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Doggone deployment: Navy carriers em-‘bark’ mental health pups
The Navy is testing out a program to embark therapy dogs aboard aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships.
By Diana Stancy
Aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford returns home after 8-month deployment
The USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Jan. 17.
By Sarah Sicard
Austin makes unannounced visit to aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin ordered the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford to sail closer to Israel the day after the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas.
By Tara Copp, AP
When will the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group come home?
The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May.
Hundreds more airmen to receive medals for roles in Kabul evacuation
The announcement marks the largest batch of awards to date for the airmen who participated in Operation Allies Refuge.
Ford, Ike carrier strike groups exercise in Eastern Mediterranean
The exercises involved more than 11,000 U.S. personnel who are on station there in case the Israel-Hamas war erupts into a larger conflict.
Manhunt continues for Army reservist suspected in Maine mass shooting
A man listed as a person of interest in an active manhunt for a mass shooting that unfolded Wednesday night in Lewiston, Maine is an Army reservist.
By Todd South
More US ships head toward Israel and 2,000 troops on heightened alert
On Tuesday, more ships and forces were heading toward Israel, and other troops in the U.S. were preparing to deploy if called on.
By Tara Copp and Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Here’s a look at the military firepower the US is providing to Israel
The buildup reflects U.S. concern that the deadly fighting between Hamas and Israel could escalate into a more dangerous regional conflict.
By Tara Copp, AP
Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group to deploy to Europe this week
“The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group will depart from Norfolk, Va., in the coming week in line with its standard deployment schedule."
By Diana Stancy