The first vessel ever called a "super carrier" might not be what you'd expect. But its design, missions, and legacy tell us a ...

The U.S. Navy had been set to decommission the USS Nimitz next month. Instead, the oldest active nuclear-powered aircraft ...

The Cold War was a difficult time, with elementary school children practicing "Duck and Cover" nuclear attack drills while some families set up fallout shelters in their homes and yards. The chief ...

Ever looked at photos of US aircraft carriers and noticed what appears to be massive openings on the flight deck? You’re not seeing things – these aren’t design flaws or battle damage, but carefully ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — The USS Nimitz sits in Sinclair Inlet, west of Seattle, its flight deck empty of aircraft and its hull showing scrapes and rust from its last official deployment across the Pacific ...

One nation stands head and shoulders above the rest in terms of its carrier capabilities—though another is quickly catching up. Aircraft carriers are unique symbols of a nation’s military might. The ...