The USS Essex was also among the U.S. Navy carriers to see service during the Korean War, serving as the flagship for Carrier Division 1 and Task Force 77. CV-9 was also the very first flattop to ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: USS Essex (CV-9), the lead ship of the Essex-class aircraft carriers, had a storied career that significantly impacted U.S. naval history.Laid down in April 1941 ...

Commissioned 75 years ago on Dec. 31, 1942, the Newport News-built USS Essex was the lead vessel of a new class of aircraft carriers that became the Navy's sledgehammer in the Pacific during World ...

USS Bunker Hill (CV-17), an Essex-class aircraft carrier, fought in battles across the Pacific Theater, including at Iwo Jima and Okinawa. It suffered heavy casualties during the invasion of ...

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), the embarked Carrier Air Wing 1 and its escorts passed through the Strait of Gibraltar on Dec. 14 after deploying from Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on Dec. 1.

KULALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group and Essex Amphibious Ready Group with the embarked 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit are now drilling in the South China Sea. Images ...

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III visited the San Diego-based amphibious assault ship USS Essex and Bremerton, WA-based aircraft carrier USS Nimitz on Thursday.