The Navy’s oldest aircraft carrier and its crew will be home for Christmas after what is expected to be the final deployment of its 50 years in service.
As the Dec. 20 anniversary of the Panama invasion nears, the John P. Connors Memorial Fund is highlighting Connors’ military service to raise awareness about plans to place a larger-than-life bronze statue of Connors in Scituate, Mass.
The four investigations focused on lost aircraft and a tow tractor, a collision with a merchant vessel and a case of friendly fire involving the carrier and its strike group. The collision in February could have been “catastrophic.”
The Defense Department is widening child care options for military families and civilian employees on Guam as the island braces for a major increase in U.S. troop levels over the next decade.
The Navy is moving ahead with plans to expand and modernize vast training areas used in waters off Hawaii and California, including the addition of mine warfare ranges, the service announced.
On what is likely the final deployment of its 50-year Navy career, the Nimitz over the past eight months patrolled the Indo-Pacific region and was diverted for several weeks to the Arabian Sea amid heightened tensions between Israel and Iran.
The 30-year-old private pilot presumed dead aboard a Cessna Skyhawk that plunged into Lake Pontchartrain, La., was an expectant father and Navy officer stationed in Gulfport, Miss.
Two members of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels will soar into Cleveland, Ohio, offering residents an early glimpse of the elite flight team that will headline the 2026 Cleveland National Air Show on Labor Day weekend.
The Navy said late Tuesday it plans to cancel the bulk of the $22 billion Constellation-class guided-missile frigate program dogged by delays and cost overruns.
