Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group leaves the Middle East, wraps up eight months at sea
The aircraft carrier and its support ships spent several months in the Pacific before supporting anti-Houthi operations ...
Air Force Times on MSN2d
‘We had mission and purpose:’ A chat with the CO of the USS Eisenhower
The commanding officer of the Mighty Ike aircraft carrier sat down with Navy Times to discuss the Red Sea, long deployments ...
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The 14 Deepest Shipwrecks Of WWII, Ranked
After several failed attempts to scuttle the ship, U.S. forces dispersed and the Japanese destroyers Akigumo and Makigumo moved in, sinking the USS Hornet on October 26. In February 2019 ...
National Interest on MSN5d
Essex-Class Carriers: World War II's Unmatched Naval Powerhouses
The Essex-class aircraft carriers proved their worth in World War II, setting a standard for naval aviation. Built without ...
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CNO Franchetti War Plan Preparing Navy for Pacific Conflict by 2027 With Flat Budgets, Static Fleet Size
The new fleet-wide guidance from the Navy’s top officer focuses on preparing the service for a potential war with China by ...
The Aviationist on MSN8d
VX-9 F/A-18F Spotted With Heavy Air-to-Air Load of AIM-174s and AIM-120s
The U.S. Navy is continuing to test the new AIM-174B missile, derived from the SM-6, aboard the Super Hornet, with a VX-9 jet ...
National Interest on MSN12d
Warship Is 'Down': A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Fighter Fired a 'Stealth Munition'
During Exercise RIMPAC 24, the U.S. military demonstrated its new AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) by sinking ...
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Which U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier Had The Shortest Service Life And What Happened To It?
On May 28, 1942, Task Force 16, which included the USS Hornet and USS Enterprise (one of many Naval ships to carry the name), left Pearl Harbor for Midway, joined by a repaired Yorktown later.
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U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Now Has an 'End Date'
Because new Nimitz-class ships continued to arrive for decades, concluding only recently with USS George H.W. Bush ... and later, the F/A-18 Hornet. Harrison Kass is a defense and national security ...
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US Admiral Recounts USS Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group’s Nine-Month Deployment Fighting the Houthis
An F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Gunslingers ... Eisenhower Carrier Strike Groups (CSG), U.S. Sixth Fleet command ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC 20), and Italian Navy frigates Carlo ...
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‘Take her down!’ WWII submarine skipper sacrificed with final order
With the Battle of Midway raging in the Pacific in June 1942, Japanese forces 2,500 miles to the north were seizing control ...