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The US Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan, is leaving Japan after nearly a decade in the Pacific
USS Ronald Reagan, stationed in the Pacific for roughly nine years, will be replaced by USS George …
Ella Sherman,Chris Panella
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A Navy jet just landed on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz for the 350,000th time, but the famous flattop's days are numbered
After nearly half a century of service, the Navy is looking into how to scrap the Nimitz, only the …
Jake Epstein
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F-35s are going to be a 'game-changer' for US Navy amphibious assault ship and former 'Harrier carrier' USS Bataan, senior officer says
USS Bataan will undergo a major overhaul to carry F-35s that'll make it "the most advanced amphibio…
Chris Panella
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How the US Navy's 'flight deck choreographers' keep aircraft carriers operating
Aviation boatswain's mates (handling), known as "yellow shirts," are at the center of the action ab…
Petty Officer 3rd Class Ahron…
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Satellite images show China made an apparent USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier target out in the desert
Satellite images show what appears to be a mock-up of the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier in a …
Chris Panella
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The US Navy keeps finding traces of jet fuel in the water on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz, even after it thought the water was safe
The USS Nimitz has been connected to San Diego's water supply, which "continues to provide fresh wa…
Jake Epstein
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The US Navy said 'traces' of jet fuel were found in the water on the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz. A sailor says the problem was way worse.
"We were exposed to an unhealthy amount" of jet fuel, a sailor told Insider, adding that they belie…
Jake Epstein
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The US Navy is planning to 'recycle' one of its first supercarriers. Here's what's next for USS Nimitz
The Navy has the ambitious goal of building a fleet with 546 ships by 2051. USS Nimitz won't be one…
Benjamin Brimelow
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New video shows next US Navy supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy catapulting heavy cars into a river to make sure the warship can handle planes
The video shows testing of the aircraft launch system on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, …
Chris Panella
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The Pentagon abruptly ordered an aircraft carrier on its way home from the Middle East to turn around as it warned Iran
The acting secretary of defense had ordered USS Nimitz to return to its home port just a few days e…
Ryan Pickrell
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Iran seizes a South Korean ship after the USS Nimitz does a U-turn
Iran's tanker seizure came a day after the Pentagon abruptly reversed a decision to move aircraft c…
Mitch Prothero
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US Navy aircraft carrier to be broken down for just a cent arrives at scrapyard after 16,000-mile final voyage
The warship served for nearly 50 years and spent more than a decade in mothballs before the Navy ma…
Ryan Pickrell
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This is the $13 billion US Navy aircraft carrier Trump constantly complained looked 'really bad,' according to his former defense chief
Trump's former defense secretary said that he had tried to address Trump's complaints about the shi…
Julie Coleman
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'It looks horrible': Trump was obsessed with 'the look' of the Navy's new aircraft carrier and thought it would 'never work,' his former defense secretary says
Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper writes he "tried to explain the issues to the president many ti…
Julie Coleman
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US, UK, and Japanese aircraft carriers are training together in the Pacific. Here's how their 'big decks' stack up
It's been a busy two months for the American, British, and Japanese navies — especially their carri…
Benjamin Brimelow
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US Navy pulls parts off an under-construction aircraft carrier to get USS Gerald R. Ford ready to deploy
The Navy said it is stripping parts from another carrier to ready the Ford, which is expected to be…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy says its new carrier only needed a fraction of the repairs required the last time a flattop did 'shock trials' 34 years ago
Those trials and other developments aboard USS Gerald R. Ford indicate that the carrier is finally …
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Navy practiced blasting an aircraft carrier for the first time in 34 years. Here's what it's testing.
USS Gerald R. Ford is the first carrier to do shock trials since 1987, which is a sign the Navy is …
Benjamin Brimelow
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As Russia builds up around Ukraine, NATO navies put 3 different carriers on display. Here's how their flattops stack up.
USS Harry S. Truman, French carrier Charles de Gaulle, and Italian carrier Cavour conduct a rare jo…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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The US Navy's new $13 billion supercarrier is set to finally deploy next year after delays
The lead ship of a new carrier class has had its troubles, but a Navy admiral says the ship is on t…