The following are the award citations for the naval aviators who recovered their E-2C Hawkeye after a March 18, 2016 arresting cable broke during landing on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). Read More
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3 Pilots Involved In Ike’s Hawkeye Mishap Awarded Armed Forces’ Air Medal
Three pilots involved in a March 18 E2-C Hawkeye mishap aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) were awarded the Armed Forces’ Air Medal today for heroic actions and meritorious service in flight. Read More
UPDATED: Stennis, Reagan CSGs Conduct Dual-Carrier Operations In Philippine Sea
The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74), left, and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conduct dual aircraft carrier strike group operations in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations in support of security and stability in the Indo-Asia-Pacific. US Navy photo.
This post has been updated to include comments from Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson.
The aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) and USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76) began dual-carrier flight operations in the Philippine Sea over the weekend, for the first time in about two years. Read More
Two CSGs In Mediterranean; Truman Attacking ISIS, Ike Demonstrating ‘Great Green Fleet’
Ships assigned to the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (Ike CSG) conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Big Horn (T-AO 198) on June 2, 2016. US Navy photo.
Two carrier strike groups will operate concurrently in the Mediterranean Sea for about two and a half weeks, marking the first simultaneous carrier operations in the region in several years. Read More
VIDEO: USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Underway
The following is an aerial video of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) underway in the Atlantic Ocean on June 1, 2016. Read More
Carrier Eisenhower Deploys for Europe, Middle East Tomorrow
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) on April 14, 2016. US Navy Photo
The Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is set to depart tomorrow for a deployment to the Middle East and Europe, the service announced. Read More
U.S. Ambassador to India Verma Outlines Growing Defense Ties Between Washington and New Delhi
Command master chief of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71), greets Rear Adm. SV Bhokare, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, Indian Navy as part of Exercise Malabar 2015. US Navy Photo
The United States ambassador to India said the two nations increasingly have a common vision of security across the Indo-Pacific region that is translating into “our forces and systems … becoming interoperable” for an array of missions. Read More
SECDEF Carter Shows Off Carrier Eisenhower to Indian MoD Delegation Amidst Increasing Defense Cooperation
Indian Minister of Defense Manohar Parrikar (left) and Secretary of Defense Ash Carter (center) observe flight operations on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). US Navy Photo
ONBOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER — In a blast of rotor wash from a Marine MV-22 Osprey, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter and Indian Minister of Defense Manohar Parrikar came aboard one of the largest and most technical expressions of American power projection — a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier. Read More
Navy: Half the Carrier Fleet Tied Up In Maintenance, Other 5 Strained To Meet Demands
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) arrives pierside at Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton prior to a planned incremental availability at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility. US Navy photo.
The Navy has run its 10 aircraft carriers hard since USS Enterprise (CVN-65) decommissioned in December 2012 and is now paying the resulting maintenance bill, with half the fleet tied up in repairs and the other five trying to keep up with combatant commanders’ needs. Read More
Video: Slow Motion Landing of F-35C Lighting II Joint Strike Fighter on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
The following is an Oct. 9, 2015 slow motion video of a F-35C Lighting II, assigned to the Navy’s Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 “Salty Dogs” (VX-23), landing on the deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). Read More
