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(May 11, 2017) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), conducts high-speed turn drills during sea trials. Abraham Lincoln is underway after successfully completing its mid-life refueling and complex overhaul and will spend several days conducting sea trials, a comprehensive test of many of the ship’s key systems and technologies. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3nd Class Juan A. Cubano/Released)

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Jumping off the Aircraft Carrier: US Navy Sailors are Doing the Unthinkable as Long Deployments are Taking a Mental Health Toll

US Navy aircraft carriers have been out to sea longer and longer over the last year. USS Gerald R. Ford broke records and now...

Brandon Weichert7 hours ago

MANCHESTER, Wash. (November 3, 2017) USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) transits Elliott Bay with Seattle in the background as it gets underway from Naval Base Kitsap's Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. Stennis is underway conducting training as it continues preparing for its next scheduled deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Vaughan Dill/Released)

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Rebuilding and Fixing ‘Hidden Damage’ in Just One US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Costs $1,760,000 a Day and Could Take 1,979 or More from Start to Finish

USS John C. Stennis entered Newport News Shipbuilding on 6 May 2021 under a $3 billion execution contract, and the fiscal 2026 budget requested...

Harry J. Kazianis1 day ago

USS Kitty Hawk in the Sunset Creative Commons Image

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The US Navy Sold 5 Aircraft Carriers for 1 Cent Each. Scrapping Nuclear USS Enterprise Will Cost $1,280,000,000

Forrestal, Saratoga, Ranger, Kitty Hawk and John F. Kennedy each went to shipbreakers for one cent. Dismantling USS Enterprise, the first nuclear carrier, will...

Harry J. Kazianis2 days ago

The aircraft carrier USS Enterprise, right, the guided-missile destroyer USS Porter (DDG 78) and the guided-missile cruiser USS Vicksburg (CG 69) transit back to their homeport of Norfolk, Va. Enterprise, Porter and Vicksburg are returning from a deployment to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility, where the ship conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jeff Atherton/Released).

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The Hull of US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Will Be Towed Past the Mothballed SS United States on Her Way to the Scrapyard

The Navy has spent $902 million, $111 million and now $418.5 million dismantling the first nuclear carrier while its namesake slips three years to...

Harry J. Kazianis5 days ago

U.S. 5TH FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Jan. 5, 2012) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) operates in the Arabian Sea during sunset. John C. Stennis is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility conducting maritime security operations, theater security cooperation efforts and support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Yeoman 3rd Class James Stahl/Released)

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$6,000,000,000 Nuclear U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Was ‘Sunk’ By $100,000,000 Diesel Sub the Navy Was Renting

Before HSwMS Gotland reportedly reached firing position against USS Ronald Reagan, the U.S. Navy had already rented the Swedish AIP submarine. The $17.5 million...

Harry J. Kazianis5 days ago

ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 30, 2018) An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 flies by the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during dual-carrier sustainment operations with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). In addition to demonstrating the Navy's inherent flexibility and scalability, this evolution provides the opportunity to conduct complex, multi-unit training to enhance maritime interoperability and combat readiness; prepare the Navy to protect our homeland; and preserve and promote peace anywhere around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Juan Sotolongo/Released)

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The US Navy Will Retire 97,000 Ton Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz in 2027. No One Knows How Much It Will Cost or How Many Years It Will Take

The Navy has sold conventional aircraft carriers to breakers for one cent, because the scrapper keeps the recovered metal. Nuclear carriers work the other...

Harry J. Kazianis6 days ago

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The US Navy Almost Built a 62,500-Ton ‘Medium’ Aircraft Carrier. The Nimitz-Class Nuclear Carrier Made Sure She Never Sailed

The 1978 CVV medium carrier displaced 62,500 tons and was meant to carry as many as 65 aircraft. The Carter administration asked $1.6 billion...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 2, 2026

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USS Gerald R. Ford Is the Pride of Norfolk: Two Nuclear Reactors, 5 Acre Flight Deck, 75 Aircraft , Unlimited Range. No Navy on Earth Has an Aircraft Carrier Like It

USS Gerald R. Ford is a 100,000-ton nuclear-powered air base with a roughly five-acre flight deck, room for about 75 aircraft and 11 weapons...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 1, 2026

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK (March 31, 2026) The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), the flagship of the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group, departs Naval Station Norfolk to begin operations in support of its scheduled deployment, March 31, 2026. More than 5,000 personnel are assigned to the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group provides combatant commanders and America’s civilian leaders increased capacity to underpin American security and economic prosperity, deter adversaries, and project power on a global scale through sustained operations at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Derek Cole)

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The US Navy Just Sailed A Nuclear Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carrier Right Through China’s Backyard

The USS George Washington strike group came through the Luzon Strait on July 22, and two days later Chinese vessels were using water cannons...

Brent M. EastwoodJuly 29, 2026

US Navy Nimitz-class Aircraft Carrier. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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$5,500,000,000 Nuclear US Navy Aircraft Carrier ‘Sunk’ By $80,000,000 Canadian Diesel Sub ‘On Battery Power’

The story gets repeated in a fixed shape: a cheap Canadian diesel submarine caught a nuclear supercarrier during a 1981 NATO exercise. The documentary...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 29, 2026

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Jumping off the Aircraft Carrier: US Navy Sailors are Doing the Unthinkable as Long Deployments are Taking a Mental Health Toll

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Rebuilding and Fixing ‘Hidden Damage’ in Just One US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier Costs $1,760,000 a Day and Could Take 1,979 or More from Start to Finish

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The US Navy Sold 5 Aircraft Carriers for 1 Cent Each. Scrapping Nuclear USS Enterprise Will Cost $1,280,000,000

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The Hull of US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Enterprise Will Be Towed Past the Mothballed SS United States on Her Way to the Scrapyard

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$6,000,000,000 Nuclear U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Ronald Reagan Was ‘Sunk’ By $100,000,000 Diesel Sub the Navy Was Renting

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The US Navy Will Retire 97,000 Ton Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Nimitz in 2027. No One Knows How Much It Will Cost or How Many Years It Will Take

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The US Navy Almost Built a 62,500-Ton ‘Medium’ Aircraft Carrier. The Nimitz-Class Nuclear Carrier Made Sure She Never Sailed

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USS Gerald R. Ford Is the Pride of Norfolk: Two Nuclear Reactors, 5 Acre Flight Deck, 75 Aircraft , Unlimited Range. No Navy on Earth Has an Aircraft Carrier Like It

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