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(October 30, 2007) - USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) following a six-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA). All Naval vessels are periodically inspected by INSURV to check their material condition and battle readiness. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (AW) M. Jeremie Yoder.

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Washington Just Got Handed a Warning About Iran’s Next Move: Tehran May Trade Symbolic Retaliation for Something More Forceful, Report Says

The US is sending another aircraft carrier and thousands more troops to the Middle East, which could give it an unusual three-carrier force near...

Harrison Kass1 day ago

The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81) sails alongside the world’s largest aircraft carrier the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), Sep. 24, 2025. Winston S. Churchill, as part of Carrier Strike Group 12, is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation to support the warfighting effectiveness, lethality and readiness of U.S. Naval Forces, Europe-Africa, and defend U.S. Allied and partner interest in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Hector Rodriguez)

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Iran Just Got Handed Trump’s Bottom Line: They Want to Make a Deal, He Told Time, but I Want to Make the Real Deal

A planned US surge could put as many as three aircraft carrier groups in the Middle East by late November, giving President Trump flexibility...

Stephen Silver2 days ago

(Aug. 1, 2016) – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) receives stores while conducting a vertical replenishment at sea, during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Ryan J. Batchelder)

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Iran Just Got Handed a Rare US Naval Lineup: Three Carriers Could Soon Be in the Region for Only the Second Time in Over Twenty Years

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and the Makin Island amphibious group are heading toward the Middle East, and families have been told to...

Georgia Gilholy3 days ago

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Donald Trump Might Be Thinking About Hitting Iran with Three US Navy Aircraft Carriers

The USS Theodore Roosevelt strike group and an amphibious group carrying about nine thousand sailors and Marines are heading toward the Middle East, which...

Georgia Gilholy3 days ago

PACIFIC OCEAN (Nov. 27, 2019) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Russel (DDG 59) and the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) transit the Eastern Pacific Ocean Nov. 27, 2019. Paul Hamilton is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew F. Jackson)

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Donald Trump Will Soon Have A Fleet of Aircraft Carriers Close to Iran. That Doesn’t Mean War Is Back on the Table

The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and the amphibious ship USS Makin Island are headed to the Middle East, joining two carriers already in...

Brandon Weichert3 days ago

U.S. Air Force Maj. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester, F-16 Viper Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs aerial maneuvers in a U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon during AirVenture at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 24, 2026. The F-16, a multi-role fighter aircraft capable of both air-to-air and air-to-ground combat, demonstrates its versatility through dynamic aerial demonstrations across the U.S. and abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Steven Cardo)

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Iran Just Handed the World a Big Clue that the War Is Nowhere Close to Ending Anytime Soon

Three Liberian-flagged oil tankers were struck by unknown projectiles while crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, and a fourth was reportedly hit in...

Stephen Silver4 days ago

President Donald J. Trump speaks with members of the media alongside outgoing White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Friday, August 21, 2026, en route to South Carolina. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley)

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Iran Has a Problem: A New Report Declares Crude Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz Have Hit Pre-War Levels

Crude oil is moving through the Strait of Hormuz at pre-war levels again, according to CNBC, thanks to escorted runs and rerouted pipelines. But...

Stephen Silver5 days ago

A Navy F/A-18 carries the new Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) Long Range (LR) variant during a test event in early April off the coast of California (U.S. Navy photo/released)

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The US Navy Just Got Handed a Brutal Assessment of Bahrain: Its Own Acting Secretary Says the Iranians Blew the Hell Out of It

Iran's missiles and drones did far more damage to American bases in the Gulf than was publicly understood, and the home of the Fifth...

Georgia Gilholy5 days ago

An artist rendering of the U.S. Navy guided-missile frigate FFG(X). The new small surface combatant will have multi-mission capability to conduct air warfare, anti-submarine warfare, surface warfare, electronic warfare, and information operations. The design is based on the FREMM multipurpose frigate. A contract for ten ships was awarded to Marinette Marine Corporation, Wisconsin (USA), on 30 April 2020.

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The US Navy Bought an Existing Italian Frigate Design So It Would Not Have to Design a Ship. It Then Redesigned It, and Problems Began

The point of starting from Europe's FREMM was that somebody else had already solved the hard problems. Then the Navy modified it to meet...

Brandon Weichert6 days ago

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Washington Just Got Handed a Warning About Iran’s Next Move: Tehran May Trade Symbolic Retaliation for Something More Forceful, Report Says

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Iran Just Got Handed Trump’s Bottom Line: They Want to Make a Deal, He Told Time, but I Want to Make the Real Deal

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Iran Just Got Handed a Rare US Naval Lineup: Three Carriers Could Soon Be in the Region for Only the Second Time in Over Twenty Years

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Donald Trump Might Be Thinking About Hitting Iran with Three US Navy Aircraft Carriers

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Donald Trump Will Soon Have A Fleet of Aircraft Carriers Close to Iran. That Doesn’t Mean War Is Back on the Table

The Treaty

Iran Just Handed the World a Big Clue that the War Is Nowhere Close to Ending Anytime Soon

Dollars and Sense

Iran Has a Problem: A New Report Declares Crude Flows Through the Strait of Hormuz Have Hit Pre-War Levels

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Navy Just Got Handed a Brutal Assessment of Bahrain: Its Own Acting Secretary Says the Iranians Blew the Hell Out of It

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

The US Navy Bought an Existing Italian Frigate Design So It Would Not Have to Design a Ship. It Then Redesigned It, and Problems Began

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