Ike carrier heads home as Houthi attacks continue in the Red Sea

The U.S. military has ordered the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading America’s response to the Houthi attacks, to return home after a twice-extended tour. (Information Technician Second Class Ruskin Naval/U.S. Navy) By Jon Gambrell, The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, the aircraft carrier leading America’s response to the HouthiContinue reading “Ike carrier heads home as Houthi attacks continue in the Red Sea”

Carrier USS John C. Stennis Overhaul Delayed, Work Will Take More than 5 Years to Complete

SAM LAGRONE JUNE 18, 2024 2:52 PM – UPDATED: JUNE 18, 2024 4:26 PM USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) is moved to an outfitting berth at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, April 8, 2024. US Navy Photo NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The midlife overhaul and refueling for aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) willContinue reading “Carrier USS John C. Stennis Overhaul Delayed, Work Will Take More than 5 Years to Complete”

USS Stout after a record 215 straight days at sea

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US Navy christens new Navajo-class T-ATS

Bollinger Shipyards June 13, 2024, by Fatima Bahtić The U.S. Navy has christened its latest Navajo-class towing, salvage and rescue ship (T-ATS) USNS Cherokee Nation at Bollinger Shipyards in Houma, Louisiana. As informed, the ceremony took place on June 10, 2024. The second Bollinger-built ship of the navy’s Navajo class, the USNS Cherokee Nation is namedContinue reading “US Navy christens new Navajo-class T-ATS”

US Navy ship runs aground after leaving West African port; no injuries reported By ALISON BATH STARS AND STRIPES • May 10, 2024 https://ift.tt/uGrq97S

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams pulls into port at Libreville, Gabon, on May 5, 2024, to support the Obangame Express exercise. (Takisha Miller/U.S. Africa Command) A U.S. Navy ship participating in a military exercise in the Gulf of Guinea ran aground this week as it was leaving a port in West Africa. The expeditionary sea baseContinue reading “US Navy ship runs aground after leaving West African port; no injuries reported By ALISON BATH STARS AND STRIPES • May 10, 2024 https://ift.tt/uGrq97S”