Conflict in the Red Sea
April 4, 2024
Since arriving in the Middle East on November 4th, The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Strike Group has been battling drone attacks and efforts
Since arriving in the Middle East on November 4th, The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Strike Group has been battling drone attacks and efforts
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) returned on January 18th from its maiden deployment after an extension in the eastern
Captain Brian Metcalf, Program Manager for New CVN Construction said the Ford-class is slated to cost about $5 billion per ship less than its predecessor,
The DoD released a statement on October 24th reaffirming the United States’ commitment to ensuring the security of its partners.
The aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and its carrier strike group recently departed San Diego and is heading to the Indo-Pacific.
The U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier, USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) led Carrier Strike Group 5 to the Republic of Korea (ROK) for a port visit Oct. 12.
The Navy is confident in its supply chain and the availability of spare parts to build and sustain its aircraft carriers, as the lead ship in the Gerald R. Ford class gears up for its first deployment, two service officials said last week.
“We can move more weapons in a safer way, a faster way to a flight deck that is larger and more flexible. And that all contributes to the kind of agility, lethality, and flexibility the Ford brings to the fight,” Rear Adm. Clapperton, Commander Strike Group 12, said of CVN 78.
Discussing how CVN 78 can go from its highest speed to an emergency stop within the length of four ships, Capt. J.J. Cummings, Commanding Officer said “For a 90,000-ton ship, that’s pretty amazing. And that’s a direct result of the automatic throttles downstairs – makes this thing very responsive to speed, and then stopping power is an automatic feature of those throttles.”
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