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 ...

The non-combat-related blaze started in the carrier's main laundry spaces and was quickly contained, and the ship remains fully operational while supporting Operation Epic Fury. A fire broke out ...

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Not much value is attached to reflecting on our values and how we rise to the challenges placed before us through our responses. Yet politics, whether we acknowledge it or not, constantly forces such ...

A supercarrier does not become real when the hull is finished. It becomes real when 100,000 tons of machinery, software, power generation, aviation systems, and crew routines are pushed into open ...

As USS Gerald R Ford is thrust into one conflict zone after another, things are starting to break. Recently, the[...] ...

On March 12, 2026, a non-combat fire broke out aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78), the U.S. Navy’s newest and most ...

This story has been updated to include a statement from a Pentagon spokesperson. Carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is ...

The USS Nimitz is retiring this year, at the venerable age of 51. Here are 10 memorable pieces of history from her past five ...

Instead of decommissioning this year, Breaking Defense reports that the U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned aircraft carrier will ...

This story has been updated with additional information about the fire. A fire broke out aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) on Thursday, multiple sources confirmed to USNI News. The ...

The USS Nimitz, after departing Bremerton and deploying to the U.S. Southern Command, will remain active longer than ...