Navy looks to shake up traditional carrier strike group modelA new Navy plan seeks to improve flexibility of forces worldwide, while allowing aircraft carriers to remain deployed for longer periods of time.By Diana Stancy5 weeks ago
First MQ-4C Triton drone arrives at Naval Air Station SigonellaThe Navy's Triton drone reached initial operating capability last fall and is now being forward-deployed.By Diana Stancy6 weeks ago
Early Ford carrier maintenance costs lower than planned, Navy saysEarly Ford-class maintenance costs are lower than expected, meaning the aircraft carriers could save more than predicted compared to the Nimitz class.By Megan Eckstein6 months ago
When will the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group come home?The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May.By Geoff Ziezulewicz6 months ago
Pentagon IDs Army special operations aviation soldiers killed in crashThe Department of Defense has released the names of five Army soldiers killed in an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crash on Friday.By Todd South6 months ago
Eisenhower strike group, submarine arrive in Middle EastThe Eisenhower’s presence in the region marks the first time a carrier has operated in Central Command’s area of responsibility since 2021.By Diana Stancy6 months ago
‘It’s Raining Men’: Meet the man behind the military’s parachutesJC Berland has been taking to the skies since he was 16. Parachutes are his life's work.By Sarah Sicard6 months ago
Eisenhower carrier strike group enters the MediterraneanIke will be the first U.S. aircraft carrier to operate in the Middle Eastern waters of U.S. Central Command since the end of the Afghanistan war in 2021.By Geoff Ziezulewicz7 months ago
US Navy mulls timing of new double-carrier award amid Enterprise delayConstruction delays on carrier Enterprise are one factor in ongoing discussions about when to sign a contract for the next two carriers, 82 and 83.By Megan Eckstein7 months ago
Ike carrier strike group headed to the Middle EastDwight D. Eisenhower's arrival in CENTCOM waters will mark the first time a carrier has operated in those Middle Eastern waters since 2021.By Geoff Ziezulewicz7 months ago
Pentagon IDing units that could deploy in response to Israel-Hamas warThe Pentagon has not determined how long certain troop movements in support of Israel will last.By Meghann Myers7 months ago
More US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops on heightened alertOn Tuesday, more ships and forces were heading toward Israel, and other troops in the U.S. were preparing to deploy if called on.By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press7 months ago