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Could a New Iran War Force the USS Nimitz Out of Retirement?

With simultaneous crises emerging in the Middle East and Asia, the United States has too few aircraft carriers for its global demands.
NIMITZ, WV (WVNS) — In the aftermath of a snowstorm, there is always snow to shovel. The winter storm over the weekend of ...
The American Navy describes the USS Abraham Lincoln as ‘the largest warship in the world,’ which can support over 65 aircraft ...
Activists say that at least 6,126 people were killed in Iran’s crackdown on nationwide protests and many more are still ...
The US Air Force has twice as many aircraft in total, and it possesses around 25% more fighter jets than the Navy does. However, that number becomes less of a gap when you combine the US Marines' ...
Supervisor Mitch Mashburn referred to California Forever’s Maritime Industrial Zone proposal as a “nothingburger” during an ...
Two Iranian-backed militias in the Mideast are signaling their willingness to launch new attacks, likely trying to back Iran, ...
The United States has reinforced its military posture in the Middle East with the arrival of the Abraham Lincoln carrier ...
The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has arrived in the Middle East, boosting American military options toward Iran, ...
A US naval strike force led by an aircraft carrier was in Middle Eastern waters on Tuesday as Iran vowed to hit back against any strike and President Donald Trump said he believed the Islamic republic ...
The Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group of the US Navy arrived in the Middle East on Monday, stoking speculation of ...
Trump Claims Iran Pursues Deal After US Carrier Deployment to Region. US President Donald Trump declared Monday that Iran is ...