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The U.S. Navy’s “Big John” Completes its Final Journey
No Cold War carriers have been preserved as museums, and it is disappointing that CV-63 or CV-67 couldn't be saved from the ...
China's Rival Wants US Radar Planes To Track Chinese Stealth Jets
The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft can track over 3,000 air and ground targets simultaneously.
Who Names US Navy Ships?
The U.S. Navy has used standard naming conventions for its ships and sumbarines since it was established in 1775, but who ...
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
U.S. carriers were in Thailand, Japan and the Eastern Pacific this week, while a carrier from France is set to visit the ...
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Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Back in Mediterranean After 50 Days in Red Sea
Aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) pulled into Souda Bay, Greece on Thursday for a port call following 50 days in ...
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The U.S. Navy Once Used Planes to Help Dock an Aircraft Carrier
Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.
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Navy Aircraft Carrier
While not the first aircraft carrier in the world, the USS Langley (CV-1/AV-3) has the distinction of being the United States Navy’s first aircraft carrier. Converted in 1920 from the ...
San Diego-Based Carl Vinson Will Join French, Japanese Carriers in Major Pacific Exercise
The San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson will join aircraft carriers from France and Japan for a major exercise in the Philippine Sea beginning Saturday, the Navy announced.