Latest "USS Enterprise" stories

Meet the Navy pilot who’s landed on six classes of US aircraft carriers

From the non-nuclear powered flattops of the Forrestal, Kennedy and Kitty Hawk to the Enterprise, Nimitz and the Ford classes, Capt. Cassidy "Dudley" Norman has hooked them all.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

Three downed aircraft, associated with seven MIAs from famous WWII battle, located in Pacific Ocean

Project Recover identified the remains of two SBD-5 Dauntless dive bombers and one TBM/F-1 Avenger torpedo bomber in Truk Lagoon, now known as Chuuk State in the Federated States of Micronesia. The site may contain as many as 33 down U.S. aircraft numbering nearly 100 service members missing in action.

By Dylan Gresik

4 years ago

Setback in the Solomons

Punctuated by tactical ineptitude, the World War II Battle of Rennell Island slowed American momentum in the South Pacific.

By John Wukovits, World War II

4 years ago

Op-ed: Naming a future flattop after Doris Miller was right and just

Let's pay homage to a petty officer who represented our nation's values and aspirations.

By Capt. Lawrence Brennan (retired)

4 years ago

How Dorie Miller’s bravery helped fight Navy racism

The first American hero of World War II helped clear the way for others by doing what he was not allowed to do.

By Thomas W. Cutrer and T. Michael Parrish, World War II Magazine

4 years ago

Aircraft carrier: Ship of fear

The author believes one well-placed cruise missile or even a World War II torpedo could take out a modern aircraft carrier, but 90 years of success suggest these uniquely American weapons are here to stay.

By Geoffrey Norman, Military History Magazine

4 years ago