The USS Franklin D. Roosevelt, F.D.R or ‘Rosie’ as she was affectionately known, was a Midway class carrier, the next step…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary Aviation
Two weeks after Chinese Combat aircraft conducted a mock attack on USS Theodore Roosevelt, the flat-top conducts dual carrier operations with USS Nimitz in the South China Sea
by Dario LeoneUSS Nimitz headed towards South China Sea on Feb. 2, 2021 a few days after Chinese combat aircraft conducted a mock…
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Aircraft Carriers
Meet UMK Varan, Russia’s Latest aircraft carrier concept featuring a high degree of automation and robotic systems
by Dario LeoneCurrently Russia fields just one aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov. The “UMK Varan” is the latest Russian aircraft carrier concept unveiled…
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Aircraft CarriersLosses and Aviation SafetyU.S. Navy
Former US Navy Submariner explains why K-314 Captain was at fault when his submarine rammed USS Kitty Hawk
by Dario Leone‘I can see a scenario where a Soviet captain, during the height of the Cold War, would want to surface his…
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Aircraft CarriersLosses and Aviation Safety
Here’s why it Took four Weeks to Scuttle USS America, the Only Supercarrier Ever Sunk
by Dario LeoneOn Apr. 19, 2005, USS America left Philadelphia under tow on its final mission. The America was towed off the east…
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Aircraft CarriersCold War EraMilitary Aviation
[Updated] That time a USAF B-52 Strategic Bomber did a fly-by below the flight deck of USS Ranger Aircraft Carrier
by Dario LeoneB-52 Pilot: “Ranger, we’re 5 miles out.”USS Ranger: “We do not have visual…”B-52 Pilot: “Look down” Taken in the spring of 1990 in the…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
US Navy Recalls Adm. Santa Claus to Active Duty
by Dario LeoneA reservist, with 1,742 years of service, Adm. Santa Claus specializes in vertical delivery of high-value items. The Department of the…
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Aircraft CarriersLosses and Aviation Safety
Huge Fire breaks out on Russia’s only Aircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. Two People Missing.
by Dario LeoneAircraft Carrier Admiral Kuznetsov caught fire during repairs while docked at the Barents Sea port of Murmansk. Fuel is reportedly burning…
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Aircraft CarriersU.S. Navy
Say It With Sailors! The Tradition of the Aircraft Carrier Deck Spell-Out
by Dario LeoneThere is an old marketing slogan used by florists worldwide that has been in use for years: “Say it with Flowers!”…
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Aircraft Carriers
USS Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier First Deployment could Slip to 2024
by Dario LeoneThe developmental delays in the new technologies that are included aboard the first-in-class nuclear aircraft carrier have continued to slip Ford’s…
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