The aircraft carrier George Washington departed Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia in May 2023. The maintenance on the ship kicked off in 2017. (Huntington Ingalls) The aircraft carrier George Washington is slated to return to Yokosuka, Japan, as the Navy’s only forward-deployed carrier in 2024 — replacing fellow carrier Ronald Reagan. Yokosuka previously hosted the George WashingtonContinue reading “The George Washington returns to Japan in 2024, Reagan heads home – By Diana Stancy Correll Friday, Dec 22”
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– The first USS Oahu (PR-6), a Yangtze River gunboat, was laid down by Kiangnan Do
The U.S. Navy river gunboat USS Oahu (PR-6) in the 1930s. USS OAHU 1920 The first USS Oahu (PR-6), a Yangtze River gunboat, was laid down by Kiangnan Dock and Engineering Works, Shanghai, China, 18 December 1926; launched as PG–46 on 26 November 1927; sponsored by Mrs. Bryson Bruce, wife of Comdr. Bruce; and commissioned 22 October 1928, Lt. Comdr. A. C. Thomas inContinue reading “– The first USS Oahu (PR-6), a Yangtze River gunboat, was laid down by Kiangnan Do”
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) in the Arabian Gulf. Dec 8, 2023
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US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan – By Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press Dec 21, 08:00 AM
In this photo provided by South Korea Defense Ministry, U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers, F-16 fighter jets, South Korean Air Force F-15K fighter jets and Japanese Air Force F-2 fighter jets fly over South Korea’s southern island of Jeju during a joint air drill, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (South Korea Defense Ministry via AP)Continue reading “US flies bombers for joint drills with South Korea, Japan – By Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press Dec 21, 08:00 AM”
USS Ford to remain in the Mediterranean Sea amid Israel-Hamas war – By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, The Associated Press Dec 19, 10:34 AM
The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford, arrives in Halifax on Oct. 28, 2022. (Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press via AP, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford and one other warship to remain in the Mediterranean Sea for several more weeks to maintain a two-carrier presence near IsraelContinue reading “USS Ford to remain in the Mediterranean Sea amid Israel-Hamas war – By Lolita C. Baldor and Tara Copp, The Associated Press Dec 19, 10:34 AM”
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