Of course, unlike the Moskva, an American aircraft carrier does not operate independently. It’s supported by a carrier strike ...

The U.S. Navy's Carrier Air Wing 1 engaged in the largest maritime strike in Navy aviation history in terms of bomb tonnage earlier this year, a defense official confirmed to Military Times. On Feb. 1 ...

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION IWAKUNI, Japan — An accomplished Marine Corps helicopter and tiltrotor pilot — a veteran of the war in Iraq — took up his first overseas command Wednesday at the home of a ...

When it comes to huge bombardments from naval vessels, some might think more of enormous battleships, but the United States doesn't field battleships anymore. Carriers have, in a sense, taken their ...

The Pentagon is sending the world’s largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford, and its carrier air wing to the Caribbean as the Trump administration conducts strikes against boats it says are ...

Aircraft attached to Carrier Air Wing 9 fly over the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln during Northern Edge 2025. (Photo by Daniel Kimmelman/U.S. Navy) The San Diego-based USS Abraham Lincoln and ...

Air Force F-16C fighter jets with the 79th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron operate in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on May 29, 2025. As fighting between Israel and Iran carries on for ...

Family members await loved ones aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier Carl Vinson as it returns to its homeport of San Diego on Aug. 14, 2025, following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd, 5th ...