US sends second aircraft carrier group to Middle East – here are all the military assets in the region
The US ordered its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to remain in the Middle East and a second vessel is en route with Middle East tensions at a fever pitch following Iran’s attack on Israel, officials said.
Pentagon extends deployment of San Diego-based aircraft carrier in Middle East
The Pentagon has extended the deployment of the San Diego-based aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Middle East so the ship can help defend Israel and protect U.S. citizens and forces in the region.
Aircraft carrier USS Truman to deploy next week to Middle East
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and a force of 6,5000 sailors will deploy next week on a mission that is expected to take the warship’s strike group into the Middle East, Navy officials announced Friday.
US Navy’s lone oil ship in the Middle East damaged after filling up aircraft carrier
The USNS Big Horn, which resupplied the aircraft carrier earlier this month, was towed to safety and anchored off the coast of Oman, with an investigation under way, Navy officials said, declining
San Diego carrier USS Abraham Lincoln to remain in Middle East, Pentagon says
The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln will stay in the Middle East in response to escalating violence, the Pentagon announced Sunday. In a statement the department said the Lincoln and its carrier strike group,
Map Shows Chinese Aircraft Carrier's Movements in Pacific
A Chinese aircraft carrier on Tuesday sailed from the Western Pacific Ocean toward the Philippines while the United States ...
All The CVs: What To Know About US Navy Aircraft Carrier Classifications
The aircraft carrier has been integral to US Naval strategy since World War II. Learn more about US carrier designations.
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Operating Near the Philippines
The Chinese Liaoning Carrier Strike Group is now operating southeast of the Philippine main island of Mindanao and heading ...
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$100 Million Sub 'Sunk' a $4.5 Billion Nuclear Navy Aircraft Carrier in Wargame
In a 2005 naval exercise, the Swedish submarine HSMS Gotland stunned the U.S. Navy by "sinking" the aircraft carrier USS ...
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Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman deploys into a volatile world
The Truman is the latest Navy aircraft carrier to deploy as tensions continue to near a boiling point in the Middle East.
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WHY THE FLIGHT DECK OF AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER IS THE DANGER ZONE
The job at the top of the list of most dangerous in the military is working on the flight deck of an operational aircraft carrier. Kenny Loggins' hit song, "Danger Zone," which is featured in the ...
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60 Foot Gash: The Fight to Save A U.S. Navy Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carrier
In the Enterprise’s grounding in 1983 and its subsequent crash into dangerous rocks in 1985, superior seamanship saved the ...
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Chinese Aircraft Carrier Liaoning Operating in the Philippine Sea
The Chinese Liaoning Carrier Strike Group (CSG) is still in the Philippine Sea as of Thursday, according to a Friday release ...
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Former Navy officer who died on mountain hike is buried at sea from carrier he once manned
A former junior officer in the Navy who died a year ago hiking a California mountain was buried at sea this week from the ...