Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman to undergo $5.1B mid-life overhaul
The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is slated to undergo a $5.1 billion overhaul that will ready the vessel for the second half of its service life.
By J.D. Simkins
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US Navy signs off on ‘preliminary acceptance’ of aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy
The Navy’s next aircraft carrier is now approximately “99% complete,” with the sea service taking preliminary acceptance of the future USS John F. Kennedy.
Calls for more oversight, punishment after major military disasters
A senior Democratic senator thinks too many major military mistakes go unpunished or are insufficiently investigated.
Ford, Ike carrier strike groups exercise in Eastern Mediterranean
The exercises involved more than 11,000 U.S. personnel who are on station there in case the Israel-Hamas war erupts into a larger conflict.
USS Ronald Reagan pulls into the Philippines amidst tension with China
Navy officials said the carrier's port call was planned in advance and not a response to recent maritime collisions between Beijing and Manila.
Eisenhower carrier strike group enters the Mediterranean
Ike will be the first U.S. aircraft carrier to operate in the Middle Eastern waters of U.S. Central Command since the end of the Afghanistan war in 2021.
Navy test-fires missile from mobile launcher aboard LCS Savannah
The sea service continues to test the possibilities of placing mobile missile cells aboard littoral combat ships.
Ike carrier strike group headed to the Middle East
Dwight D. Eisenhower's arrival in CENTCOM waters will mark the first time a carrier has operated in those Middle Eastern waters since 2021.
Meet the Navy’s newest fast-attack submarine
The submarine Hyman G. Rickover is the second to be named after the admiral known as the father of the nuclear Navy.
US military shoots down missiles and drones in the Middle East
Later Thursday, a U.S. official said there had been an attack near Baghdad’s airport, where U.S. forces are hosted.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
More US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops on heightened alert
On Tuesday, more ships and forces were heading toward Israel, and other troops in the U.S. were preparing to deploy if called on.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Ford carrier strike group deployment extended amid Israel-Hamas war
The Pentagon announced Tuesday that Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin approved an extension for the Ford and its carrier strike group’s deployment.
By Diana Stancy