U.S. Navy sailors park a F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of the USS Nimitz in the Pacific Ocean, March 23, 2026. (MCS2 Peter K. McHaddad/U.S. Navy) The USS Nimitz is deploying to the U.S.

The United States’ largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, on Monday reached Crete, Greece for repairs after leaving the Middle East due to a fire onboard. Photos from AFP show the aircraft ...

The USS Gerald Ford is headed for service repairs in Crete days after experiencing an hourslong fire while deployed in the Red Sea for service in the Iran war. The aircraft carrier will spend over a ...

F/A-18 Super Hornet aircraft lands on the flight deck of the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), while operating in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, in support of Operation ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A fire on the USS Gerald Ford started in the laundry room on March 12 has put over 600 sailors out of a bed during its 10th month of deployment, according to the New York Times. A fire ...

NORFOLK, Va. — Families gathered Monday morning at Naval Station Norfolk to say emotional goodbyes as USS Gonzalez and more than 300 sailors began their latest deployment. The Navy destroyer left port ...

NORFOLK, Va. — A guided-missile destroyer left its home port in Norfolk on Monday morning in support of a scheduled deployment, the U.S. Navy said. The USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) recently completed ...

A third sailor injured in a fire last week aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford was flown off the aircraft carrier to receive medical treatment, according to the Navy. Ford is operating in the Red Sea in ...

The USS Nimitz will serve the nation 10 more months than previously expected. The Navy is postponing the decommissioning of the aircraft carrier from May to 2027, the Kitsap Sun confirmed. “Nimitz’ ...

The scheduled retirement of the USS Nimitz will be delayed, and the Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier will serve about 10 months longer than planned. The Nimitz will remain active through March 2027, the ...

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The Pentagon is preparing to send the USS Tripoli and its Marine expeditionary unit to the Middle East, adding thousands of troops, several warships, and f-35 fighter jets to support American forces ...