Carriers

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USS Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group arrive in the Middle East

By Nicholas Slayton

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Carrier USS Nimitz back at sea following months of maintenance

By Nicholas Slayton

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USS Carney had ‘seconds’ to respond to anti-ship ballistic missiles

By Patty Nieberg

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US sends a warning with 2 aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean at the same time

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

US expects Iran to continue to escalate Israel/Hamas war

By Jeff Schogol

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Air Force

One civilian killed in second day of drone attacks on US forces

By Patty Nieberg

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Analysis

China has a stockpile of 500 nuclear warheads, up from 400 last year

By Jeff Schogol

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Aircraft

Retired Navy pilot says unidentified aircraft ‘far superior’ to anything US could develop in next decade

By Jeff Schogol

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Amphibious Operations

Navy captain censured over fatal Marine AAV accident recommended to command aircraft carrier

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

For the love of God, please stop referring to Navy warships as ‘battleships’

By Jeff Schogol

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Carriers

‘Give ‘em hell!’ — Why a Navy aircraft carrier sports an Army-inspired battle flag

By David Roza

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Active Duty

‘Fat Leonard’ is on the lam: Notorious contractor behind $35 million Navy corruption scandal flees

By Jeff Schogol

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Active Duty

How a disaster of the Navy’s own making poisoned thousands of people in Hawaii

By Haley Britzky

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Aircraft

The Navy’s deadly helicopter crash is a tragic reminder that troops die off the battlefield too

By Jeff Schogol

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Analysis

Why it took us nearly a year to tell the full story of what happened to Navy Capt. Brett Crozier

By Jeff Schogol

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3 sailors aboard the USS Theodore Roosevelt test positive for COVID-19

By Jeff Schogol

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