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The Navy's only forward-deployed aircraft carrier teamed up with Japan's biggest warship for an exercise in the South China Sea
SOUTH CHINA SEA (June 11, 2019) - The Navy's forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (C…
USS Ronald Reagan Public Affa…
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VIDEO: Here's what US troops saw when thousands of Afghans flooded the airport in Kabul desperately looking for a way out
The video offers a view of just how many people poured into Hamid Karzai International Airport tryi…
Ryan Pickrell
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US military says photos show damage Iranian-made 'kamikaze' drone packed with explosives did in deadly tanker attack
The drone was packed with explosives and "rigged to cause injury and destruction," US military expe…
John Haltiwanger,Ryan Pickrell
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Helicopter crashes on the flight deck of a US Navy carrier, injuring sailors
The Navy did not give details on any damage to the helicopter or the aircraft carrier, but said the…
Associated Press,Ryan Pickrell
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US and Japanese warships are drilling in the South China Sea in a show of force in China's backyard
In the past week, the US sent B-52H Stratofortress heavy long-range bombers tearing through the ten…
Ryan Pickrell
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A US aircraft carrier could be stuck in port for almost a month for coronavirus testing, but the Navy is trying to cut that time down
In response to the outbreak, the Navy, as acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly said Tuesday, i…
Ryan Pickrell
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A US Navy destroyer just shot down an intercontinental ballistic missile target for the first time
"This first-of-its-kind test shows that our nation has a viable option for a new layer of defense a…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Pentagon says there's a coronavirus outbreak on an aircraft carrier getting ready to go to sea
"We have to figure out how this impacts our population," Hyten said. "How do we operate that? How d…
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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US Navy plane carrying 11 crashes in the Philippine sea en route to aircraft carrier
The accident marks the latest in a string of deadly crashes involving the US Navy's Pacific or 7th …
Alex Lockie
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7 US aircraft carriers are at sea for the first time in years - here's what they're doing
The USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) are in the Eastern Pacific, while the…
Benjamin Brimelow
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'No ride like it': Naval aviators talk the dangers and thrills of taking off and landing on an aircraft carrier
The USS Gerald R. Ford recently wrapped up its first Fleet Replacement Squadron carrier qualificati…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy is making South China Sea memes as its warships anger China and challenge its sweeping claims
In addition to the destroyers, aircraft carriers, and other warships patrolling the area, the US Na…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy just quietly sent an F-35 aircraft carrier to the Pacific - and it signals a big change
The F-35 has become the most expensive weapons system in history, and earned its share of criticism…
Alex Lockie
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The Navy is moving its aircraft carriers to ready them for a potential fight with China and Russia - here's where they're headed
Amid that ongoing shift, the Navy is shuffling the homeport assignments for some of its carriers, a…
Christopher Woody
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It looks like a US Navy armada will return to waters near North Korea
South Korea news outlet Chosun reported recently that the US has been considering using this armada…
Alex Lockie
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Biden said the US will 'hunt' down ISIS-K over deadly Kabul attack, but his options are limited
"President Biden has simultaneously empowered terrorists and crippled our ability to watch or neutr…
John Haltiwanger
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3 US carriers are now in the Pacific amid tensions with North Korea - here's what they bring with them
The US Navy announced on Wednesday that the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier had left the Middle East, w…
Daniel Brown
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China warned the US to steer clear of Taiwan, but the US Navy says its ready to send an aircraft carrier through the strait anyway
There were reports last June that the US was considering sending an aircraft carrier through the st…
Ryan Pickrell
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US Navy flexes with 2 carriers near China as report warns that Beijing's missiles could sink them
China's DF-21D "carrier killer" missile was specifically built to destroy aircraft carriers. While …