Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Jim Kilby visited Norfolk Naval Shipyard on Dec. 2, 2025 to review the ongoing Planned ...

Aircraft carriers are important for executing military missions during wartime and maintaining stability during peacetime. Like every ship on the water, though, they have a shelf life. Aircraft ...

IKE TO BE REPLACED BY TR: The typical deployment of a U.S. aircraft carrier lasts about six months, with months of the time taken up with routine exercises and a show of “presence” to deter ...

Norfolk Naval Shipyard is looking to reduce the time it takes to finish work on carrier USS Dwight D Eisenhower, shown here, entering the yard. (US Navy) Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Virginia expects to ...

These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Dec. 15, 2025, based on Navy and public data. In cases in ...