French carrier Charles de Gaulle. US Navy Photo
French nuclear aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle (R91) has entered the Persian Gulf and could soon start strike missions against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL) fighters, defense officials told USNI News on Friday. Read More
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A mess management specialist helps prepare Thanksgiving dinner aboard the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS CARL VINSON (CVN-70) in 1984.
The following is a U.S. Navy infographic outlining the task of feeding the crew of USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) their 2014 Thanksgiving meal. Read More
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) transits the Gulf of Aden on Oct, 23, 2014. US Navy Photo
The George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has left U.S. 5th Fleet headed home after seven months of supporting air operations in the Middle East, the service announced on Tuesday. Read More
Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group transits the Surigao Strait on Sept. 27, 2014. US Navy Photo
The five ships of the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) have entered the U.S. Navy’s Middle East area of operations — U.S. 5th Fleet — on Wednesday, according to a release from the strike group. Read More
Lt. Nathan Poloski in 2012. Nathan Poloski Photo via LA Times.
The Navy has identified the pilot who is missing and presumed dead following a Friday mid-air collision of two F/A-18C Hornets near Wake Island. Read More
F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Stingers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA-113) in 2009. US Navy Photo
Two F/A-18C Hornets assigned to the carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) have crashed in the Pacific Ocean following a mid-air collision, Navy officials told USNI News on Friday morning. One pilot was recovered and one is still missing. Read More
