USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) departing San Diego, Calif., on July 11, 2024. Photo via Warshipcam on X Sam LaGrone – July 12, 2024 3:47 PM – Updated: July 12, 2024 5:40 PM With no fanfare, aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) left San Diego Bay Thursday to begin a planned Pacific deployment, Navy officials confirmed to USNIContinue reading “Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Leaves on Deployment, USS Theodore Roosevelt Now in the Middle East”
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‘Sailors never flinched’: Eisenhower strike group welcomed home after deployment spent battling Houthi attacks
By CAITLYN BURCHETT STARS AND STRIPES • July 15, 2024 Sailors aboard the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower begin to man the rails on Sunday, July 14, 2024, as the aircraft carrier approaches Naval Station Norfolk, Va. A banner replica of the combat action ribbon was strung across the island of the ship. The Eisenhower returnedContinue reading “‘Sailors never flinched’: Eisenhower strike group welcomed home after deployment spent battling Houthi attacks”
US Navy takes delivery of new guided missile destroyer
Photo by General Dynamics Bath Iron Works On July 8, the U.S. Navy officially took delivery of the future USS John Basilone (DDG 122) from General Dynamics Bath Iron Works. This marks the transfer of the ship from the shipbuilder to the Navy, following a series of rigorous at-sea and pier-side trials to ensure itsContinue reading “US Navy takes delivery of new guided missile destroyer”
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to begin the Force Integration phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 8.
Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft, and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical toContinue reading “Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departs Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, to begin the Force Integration phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, July 8.”
Morphing from PTs to PTFs (and a visit with PTF-26)
Posted on July 9, 2024 by laststandonzombieisland Leave a comment The Navy went big on Motor Torpedo Boat (PT) models in World War II, producing an amazing 690 PT boats between 7 December 1941, and 1 October 1945— and that’s not counting the early PT-1 through PT-9 prototype boats, the 10 Elco 70s (PT-10-19), 48 early Elco 77s (PT-20 throughContinue reading “Morphing from PTs to PTFs (and a visit with PTF-26)”
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