It took more than 30 hours for sailors to put out the fire aboard the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford last week, sailors and military officials said, as the ...

The USS Nimitz will stay in service until March 2027. The extension matches delays for its replacement ship, the USS John F.

By law, the US Navy is required to operate 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, which has required that the decommissioning ...

Families gathered Monday morning at Naval Station Norfolk to say emotional goodbyes as USS Gonzalez and more than 300 sailors ...

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of March 16, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in ...

The first stop for Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Gonzalez is Yorktown, where the crew will load up the ship with supplies. It will then head out to sea within the next ...

Although the Nimitz’ scheduled decommissioning has been delayed for a year, the ship will probably remain in port until then.

The extension of the USS Nimitz is a pragmatic response to the "industrial friction" of the 21st century. While the Nimitz-class remains a reliable workhorse, the Navy is legally bound to maintain 11 ...

Navy postpones CVN-68 decommissioning from May 2025 to 2027 to maintain 11-carrier fleet minimum until Ford-class Kennedy enters service ...

Summary and Key Points: National security analyst Stephen Silver evaluates the operational status of the USS Gerald R. Ford ...

The USS Nimitz will remain active through early 2027, the Navy confirmed. It had been scheduled to begin the decommissioning process this year.

The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier will remain in the fleet 10 months longer than expected, according to a Friday contract announcement from the service. USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is now scheduled for ...