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USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63), and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) cruise side-by-side in the Philippine Sea June 18, 2006, during exercise Valiant Shield 2006. The joint exercise consists of 28 naval vessels, more than 300 aircraft, and approximately 20,000 service members from the Navy, Army, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Photographer's Mate Spike Call) (Released)

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The U.S. Navy Spent Weeks Trying to Sink The USS America with Live-Fire Weapons — The Aircraft Carrier Just Would Not Go Down

The Kitty Hawk-class — the USS Kitty Hawk, USS Constellation, and USS America — were America’s last great conventionally powered supercarriers. Each ship displaced...

Brandon WeichertMay 20, 2026

260516-N-FY193-1426 NORFOLK, Va. (May 16, 2026) USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, May 16, 2026, following a historic 11-month deployment to U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleets as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. Before returning to Norfolk after 326 days, the Gerald R. Ford crew conducted 23 replenishments-at-sea and sailed over 57,713 nautical miles. Embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 logged more than 5,760 flight hours and 12,200 flight launches. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mike Shen)

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She Fought in 2 Wars: The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford Might Have Saved the Aircraft Carrier

The USS Gerald R. Ford has returned home. The carrier saw action off both Venezuela and Iran in an epic deployment, one of the...

Robert FarleyMay 20, 2026

(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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China’s Plan to Sink U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Comes Down to 1 Word

In March 1996, Bill Clinton sent two U.S. aircraft carriers — the USS Nimitz and USS Independence — into the Taiwan Strait to intimidate...

Harry J. KazianisMay 20, 2026

NORFOLK, Va. (May 16, 2026) USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) returned to Naval Station Norfolk, May 16, 2026, following a historic 11-month deployment to U.S. 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleets as part of the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. Before returning to Norfolk after 326 days, the Gerald R. Ford crew conducted 23 replenishments-at-sea and sailed over 57,713 nautical miles. Embarked Carrier Air Wing 8 logged more than 5,760 flight hours and 12,200 flight launches. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mike Shen)

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Out of Action for 2 Years or More: The USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Will Be Out of Action for A Longtime

The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk on May 16, 2026, after a 326-day deployment — the longest American carrier deployment...

Steve BalestrieriMay 20, 2026

Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) transits the Atlantic Ocean during Builder's Sea Trials, Jan. 28, 2026. Builder’s Trials provide an opportunity to test ship systems and components at sea for the first time, and make required adjustments prior to additional underway testing. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kaitlin Young)

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The U.S. Navy Is Stuck in the Aircraft Carrier Trap

After spending $13 billion on the USS Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy deployed the most advanced aircraft carrier ever built to the Middle...

Brandon WeichertMay 19, 2026

070220-N-1550W-001 Mayport, Fla (Feb. 20, 2007) USS John F. Kennedy (CV 67) departs Naval Station Mayport for the last underway period before its decommission in March. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Elizabeth Williams (RELEASE).

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USS John F. Kennedy: The Last U.S. Navy Non-Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Was Built for a War With Russia (Sold for 1 Penny)

The USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) was a unique class of supercarrier. Derived from the Kitty Hawk-class, she received several design modifications that made...

Isaac SeitzMay 19, 2026

USS Midway Aircraft Carrier of Midway-Class

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‘Battlecarriers’: The U.S. Navy Built 3 Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers with Special ‘Armored’ Flight Decks

The U.S. Navy commissioned three Midway-class aircraft carriers in 1945 — the USS Midway, USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, and USS Coral Sea — designed...

Isaac SeitzMay 19, 2026

(Oct. 5, 2025) An MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to the “Dusty Dogs” of the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7 fires flares above the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) in support of the Titans at Sea Presidential Review. The Titans of the Sea Presidential Review is one of many events taking place throughout the country to showcase maritime capabilities as part of the U.S Navy’s 250th birthday. America is a maritime nation. For 250 years, America’s Warfighting Navy has sailed the globe in defense of freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mitchell Mason)

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The U.S. Navy Is Keeping Its Oldest Aircraft Carriers Alive Because The Newest are Trapped in the Shipyard

The U.S. Navy is informally calling it the Nimitz Gap. The USS Nimitz, the oldest carrier in the fleet and originally scheduled for decommissioning,...

Brandon WeichertMay 19, 2026

(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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The Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Has A Message for the U.S. Navy

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is the most successful warship class in modern American history — and the lead ship, USS Nimitz herself, is currently...

Harry J. KazianisMay 18, 2026

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The U.S. Navy Spent Weeks Trying to Sink The USS America with Live-Fire Weapons — The Aircraft Carrier Just Would Not Go Down

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She Fought in 2 Wars: The U.S. Navy’s USS Gerald R. Ford Might Have Saved the Aircraft Carrier

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China’s Plan to Sink U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers Comes Down to 1 Word

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

Out of Action for 2 Years or More: The USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier Will Be Out of Action for A Longtime

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The U.S. Navy Is Stuck in the Aircraft Carrier Trap

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USS John F. Kennedy: The Last U.S. Navy Non-Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Was Built for a War With Russia (Sold for 1 Penny)

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‘Battlecarriers’: The U.S. Navy Built 3 Midway-Class Aircraft Carriers with Special ‘Armored’ Flight Decks

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The U.S. Navy Is Keeping Its Oldest Aircraft Carriers Alive Because The Newest are Trapped in the Shipyard

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The Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Has A Message for the U.S. Navy

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