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‘USS Never-Docks’: Why It Feels Like US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Never Come Home and The Toll They Take on Sailors and Their Families

With 11 carrier strike groups covering the commitments 15 once did, nine- and 11-month deployments are becoming routine. Crews get 12-hour shifts, deferred maintenance...

Sean SpoontsSeptember 29, 2026

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy Planned to Deliver the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy in July 2025. She Is Now Due in March 2027. The 20-Month Slip Came Down to Arresting Gear Certification and the Weapons Elevators — the Same 2 Systems That Held Up USS Gerald R. Ford.

Ford was built with thinner deck and bulkhead plates to save weight, and the steel turned out to be harder to work with —...

Caleb LarsonSeptember 28, 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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100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Sailed 57,713 Nautical Miles, Supported 12,200 Aircraft Carrier Launches and Won’t Be Headed to Iran For At Least a Year

USS Gerald R. Ford spent 326 days deployed, fought in two major operations, suffered a serious fire and now faces months or even a...

Harry J. KazianisAugust 17, 2026

(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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The US Navy’s New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Biggest Enemy Isn’t Russia, China, or Iran: Toilets are the Really Foe

USS Gerald R. Ford’s toilet trouble began before the carrier entered full operational service. The Navy has dealt with clogs, vacuum failures, sewage backups...

Harry J. KazianisJuly 29, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China Is Launching A New Aircraft Carrier Every 20 Months. The U.S. Navy Cannot Deliver One On Time — And The Gap Is The Shipyards.

China launches a carrier every 20 months. America just delayed its newest one to 2034 — because the shipyard physically can't fit it —...

Harry J. KazianisJune 15, 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)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Have a Message for Russia and China

USS Nimitz Is Sailing Home To Die: The 51-Year Story Of The Carrier Class That Defined American Power The oldest aircraft carrier on earth...

Harry J. KazianisJune 12, 2026

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Ford-Class Almost ‘Broke’ the Aircraft Carrier For Good

The Gerald R. Ford-class carrier was supposed to be the evolutionary successor to the 50-year-old Nimitz, but instead of replacing one major system at...

Harrison KassMay 27, 2026

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)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

USS Gerald R. Ford’s Laundry Fire Was So Bad the Navy Had to Strip 1,000 Mattresses From America’s Next Aircraft Carrier to Replace Them

The Crete Pivot and the Fire: Why the USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier is Leaving the Red Sea The USS Gerald R. Ford...

Christian D. OrrMarch 21, 2026

The Embassy

Broken Toilets, Laundry Fire, and Now Crete: Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Is Limping Out of the Iran War After 9 Months at Sea

The withdrawal of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) to Naval Support Activity Souda Bay in Crete marks a critical inflection point for Operation...

Jack BuckbyMarch 20, 2026

The aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steams through the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 6, 2019. The John C. Stennis is underway as part of a Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet ordered sortie ahead of Hurricane Dorian, which is forecasted to bring high winds and heavy rain to the East Coast. Ships are being directed to areas in the Atlantic Ocean where they are best postured for storm avoidance. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Grant G. Grady)

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

2 Aircraft Carriers Down, 1 Breaking Apart: The U.S. Navy Is Running Out of Supercarriers During the Iran War

The USS John C. Stennis is 14 months behind schedule and $483 million over budget. The USS Harry S. Truman begins its overhaul in...

Isaac SeitzMarch 19, 2026

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‘USS Never-Docks’: Why It Feels Like US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Never Come Home and The Toll They Take on Sailors and Their Families

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy Planned to Deliver the Aircraft Carrier USS John F. Kennedy in July 2025. She Is Now Due in March 2027. The 20-Month Slip Came Down to Arresting Gear Certification and the Weapons Elevators — the Same 2 Systems That Held Up USS Gerald R. Ford.

Aerospace & Defense

100,000-Ton US Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Sailed 57,713 Nautical Miles, Supported 12,200 Aircraft Carrier Launches and Won’t Be Headed to Iran For At Least a Year

Aerospace & Defense

The US Navy’s New Ford-Class Aircraft Carriers Biggest Enemy Isn’t Russia, China, or Iran: Toilets are the Really Foe

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

China Is Launching A New Aircraft Carrier Every 20 Months. The U.S. Navy Cannot Deliver One On Time — And The Gap Is The Shipyards.

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-Class Nuclear Aircraft Carriers Have a Message for Russia and China

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

The U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Ford-Class Almost ‘Broke’ the Aircraft Carrier For Good

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

USS Gerald R. Ford’s Laundry Fire Was So Bad the Navy Had to Strip 1,000 Mattresses From America’s Next Aircraft Carrier to Replace Them

The Embassy

Broken Toilets, Laundry Fire, and Now Crete: Aircraft Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford Is Limping Out of the Iran War After 9 Months at Sea

Smart Bombs: Military, Defense and National Security

2 Aircraft Carriers Down, 1 Breaking Apart: The U.S. Navy Is Running Out of Supercarriers During the Iran War

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