The American amphibious assault ship, USS America, can support flight operations by F-35B stealth fighter aircraft.

What You Need to Know: The USS America (CVA/CV-66), a Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, was sunk in 2005 after weeks of controlled explosions as part of a live-fire test to study how a large ...

See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.

The Navy’s first unmanned tanker is set to come to an aircraft carrier in 2026, according to the commander of Naval Air ...

The USS Constellation (CV-64) was a Kitty Hawk class super-carrier and one of the fastest of the US Navy. She was nicknamed “Connie” by her crew and officially as “America's Flagship”.

The USS America is the first of its kind — an America-class amphibious assault ship built for rapid-mobility air assault. It is capable of supporting the traditional "storm the beaches ...

The commissioning of USS Enterprise CV-6 in 1938 is where the “Big E” really came into her own. One of only three carriers built pre-war that survived the entire Second World War, this ...

Clinton and USS George W. Bush ... leader’s legacy in service of the United States." "Aircraft carriers are the centerpiece of America’s naval forces, and they ensure that the United States ...

The USS Carl Vinson is conducting routine flight operations in the South China Sea, with the George Washington in Japan and ...

The decommissioned aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is on its final voyage, which ends in Brownsville, Texas.

Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.

USS America, and the Kennedy, the vessels were the last group of carriers to be powered by fossil fuels, which were replaced by the Navy's Nimitz-class nuclear-powered flattops. The name honored ...