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Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) operates in the South China Sea, Aug. 8, 2026. George Washington, operating in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations, is the U.S. Navy’s premiere forward-deployed aircraft carrier, a long-standing symbol of the United States’ commitment to maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific, while operating alongside allies and partners across the U.S. Navy’s largest numbered fleet. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Anthony Vilardi)

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The US Navy’s Real Crisis: We Have A Size Problem That Looks Nearly Impossible to Fix

A 300-ship US Navy operates on a rotational cycle. One third is deployed on any given day, one third is training, and one third...

Reuben JohnsonAugust 19, 2026

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56,000-Ton US Navy Aircraft Carrier Accidently Attacked A Destroyer from Turkey with a Sea Sparrow Missile and Hit the Bridge

One RIM-7 Sea Sparrow from aircraft carrier USS Saratoga struck the Turkish destroyer's bridge area, killing five sailors including her commanding officer, Captain Kudret...

Harrison KassAugust 19, 2026

INDIAN OCEAN (July 20, 2020) The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group, consisting of flagship USS Nimitz (CVN 68), Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser USS Princeton (CG 59), and Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers USS Sterett (DDG 104), and USS Ralph Johnson (DDG 114), along with Indian Navy ships Rana, Sahyardi, Shivalik and Kamorta, steam in formation during a cooperative deployment in the Indian Ocean July 20. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jose Madrigal)

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Is Now the Ultimate 100,000-ton ‘Insurance Policy’

Keeping the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier afloat — because its replacement is behind schedule — is essentially an insurance policy against crises around the...

Caleb LarsonAugust 19, 2026

A bow view of the ships composing the battleship USS MISSOURI (BB-63) battle group participating in the multinational Exercise RIMPAC '88. They are, front to back: the frigate USS COOK (FF-1083), the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41), the destroyer USS JOHN YOUNG (DD-973) and the nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser USS LONG BEACH (CGN-9).

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USS Long Beach: 2 Nuclear Reactors, 80,000 Horsepower, Unlimited Range. The US Navy Does Not Operate a Single Nuclear Cruiser Today.

Few US Navy warships matched the technological ambitions of the early Cold War era like the USS Long Beach. She combined nuclear endurance and...

Brandon WeichertAugust 19, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 29, 2019) USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) conducts high-speed turns in the Atlantic Ocean. Ford is at sea conducting sea trials following the in port portion of its 15 month post-shakedown availability. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Connor Loessin)

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US Navy 100,000-Ton Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Could Get Massively Redesigned to Look Something Like a WWII Essex-Class

The Essex-class layout the president prefers was built around a different aviation ecosystem entirely. Those decks handled slow piston-engine aircraft. Modern fighters have maximum...

Harrison KassAugust 19, 2026

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100,000-Ton Nuclear Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy Was Due in 2022: She Is Now Expected in March 2027 and the US Navy Isn’t Happy

USS John F. Kennedy, the second Ford-class carrier, was originally slated for delivery in September 2022. She is now anticipated in March 2027 -...

Caleb LarsonAugust 19, 2026

The USS George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group sails in formation during a strait transit exercise in the Atlantic Ocean, Feb. 8, 2026. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group is at sea as an integrated warfighting team. Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) is the Joint Force’s most complex integrated training event and prepares naval task forces for sustained high-end Joint and combined combat. Integrated naval training provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders highly capable forces that deter adversaries, underpin American security and economic prosperity, and reassure Allies and partners. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class John R. Farren)

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100,000-Tons on the Move: The Iran War Means No US Navy Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier in China’s Backyard

As the Iran War continues, with demand intensifying for US systems in both the Middle East and Ukraine, and with American arsenals running dry,...

Brandon WeichertAugust 19, 2026

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Oct. 4, 2015) – An F-35C Lightning II carrier variant joint strike fighter assigned to the Salty Dogs of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 prepares to take off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). The F-35C Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force is currently conducting follow-on sea trials aboard the Eisenhower. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jameson E. Lynch/Released)

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Donald Trump Wants ‘Battleships’ and Aircraft Carriers That Belong in a WWII History Book and Not in the US Navy of 2026

Trump has big plans for the US Navy: Battleships that seem massively expensive and reworking aircraft carriers to look more like something from the...

Caleb LarsonAugust 19, 2026

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 10, 2012) - An SH-60F Seahawk from the Nightdippers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 5 flies alongside Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), July 10. Dwight D. Eisenhower is on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of Maritime Security Operations (MSO) and Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) efforts in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility. IKE deployed as part of Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG), which includes CSG 8, IKE, guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66), guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), guided-missile destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill (DDG 81), USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109), the seven squadrons of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, and Destroyer Squadron 28. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Julia A. Casper/Released)

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Federal Law Requires 11 US Navy Aircraft Carriers. One More Delay Drops the Navy to 10.

The Navy operates 11 aircraft carriers - ten Nimitz-class ships and one Ford-class. Federal law requires it to maintain a minimum of 11 operational...

Steve BalestrieriAugust 19, 2026

Aircraft Carrier HMAS Melbourne from Australia Creative Commons

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‘Sound the Collision Alarm’: Australia’s Aircraft Carrier Smashed Into A US Navy Destroyer and Literally Sliced It In 2 Pieces

US Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans was ordered to move behind HMAS Melbourne during a SEATO exercise on June 3, 1969. A confused...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 19, 2026

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The US Navy’s Real Crisis: We Have A Size Problem That Looks Nearly Impossible to Fix

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US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz Is Now the Ultimate 100,000-ton ‘Insurance Policy’

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USS Long Beach: 2 Nuclear Reactors, 80,000 Horsepower, Unlimited Range. The US Navy Does Not Operate a Single Nuclear Cruiser Today.

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US Navy 100,000-Ton Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Could Get Massively Redesigned to Look Something Like a WWII Essex-Class

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100,000-Ton Nuclear Ford-Class Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy Was Due in 2022: She Is Now Expected in March 2027 and the US Navy Isn’t Happy

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100,000-Tons on the Move: The Iran War Means No US Navy Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier in China’s Backyard

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Donald Trump Wants ‘Battleships’ and Aircraft Carriers That Belong in a WWII History Book and Not in the US Navy of 2026

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Federal Law Requires 11 US Navy Aircraft Carriers. One More Delay Drops the Navy to 10.

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