He served as a flight surgeon on the USS Forrestal and USS Saratoga carriers during deployment in Vietnam and the Mediterranean. Then, he was an internist at the US Embassy in London. Subsequent ...

Before the Navy issued a purchase order to acquire the C-2A, it was decided to try an aircraft carrier arrested landing and catapult launch of a KC-130F. The test would use the USS Forrestal aircraft ...

The USS John F. Kennedy ... which were an enlarged and modernized version of the Forrestal-class carriers. It measured 1,053 feet in length, 253 feet in width, and had a draft of 36 feet, with ...

What is noteworthy is that the USS Saratoga Museum Foundation had sought for years to have the Forrestal-class carrier preserved, but the U.S. Navy took that retired carrier off its donation ...

Comprised of the first-in-class Kitty Hawk, USS Constellation, USS America, and the Kennedy, the vessels were the last group of carriers to be powered by fossil fuels, which were replaced by the ...

The high levels of PFAS in the foam have been linked to multiple types of cancer — and AFFF use in the U.S. Navy is still ongoing today. Yes. The USS Nimitz, which was constructed in Newport News, ...

The retired USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier will embark on its final voyage Thursday morning after spending nearly two decades docked in Philadelphia. The retired Navy carrier is set to ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier, formerly named after President John F. Kennedy, has begun its journey as it heads south from the Philadelphia Navy Yard to the scrapyard ...

The former USS John F. Kennedy departed Philadelphia for its final voyage before being dismantled in Texas. After a weather-related delay, the aircraft carrier left the U.S. Navy’s Inactive ...

We invite students to explain how to do any task in 400 words or fewer. Contest dates: Feb. 12 to March 12, 2025. By The Learning Network Big feelings can shape much of our life, and the lives ...

BATH, Maine (Dec. 9, 2018) Following a multi-day process that includes moving the ship from the land level facility to the dry dock, the future USS Lyndon B. Johnson (DDG 1002) is made ready before ...

Secretary of Navy Carlos Del Toro salutes in the rain as he arrives for the USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD-29) commissioning ceremony at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., in Pensacola ...