Key Points and Summary - USS Enterprise (CVN-65) was the world’s first nuclear-powered carrier and a U.S. Navy icon. Commissioned in 1961, the “Big E” tracked John Glenn’s Friendship 7, enforced the ...

Helena native Todd Schneckloth, of Maple Valley, Washington, served two tours as a Navy fixed wing air crewman during the Vietnam War, stationed on the nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise.

Even though aircraft carriers have been around for decades, many can't help but marvel at the unimaginable vastness of the vessels. They are floating military cities that can park off the coast of ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: Enterprise proved the viability of nuclear power for aircraft carriers, but in hindsight, that was the most forgettable of its achievements. it circled the globe ...