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The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) picks up speed as she steams through the western Pacific Ocean on Aug. 25, 2004. Stennis and her embarked Carrier Air Wing 14 are conducting exercises at sea on a regularly scheduled deployment.

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The U.S. Navy Will Soon Have 3 Aircraft Carriers ‘Out Of Action’

11 U.S. Navy Aircraft Carriers on Paper, 8 ‘Available’ in Reality In March 2026, the USS Gerald R. Ford arrived in Split, Croatia, for...

Jack Buckby52 minutes ago

China Aircraft Carrier. Image Credit: Creative Commons.

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China Just Operated Three Aircraft Carriers at Sea Simultaneously for the First Time — That’s Not the Same as Being Able To Do It Again

China’s Navy Has Quite Few Aircraft Carriers: But It Needs To Sustain Them and Protect Them China’s PLA Navy (PLAN) has operated three aircraft...

Harrison Kass1 hour ago

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Everyone Thinks Iran ‘Closed’ the Strait of Hormuz — What It Actually Did Is Worse

The Strait of Hormuz Energy Hostage Crisis Explained On March 31, Donald Trump said the war with Iran could end in “two weeks, maybe...

Jack Buckby2 hours ago

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84 A-6 Intruders Were Shot Down Over Vietnam — The Navy Kept Sending Them Because Nothing Else Could Bomb That Accurately at Night

The A-6 Intruder Was a Multi-War Stalwart for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps It wasn’t the most elegant and sleek attack bomber in...

Brent M. Eastwood4 hours ago

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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Sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford Are Sleeping on Floors and Tables After a Fire Destroyed Their Mattresses — The Ship Has Been Deployed Since June

Deployment After Deployment: The U.S. Navy’s Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Is Being Tested The USS Gerald R. Ford Has Been All Over...

Brent M. Eastwood5 hours ago

A-10 Wathog Elephant Walk. Image: Creative Commons.

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The U.S. Already Won Operation Epic Fury — The Question Is Whether It’s Smart Enough To End the Iran War

The U.S. Can Destroy Targets in Iran All Day — It Can’t Control the Strait of Hormuz Is America getting ready to quit the...

Harrison Kass6 hours ago

The USS Constitution sails past the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798) during Massachusetts’ commissioning in Boston, on March 28th, 2026. Massachusetts is the newest fast-attack submarine and the fifth U.S. Navy vessel to bear the name. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Lucas J. Hastings)

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The U.S. Navy Just Launched Its Most Advanced Nuclear Attack Submarine Yet Armed with Tomahawk Missiles

Meet the Navy’s Newest Virginia-Class Submarine, USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) The U.S. Navy officially welcomed its newest Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine over the past weekend....

Steve Balestrieri9 hours ago

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 31, 2026) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) departs Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment. The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group departed Naval Station Norfolk on March 31, 2026. The strike group, comprised of nearly 5,000 Sailors, 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 Jayden Brown)

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China Has 230 Times the Shipbuilding Capacity of the United States — And the U.S. Navy Is Shrinking to 287 Ships While China Passes 370

The U.S. Navy Has a Shipbuilding Crisis. China Plans to Take Full Advantage Of It The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is a highly...

Steve Balestrieri9 hours ago

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Gas Prices Jumped Over a Dollar in 1 Month Because of the Strait of Hormuz — Trump Is Now Considering Ending the War Without Reopening It

The Iran War Is Now Becoming a Strait of Hormuz Showdown The war in Iran began just over a month ago, when the United...

Stephen Silver10 hours ago

An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the "Blacklions" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 and a F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the "Golden Warriors" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 fly over the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72), April 11, 2025. The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group is underway in the Atlantic Ocean completing integrated naval warfighting training. 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 America’s civilian leaders and commanders 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 2nd Class Maxwell Orlosky

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The U.S. Navy Has Only 11 Aircraft Carriers To Handle 3 Simultaneous Crises — Iran, China, and the Red Sea All Demand More

The U.S. Navy Has A Clear Problem: Not Enough Aircraft Carriers As China Builds More Supercarriers The U.S. Navy currently operates with 11 aircraft...

Kris Osborn11 hours ago

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84 A-6 Intruders Were Shot Down Over Vietnam — The Navy Kept Sending Them Because Nothing Else Could Bomb That Accurately at Night

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Sailors on the USS Gerald R. Ford Are Sleeping on Floors and Tables After a Fire Destroyed Their Mattresses — The Ship Has Been Deployed Since June

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The U.S. Already Won Operation Epic Fury — The Question Is Whether It’s Smart Enough To End the Iran War

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The U.S. Navy Just Launched Its Most Advanced Nuclear Attack Submarine Yet Armed with Tomahawk Missiles

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