such as...
'He Was Great Before He Came to Us': Air Force Leaders Speak at Funeral of Florida Airman Killed by Police The military connection and the attendance and participation by Air Force officials made the service for Roger Fortson an...
Military Ospreys Can't Fly More Than 30 Minutes from Landing Airfield Months After Grounding Lifted Air Force, Marine Corps and Navy V-22 Ospreys were all given the green light to fly again in early March and have been slowly...