USS Gerald R. Ford transits Strait of Gibraltar
The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group departed Virginia in June for the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations.
By Riley Ceder
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Ford carrier strike group deploys amid Middle East tensions
The U.S. was already planning to deploy the carrier Gerald R. Ford when U.S. warplanes bombed three Iranian sites early Sunday to support Israel’s goals.
China pushing code of conduct for South China Sea
US leaders remain skeptical about Beijing's sincerity in negotiating the rules.
The ‘Reluctant Dragon’ awakens: Saratoga’s brave raid on Rabaul
They said the Saratoga spent too much time at anchor—until the old flattop roared to work.
By Bruce Gamble, World War II Magazine
Maligned carrier heads to sea for tests
Not all of the ship's weapons elevators, which transport missiles and bombs to the flight deck, have been completed.
VCNO: Carrier Lincoln extended, flattop Ford delayed, but Navy readiness woes getting fixed
The Navy has restored readiness to many parts of the fleet, the Navy's vice chief said.
By Navy Times staff
Pentagon official wants to keep shaking up the Navy, Marines
Under Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly addressed the annual Military Reporters and Editors conference at Navy League headquarters in Arlington, Virginia,
Op-ed: Trump upended the long history of US investment in Ukraine’s democracy
The professor believes the president of the United States has dangerously undermined Ukrainian national security.
By Matthew Pauly, Michigan State University
SECNAV, lawmaker trade barbs on Ford flattop woes
Billed as the first of a new generation of floating American airfields, the carrier was slated for delivery in 2015, but was not turned over to the Navy and christened until 2017.
Fearless Farragut!
The Union admiral followed a key tenet: Judge the risk by the prize, and risk all if necessary.
By Lawrence Lee Hewitt, HistoryNet
A 94-year-old WWII veteran receives France’s top honor
A 94-year-old World War II veteran from Indiana has received France's highest military honor for his wartime service.
Hail, Lafayette!
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, had returned to America to ‘see for himself the fruit borne on the tree of liberty.’
By Ronald H. Bailey, HistoryNet.com