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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 ...
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout ...
The redeployment of an aircraft carrier could come at the expense of U.S. naval strength in the Pacific to counter China.
The oldest aircraft carrier in the US Navy's fleet, the USS Abraham Lincoln, arrived in Guam at the end of 2025. Here's why ...
US president says ‘big force going towards Iran’ but he would ‘rather not see anything happen’ amid tension with Tehran.
The nuclear-powered supercarrier will head from the South China Sea to the Middle East in response to escalating tensions ...
Of course, unlike the Moskva, an American aircraft carrier does not operate independently. It’s supported by a carrier strike ...
Future aircraft carriers for the so-called ‘Golden Fleet' as envisioned by the Donald Trump administration will likely be a ...
The U.S. Navy will continue to support its ongoing operations in the Caribbean, while trying to maintain a presence in both the Indo-Pacific and the Middle East ...