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.
The body of Machinist’s Mate Fireman Brandon Forbes, 20, of Maple Heights, Ohio, was discovered Friday. The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan was his first assignment in the Navy.
Green Berets prepare for a nighttime freefall, the Thunderbirds practice before their final show of the season, sailors fire machine guns, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Woodrow Jones, 22, and Daniel Jones, 19, enlisted in the Navy in early 1941 and were assigned to the USS Arizona at the Pearl Harbor Navy Base in Oahu, Hawaii.
Officials said the effort was due to the lack of a spare parts supply system for the next-generation carriers, but some wonder why the Navy didn't have this sorted out already.