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Where are America’s aircraft carriers now?

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given ...
The redeployment of an aircraft carrier could come at the expense of U.S. naval strength in the Pacific to counter China.
The future USS John F. Kennedy is scheduled to be handed over to the U.S. Navy in March 2027, and Pete Hegseth recently ...
Of course, unlike the Moskva, an American aircraft carrier does not operate independently. It’s supported by a carrier strike ...