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Best pics of the week: June 20, 2021
USS Lassen steams in the Atlantic, CH-53E maintenance at Fallon, fast-rope from a CH-47 at the African Lion exercise, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Why the Navy will deploy the Truman Carrier Strike Group (again)
It will be the third deployment in four years.
By Mark D. Faram
The Navy’s new plan to fix Ford’s elevator failures
With only two of Ford’s 11 elevators operating — and no firm schedule for delivering the remaining nine — the Navy brought a “team of experts” from both the government and private industry on board the Ford to fix the snafus, according to a top Pentagon official.
By Mark D. Faram
What you need to know about the upcoming homeport shifts
Commands in Spain, Virginia, Florida and California will be involved in the swaps.
By Mark D. Faram
How the new flattop John F. Kennedy got its island
The Navy's second Ford-class aircraft carrier, the John F. Kennedy, now looks like a real flattop after getting her island placed on May 29 — a date that would have been JFK's 105th birthday.
By Mark D. Faram
What’s next for the carrier John C. Stennis?
After a seven-month cruise and homeport change, the aircraft carrier John C. Stennis is back in Norfolk for the first time in 21 years.
By Mark D. Faram
Why Stennis is coming to Norfolk
Other warships in the carrier strike group will return to homeports in California and Hawaii.
By Mark D. Faram
Why the US Navy has 10 ships, 130 aircraft and 9,000 personnel in the Mediterranean
Only twice before in the past two decades have two U.S. aircraft carriers operated together in the Mediterranean Sea at the same time.
By Mark D. Faram
What comes next for the Navy’s second oldest carrier?
Abraham Lincoln went out, Ike came back in.
By Mark D. Faram
Why two carriers left Norfolk just hours apart
Sea trials, training and more training.
By Mark D. Faram