The Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor The Dec. 7, 1941 Japanese raid on Pearl Harbor was one… Read More
The last thing a Navy pilot launching from an aircraft carrier wants is that sinking feeling as the jet descends… Read More
USS Nimitz is the first active US Navy carrier in the Fleet to reach this milestone. USS Dwight D. Eisenhower… Read More
The US Navy will decommission two nuclear aircraft carriers back-to-back and two Independence-class Littoral Combat Ships will go up for… Read More
The Gerald R. Ford-class is the replacement for Enterprise and Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. Aircraft carriers continue to be the centerpiece… Read More
According to Fiscal Year 2024 budget, John F. Kennedy’s (CVN-79), the next Ford-class aircraft carrier, will now deliver to the… Read More
The tails of the F-14 Tomcat featured the character from the squadron logo, who we called Brutus, dressed as Santa… Read More
On Apr. 19, 2005, USS America was scuttled southeast of Cape Hatteras. She was the largest warship ever to be… Read More
Six years before “Top Gun” prominently featured the F-14 Tomcat, “The Final Countdown” proved that Grumman’s twin-tailed fighter had star… Read More
The potable water became safe to use again on Sep. 19 after flushing the system after discovering JP5 in the… Read More
The US Navy is currently studying extending the service lives of the oldest Nimitz-class aircraft carriers. The US Navy is… Read More
USS Nimitz headed towards South China Sea on Feb. 2, 2021 a few days after Chinese combat aircraft conducted a… Read More
For most people the Christmas holidays bring happy celebrations with family and friends. For military personnel, however, separation from loved… Read More
This will be the Marine Corps’ last deployment to an aircraft carrier for Hornets, which are being replaced after nearly… Read More
The original 1943 photo (which is shown below) was aimed to demonstrate that about 90 people were necessary, to get… Read More
The deaths of seven crew in the crash of an EA-3B during a night recovery onboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in… Read More
One of the F-14 pilots who flew in The Final Countdown shares his personal notes on the movie that introduced… Read More