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The US Navy has battled operational tempo ordeals for years. The Iran war exposed the flaws.

Carrier availability and decisions made during the Iran war have exacerbated the US Navy's longstanding struggles with a frenzied operational tempo.

By Riley Ceder and Natalie Oliverio

3 weeks ago

USS Nimitz claims title of longest-serving aircraft carrier from ‘Big E’

The 51-year-old USS Nimitz was commissioned on May 3, 1975.

4 months ago

USS Nimitz arrives in Caribbean as US-Cuba tension mounts

The U.S. Department of Justice charged former Cuban president Raúl Castro on Wednesday for his part in a 1996 plane shoot-down that killed three Americans.

4 months ago

US Navy is reviewing cost of future Ford-class carriers to ensure they ‘make sense’

The service is looking at how superior Ford-class carriers are to Nimitz-class carriers, said the recently ousted Navy Secretary John Phelan.

5 months ago

USS Gerald R. Ford breaks record for longest post-Vietnam deployment

The world's largest aircraft carrier has been deployed for a historic 296 days after departing Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025.

5 months ago

USS Nimitz returns home for likely last time before retirement

The aircraft carrier is set to return to Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, and be decommissioned in 2026 after 50 years of service.

9 months ago