Category Archives: US Aircraft Carriers

Aaron-Matthew Lariosa November 18, 2025 5:00 PM The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group joined Philippine and Japanese vessels in the South China Sea over the weekend in what was Washington’s largest show of force near Scarborough Shoal in years, following a series of maritime incidents between China and allied nations in the region. U.S. Navy aircraftContinue reading “Nimitz Strike Group Drills Near Scarborough Shoal with Philippines, Japan”

Dzirhan Mahadzir November 11, 2025 6:18 PM North Korea denounced on Friday the recent visits of U.S. leadership and an aircraft carrier strike group to South Korea. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back visited the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea on Nov. 3 during Hegseth’s nine-day tripContinue reading “North Korea Protests Hegseth, Carrier USS George Washington Visits to South Korea”

By Riley Ceder –  Nov 5, 2025, 10:50 AM The USS Gerald R. Ford, seen here transiting the Strait of Gibraltar on Oct. 1 for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations, is currently heading toward the Caribbean. (Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Alyssa Joy/U.S. Navy) Editor’s note: This report has been updated. The USSContinue reading “USS Gerald R. Ford heads to Caribbean”

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford departs Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on June 24, 2025, for a deployment to the European theater. (Anderson W. Branch/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday the U.S. is sending the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Latin America as part of escalating military buildupContinue reading “Hegseth announces Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group heading to Latin AmericaDeployment of a carrier group marks a major escalation of U.S. forces in a region that has already seen an unusually large military buildup.”