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The Navy is working to rename the aircraft carrier under construction as the USS Doris Miller, three sources familiar with internal discussions told CNN on Aug. 20, and two said there have been internal conversations...
The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold lost power on July 24, 2026 after what the Navy's 7th Fleet called an engineering casualty, and spent four days adrift in the South China Sea. Cmdr. Matthew Comer, the fleet...
Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Friday, Aug. 14, President Trump was asked by NBC News whether the USS Abraham Lincoln's deployment had run too long and whether he was concerned about sailors' mental...
An August 13, 2026 presidential memorandum directs the Secretary of War to deliver within 60 days a plan to replace the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System and the Advanced Weapons Elevators with steam and hydraulic...
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent a letter dated Aug. 12 to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao demanding answers about conditions aboard the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln...
Gen. Alexus Grynkewich, head of U.S. European Command, sent a written notification to Pentagon officials in late July 2026 stating that without another Navy destroyer he would be forced to prioritize defense of the U.S...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth removed Navy Secretary John Phelan, with the Pentagon announcing on April 23, 2026 that Phelan was "departing the administration, effective immediately." No official reason was given...
On March 4, 2026, the submarine USS Charlotte sank the Iranian navy vessel IRIS Dena in international waters in the Indian Ocean off Sri Lanka, as part of the operation the administration has called Epic Fury. The ship...
On December 22, 2025, President Trump announced a new class of Navy battleships, dubbed the "Trump Class," as part of what he called the "Golden Fleet" initiative, unveiled at Mar-a-Lago. Trump said the lead ship, USS...