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Four aircraft damaged in carrier ‘bolter’ mishap August 21, 2019

By: Geoff Ziezulewicz An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to the “Bluetails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 on the deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in July. One of the … More »

USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Aug. 19, 2019 August 20, 2019

USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Aug. 19, 2019, based on … More »

Plans for a new base closing round may be running out of time: Report August 16, 2019

By: Leo Shane III Crew chiefs from the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work to repair a C-17 Globemaster III at March Air Reserve Base in California on April 3, 2019. (Airman … More »

This aircraft carrier skipper fled Iran as a child. Now he’s preparing to deploy amid heightened tensions. August 14, 2019

By Brock Vergakis Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh, photographed in his office aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Norfolk Naval Station on August 12, 2019. recalls stories about living in Iran … More »

With mounting questions about cost and survivability, a shifting political landscape for US aircraft carriers August 7, 2019

By: David B. Larter and Joe Gould The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan cruises during Talisman Sabre 2019 on July 22, 2019, in the Coral Sea. (MC2 Kaila Peters/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON … More »

Navy Declares Pilot in Death Valley Super Hornet Crash Dead August 2, 2019

By: Sam LaGrone An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, flies over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 19, … More »

Inhofe Takes Aim at Ford-Carrier Program Failures; CNO Nominee Gilday Promises Navy Will Do Better August 1, 2019

By: Megan Eckstein F/A-18F Pilot LCDR Jamie R. Struck the makes first carrier arrested landing using AAG system aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) off the Virginia coast. US Navy Photo … More »

If Congress fails to pass the 2020 budget, the Navy will have to delay necessary repairs on two nuclear-powered carriers, further stretching the fleet at a critical time. July 19, 2019

By PAUL MCLEARY The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers STENNIS (foreground) and REAGAN (background) operate together in the Pacific. WASHINGTON: The Navy would be forced to delay refueling of at least one … More »