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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 4th Marine Division and the Army's 7th Infantry Division landed on several islands within the atoll. Four days later, ...
Although “aircraft carriers” come in many sizes and shapes, the largest and most advanced supercarriers all fit a ...
F/A-18 Super Hornets multirole fighters, an E-2D Hawkeye airborne early warning aircraft, and two MH-60S/R Seahawk helicopters flew in formation over CVN-78 ...
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Feb. 2, 2026, based on Navy and public data. In cases in ...
USS Truxtun (DDG-103) will head back out to sea for a scheduled deployment around three months after returning from its last ...