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Navy looks to shake up traditional carrier strike group model
A new Navy plan seeks to improve flexibility of forces worldwide, while allowing aircraft carriers to remain deployed for longer periods of time.
By Diana Stancy
How the Navy is dealing with a military-wide grounding of Ospreys
With the Osprey out of commission, officials say carriers have other options for ferrying people and supplies on and off the ships.
When will the USS Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group come home?
The carrier and its armada left the East Coast in May.
Eisenhower strike group, submarine arrive in Middle East
The Eisenhower’s presence in the region marks the first time a carrier has operated in Central Command’s area of responsibility since 2021.
By Diana Stancy
Eisenhower carrier strike group enters the Mediterranean
Ike will be the first U.S. aircraft carrier to operate in the Middle Eastern waters of U.S. Central Command since the end of the Afghanistan war in 2021.
Ike carrier strike group headed to the Middle East
Dwight D. Eisenhower's arrival in CENTCOM waters will mark the first time a carrier has operated in those Middle Eastern waters since 2021.
Pentagon IDing units that could deploy in response to Israel-Hamas war
The Pentagon has not determined how long certain troop movements in support of Israel will last.
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
Eisenhower carrier strike group to join Ford in eastern Mediterranean
The carrier is being sent as part of an effort to "deter hostile actions against Israel," Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.
By Diana Stancy