In Rare Show of Force, Navy Now Has Three Carriers in Pacific The carrier Nimitz arrived in the Pacific, marking a rare occurrence: three carriers operating in the same region of the...
Navy Seeks to Avoid Cost Overruns on Next Carrier Navy officials say they are trying to avoid the type of cost overruns on the USS Kennedy that plagued its predecessor.
Bush Carrier Put on Standby for Iraq Air Strikes The aircraft carrier Bush could be the main platform for airstrikes against the Sunni extremists threatening Baghdad.
Navy Starts Sea Testing New Carrier Landing Software for Fighter Jets The Navy is preparing for its first at-sea test of a new software program for F-18s designed to make it easier for the multi...
Eisenhower Strike Group to Fight ISIS with Cannibalized Parts In coming days, the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower will launch airstrikes against IDID with the help of parts stripped off...
North Korea Threatens to Sink US Aircraft Carrier North Korean media reported the country's military is ready to sink "a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier" with a single strike...
Lincoln Starts Overhaul Amidst Budget Pressures Following some budget delays, U.S. Navy officials and shipbuilders with Huntington Ingalls Industries are now surging through...
Carrier Pilots Face Targeting Challenges in Iraq Naval aviators aboard the U.S. aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush in the Persian Gulf face a risky mission over Iraq.
Navy Spends $1.6B to Upgrade Carrier and Amphib Ship Defenses The Navy is working on a $1.6 billion technological upgrade overhauling ship defense systems on board amphibs and carriers.
Navy Growler Damaged during Carrier Landing in South China Sea Officials are investigating after a Navy EA-18G Growler was damaged during an attempted landing aboard the carrier John C...
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...
![The Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 18. As it approaches the Korean peninsula, North Korea has threatened to sink it as a demonstration of its "military prowess." (US Navy photo/Nathan Serpico)](http://images04.military.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail_large/public/media/equipment/2017/04/vinsonatsea042317.jpg?itok=4UXh1GFu "The Navy aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson transits the Pacific Ocean on Jan. 18. As it approaches the Korean peninsula, North Korea has threatened to sink it as a demonstration of its "military prowess." (US Navy photo/Nathan Serpico)")
