The USS George Washington returned to its home port in Japan in November for a forward-deployment in the western Pacific Ocean.

WAPPINGERS FALLS, N.Y. — As the World War II bomber Heaven Can Wait was hit by enemy fire off the Pacific island of New ...

In July 1945, as Allied bombers darkened Japan’s skies in the war’s final days, the Katsuragi, a formidable Unryū-class aircraft carrier ... As Allied planes descended, her crew unleashed ...

The aircraft carrier sank during the Battle of Midway in World War II and while researchers expected to find planes and other artifacts, the discovery of a car left them baffled. American Is ...

Michael Wosje, commander, Carrier Strike Group ONE, completes his 1000th trap on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft ... World War II chasing German U-Boats and Nazi torpedo planes.

These carriers are also staffed by hundreds if not thousands of sailors. Since the U.S. began using them in war ... Japanese planes approached the carrier, which held 37 aircraft.

Throughout the years, though, some aircraft carriers have seen unconventional landings from planes that were not originally ... During the Vietnam War, the Navy did experiments to find out whether ...

While the big, nuclear-powered aircraft carriers of today surely capture the imagination, smaller flattops called Escort Carriers during World War II certainly ... to thirty-six planes could ...

The Navy placed not one but two carrier strike groups off the coast of Israel, along with accompanying cruisers, destroyers, and submarines. Aircraft ... due to the Gaza war.

The age of the aircraft carrier began in World War II and has persisted through ... To determine the planes that fly on American aircraft carriers today, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed data from Military ...

An aircraft carrier ... takeoff and landing of planes at sea. Because carriers are so large—by design, they have to be—they make enticing targets for enemies at war. “Carrier Group ...

Every Single Aircraft Carrier in the World 5 Planes Never Meant For Aircraft Carriers By the start of World War II, most U.S. aircraft carriers were equipped with hydraulically powered catapults ...