Category Archives: US Aircraft Carriers

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The aircraft carrier USS George Washington steamed out of Tokyo Bay on Saturday to start its second Indo-Pacific patrol since returning to the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet in 2024.

YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The aircraft carrier USS George Washington steamed out of Tokyo Bay on Saturday to start its second Indo-Pacific patrol since returning to the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet in 2024. The carrier departed around 2 p.m. without fanfare, though about 70 family members gathered along the base’s shoreline toContinue reading “YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The aircraft carrier USS George Washington steamed out of Tokyo Bay on Saturday to start its second Indo-Pacific patrol since returning to the home of the U.S. 7th Fleet in 2024.”

ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2021) The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) and aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

ower (CVN 69) in the Atlantic Ocean, March 3, 2021. The IKE Carrier Strike Group is participating in Lightning Handshake, a bi-lateral exercise between the U.S. and the Royal Moroccan Navy (RMN) and Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF). IKE is on a routine deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support ofContinue reading “ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 3, 2021) The Royal Moroccan Air Force (RMAF) and aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower”

USS Nimitz passes ‘Big E’ to become the longest-serving Navy aircraft carrier

By GARY WARNER STARS AND STRIPES • May 20, 2026 Somewhere between Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro on May 10, the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz became the longest-serving flattop in Navy history, the service said this week. Nimitz recently celebrated 51 years since its May 3, 1975, commissioning. The ship is in the finalContinue reading “USS Nimitz passes ‘Big E’ to become the longest-serving Navy aircraft carrier”

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA-31) underway.

Bon Homme Richard, with assigned Attack Carrier Air Wing 19 (CVW-19), was deployed to Vietnam from 21 April 1965 to 13 January 1966.

Ford Carrier Strike Group receives Presidential Unit Citation after historic deployment

The USS Gerald R. Ford returned to Naval Station Norfolk on May 16, 2026, after supporting Operation Epic Fury in the Middle East and logging the longest post-Vietnam deployment. (MCS2 Mike Shen/U.S. Navy) The USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group on Saturday received the highest unit-level military decoration for extraordinary acts of heroism duringContinue reading “Ford Carrier Strike Group receives Presidential Unit Citation after historic deployment”