It may be impossible to overstate just how much the introduction of the aircraft carrier changed the face of warfare. From the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942, through the rest of World War II and in ...

New satellite imagery has captured the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier docked at a port in Oman on the coast of the Arabian Sea. The nuclear-powered Nimitz is the lead ship of its class of U.S. Navy ...

The United States Navy welcomed the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) aircraft carrier as the lead ship in its class on May 3, 1975. Like all Navy vessels, the carrier was named after a significant person and the ...

SEATTLE — KOMO News spoke with the commanding officer of the USS Nimitz while on its final mission. The USS Nimitz, one of the largest warships in the world, isn’t just a symbol of American military ...

Sailors assigned to amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA-7) gather in a team huddle during a softball game, Aug. 16, 2025. US Navy photo A Navy family watches as Nimitz-class aircraft carrier ...

NAPLES, Italy — An American aircraft carrier’s departure from the Middle East comes alongside a reduction in Navy forces in the eastern Mediterranean Sea as regional tensions continue to simmer. The ...

The aircraft carrier joins San Diego-based USS Carl Vinson. Donald Trump gives Republicans ultimatum over PBS, NPR funding Rotten Tomatoes Names Greatest Movie of the 21st Century There’s a new ‘bonus ...

The U.S. Navy will drop from 11 to 10 aircraft carriers for about a year once the USS Nimitz is decommissioned next year, as recent budget documents show a new carrier will be delayed from its ...

USS Pierre — the last of the Navy’s troubled Independence class of littoral combat ships — has passed its sea trials and will be commissioned in San Diego this fall, the Navy says. The Pierre was ...

The aging USS Nimitz sails into conflict once more, marking a symbolic end to its storied career as US military movements signal rising tensions with Iran. The United States Navy’s oldest operational ...

The US Navy’s newest and biggest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is set be deployed to the Mediterranean, according to a report. It’s the latest public movement of military hardware to the ...

From left, Aviation Machinist's Mate Senior Chief Dan Reyes and his daughter, U.S. Midshipmen 2nd Class Gabriella Reyes, from Miami, Florida, pose for a photo during a vertical replenishment on the ...