The non-combat-related blaze started in the carrier's main laundry spaces and was quickly contained, and the ship remains fully operational while supporting Operation Epic Fury. A fire broke out ...

A fire broke out in the laundry area of the US military aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, operating in the Red Sea, injuring two sailors, according to the US Navy. The blaze was quickly controlled ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford is not likely to return home until at least May, about 11 months after the carrier left Naval Station Norfolk, a top Navy official told the Senate Armed Services Committee last ...

The Ford is now stationed in the eastern Mediterranean, but its air wing is well within reach of Iran.

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Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance. The United States Navy ...

USS Gerald R. Ford remains at sea as the Navy spotlights crew resilience and sustained readiness. The carrier moves beyond eight months deployed after departing Naval Station Norfolk on June 24, 2025, ...

The USS Nimitz is retiring this year, at the venerable age of 51. Here are 10 memorable pieces of history from her past five ...

Gen. Dan Caine gave a special thanks to sailors on the USS Ford aircraft carrier, which has been deployed for 11 months, much longer than originally expected, now exceeding the post-Vietnam record of ...

Iran continues to launch missile and drone strikes across several Middle East countries as Trump warns over the Strait of ...

United States Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has said that today will be “the most intense day of strikes,” as the U.S. and Israeli militaries increase their attacks on Iran. M ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the country would cease its attacks on neighboring nations unless it was hit first.