For the first time in ten months, a U.S. aircraft carrier is now operating in the Persian Gulf, U.S. 5th Fleet announced on Friday morning. Read More
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U.S. Carriers Resume Port Visits to Oman After 7-Month Gap
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) docks pier side in the port of Duqm, Oman in 2014. US Navy Photo
After seven months, U.S. aircraft carriers have resumed making port calls in Oman, U.S. 5th Fleet officials confirmed to USNI News on Thursday. Read More
Iranian Patrol Boat Trained Weapon on U.S. Helo During Carrier Transit
An undated picture of a Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy patrol craft.
An Iranian patrol boat trained a crew-served weapon on a Navy MH-60R Seahawk helicopter as a U.S. carrier strike group transited the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News. Read More
Video: Cruiser USS San Jacinto Fires SM-2 in Exercise
The following is a March 15, 2016 video of a USS San Jacinto (CG-56) firing a SM-2 missile during the Eisenhower Strike Group Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). Read More
Video: Flight Operations on USS Harry S. Truman
The following is a Nov. 17, 2015 video of flight operations on the recently deployed carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75). Read More
Video: USS Harry S. Truman Departs Norfolk
The following is a brief video of the Nov. 16, 2015 departure of the U.S. nuclear carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) from Naval Station Norfolk, Va.. Read More
Carrier USS Harry S. Truman to Deploy to Middle East on Monday
USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) gets underway in preparation for Hurricane Joaquin on Oct. 1, 2015. US Navy Photo
A previous version of this post had the incorrect hull number for carrier Harry S. Truman.
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (CSG) — centered on nuclear aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) — is slated to depart Naval Station Norfolk on Monday to join the U.S. led coalition against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS or ISIL). Read More
Jolly Roger Super Hornet Down in Arabian Sea
An F/A-18F Super Hornet from the Jolly Rogers of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 launches from the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69). U.S. Navy Photo.
The Navy is reporting a F/A-18-F Super Hornet attached to the USS Dwight Eisenhower (CVN-69) carrier strike group went down at 12:20pm local time in the North Arabian Sea on Monday. Read More
