U.S. Navy Gunner’s Mate 3rd Class Ozzy Hammond fires a shot line on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) during fueling-at-sea with Henry J. Kaiser-class fleet ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter Suciu covers trends in the world of aerospace and defense. The United States Navy's only forward-deployed nuclear-powered ...

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group pulled into Guam’s Apra Harbor on Thursday, the ship’s first visit to the island since 2024. The Abraham Lincoln, accompanied by the ...

The United States has deployed three naval vessels—including two aircraft carriers—capable of operating F-35 stealth fighter jets across the Western Pacific this week amid China's rapidly growing sea ...

Typically, one of the things that separates a professional basketball game from other popular American sports like football and baseball is that the games are played indoors, out of the elements. Sure ...

NORFOLK — Adm. Karl O. Thomas assumed command Monday of U.S. Fleet Forces during a ceremony aboard the USS Harry S. Truman. Thomas now leads a force of over 100,000 people, 120 ships and submarines ...

11 massive aircraft carriers make up the U.S. Navy's fleet, and though that's a very specific number, it doesn't seem to be chosen for a specific reason–other than it's the law. The government ...

Sailors man the rails as the USS Abraham Lincoln passes North Island in January 2022. (File photo courtesy of the Navy) The USS Abraham Lincoln quietly departed from San Diego last week with the Navy ...

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln left San Diego on deployment Friday with virtually no fanfare and a mission that has yet to be publicly defined by the Navy. The Abe, as many call it, was ...

The year that is drawing toward its close has been filled with the blessings of fruitful fields and healthful skies. To these bounties, which are so constantly enjoyed that we are prone to forget the ...

USS Abraham Lincoln serves as the flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) Three with Carrier Air Wing Nine. The Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS O’Kane, USS Spruance, and USS Frank E. Peterson Jr.

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) prepares to conduct a replenishment-at-sea with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Frank E. Petersen Jr. (DDG-121) on Nov. 8, 2024. US Navy Photo Less ...