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By wielding different navies' aircraft carriers, NATO is showing off an 'easy to miss lever' of combat power
Three times this year, NATO has assumed command of member navies' aircraft carriers to practice an …
Christopher Woody
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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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Watch the flyover of a US Navy aircraft carrier from inside the cockpit of a Blue Angel F/A-18 Hornet
Check out these two videos of the flyover of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group at sea in the…
Ryan Pickrell
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US aircraft carrier fleet set to shrink as Pentagon reportedly decides to retire USS Truman 2 decades early
While the Post estimated $4 billion in total savings, Breaking Defense writes that the decision may…
Ryan Pickrell
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A US F-18 from the USS George H.W. Bush just scored America's first air-to-air kill since 1999
On Monday, Russia announced that it would treat all US and US-led coalition jets west of the Euphra…
Alex Lockie
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The first full deployment of the US Navy's newest supercarrier and its strike group just took an unexpected turn with the crisis in Israel
The US said on Sunday the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier is heading to the eastern Mediterrane…
Chris Panella
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How US tax dollars have supported Israel and its military for 75 years — and what's next for American aid
Since World War II, the US government has provided more aid to Israel than it has to any other fore…
Eliza Relman
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On its first deployment, the US Navy's newest aircraft carrier makes historic visit near NATO's northern frontline with Russia
USS Gerald R. Ford is the first US aircraft carrier to visit Norway in 65 years, and its arrival re…
Christopher Woody
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The US Navy fished a sunken F/A-18 Super Hornet out of the sea after the fighter jet blew off an aircraft carrier in rough weather
The aircraft blew off USS Harry S. Truman in early July because of "unexpected heavy weather" in th…
Jake Epstein
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NATO takes command of US carrier strike group as allies send more jets and warships to deter Russia's threat against Ukraine
The exercise is the first time NATO has commanded a full US carrier strike group since the Cold War…
Julie Coleman
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A string of mishaps shows how tricky it can be to keep the aircraft on aircraft carriers
Since November 2021, three fighter jets — two of them advanced stealth aircraft — have gone overboa…
Stavros Atlamazoglou
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The Pentagon has tried twice to mothball one of its aircraft carriers, but it keeps getting shut down
The Pentagon also proposed major cuts to the size of the fleet overall through early decommissionin…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy is leaving a carrier strike group at sea to keep sailors from catching the coronavirus
The decision to leave the CSG at sea comes as the Navy battles a coronavirus outbreak aboard the US…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy brags it has 7 carriers at sea - half the fleet was stuck pier-side over a month ago
Right now, the Truman is underway in the 6th Fleet area of operations while the Stennis, Ike, and F…
Ryan Pickrell
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A US Navy carrier strike group is weirdly deploying without its aircraft carrier after it broke down
The destroyers USS Lassen, USS Farragut, and USS Forrest Sherman, along with the cruiser USS Norman…
Ryan Pickrell
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Trump administration just sank the Pentagon's controversial plans to mothball an aircraft carrier decades early
The Navy announced in its FY 2020 budget proposal that it had decided to mothball the Truman rather…
Ryan Pickrell
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US Navy sailors were told to 'clap like we're at a strip club' for Pence's aircraft carrier visit
For weeks now, the Department of Defense and top Navy officers have been defending the decision to …
Ryan Pickrell
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The US is wielding 2 aircraft carriers in the Middle East for the first time in years as a warning to Iran
The US then responded by killing Iranian Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani, head of the IRGC Quds Force, i…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Navy's latest aircraft carrier deployment had an unusual start as the service aims to be more unpredictable
After that deployment, Adm. James G. Foggo III, commander of US Naval Forces Europe-Africa and Alli…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Pentagon wants to retire an aircraft carrier decades early, but a key lawmaker says it's not going to happen
"The Truman is only about 25 years old, which in [terms of] an aircraft carrier is actually pretty …