USS Gerald R. Ford air wing returns home after 11 monthsThe USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier broke the record for longest post-Vietnam deployment in April.By Riley Ceder19 hours ago
Epic Fury has Navy rethinking carrier deployment tempoThe record-breaking deployment of the USS Gerald R. Ford has reopened the debate about how the Navy should structure deployments and time at home.By Hope Hodge Seck3 days ago
US forces disable Iranian-flagged tankers trying to cross blockade This week, U.S. forces around the Strait of Hormuz have launched strikes against Iranian military facilities and disabled missiles launched by the IRGC.By Riley Ceder6 days ago
US and Iran exchange fire as Trump says war will ‘be over quickly’U.S. forces launched retaliatory strikes against Iranian military facilities Thursday after Iran fired missiles and drones at three U.S. Navy vessels.By Riley Ceder7 days ago
‘Engineering casualty’ knocks out electricity and propulsion on USS HigginsThe outage rendered the 300 sailors aboard the ship essentially sitting ducks as they were unable to control the destroyer’s movements for a time.By Claire Barrett13 days ago
US Navy to extend service life of amphibious assault ship USS Wasp by 5 yearsThe service completed a study of Wasp-class amphibious assault ships and is currently conducting another on amphibious dock landing ships.By Riley Ceder2 weeks ago