The one-of-a-kind ex-USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier is heading to the scrapyard, but a new JFK flattop is coming
See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.
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It’s Time to Retire the Nimitz-Class Aircraft Carriers
America’s Nimitz-class carriers are truly historic vessels. In other words, they’re very old. The Nimitz herself is 50 years old. Indeed, this flat top—like all America’s carriers ...
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Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier
The Nimitz Class aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for operating forward. In times of crisis, the first question leaders ask in a crisis is: “Where are the ...
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Lafayette native serves aboard the USS Carl Vinson
SOUTH CHINA SEA - Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) Airman Landon Godeaux, of Lafayette, La., stands watch in the tower of ...
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How the Navy's newest aircraft carrier keeps jets flying with fewer sailors than older carriers
"As far as Nimitz [class], everything has been laid out for them over lots of years. They have got everything set up, we had to start everything from the ground up here." Ford-class carriers have ...