On July 29, 1967, an accidental rocket launch on the deck of the supercarrier USS Forrestal in the Gulf of Tonkin resulted in a fire and explosions that killed 134 service members. In 1836, the newly ...

The USS Nimitz carrier strike group expedites Middle East deployment as the United States shifts military resources in response to the Israel-Iran conflict.

The second was aboard the USS Forrestal CV-59 as a carrier jet pilot in the Mediterranean off Libya. He spent the next two years as an Advanced Strike instructor and Wing LSO in Beeville, Texas.

Almost 50 years on from its commissioning date, the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) departed Naval Base Kitsap on Mar. 21, 2025, for a deployment to the Indo-Pacific. The ...

The film details the USS Forrestal, the first super carrier built by the Navy, which was completed in December 1954. Named after Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal, the ship is notable for its ...

The USS Forrestal, one of the first supercarriers built after World War II, was a symbol of US naval supremacy and a key player in global military strategy. Spanning nearly four football fields ...

Summary: The USS Forrestal (CV-59) marked the dawn of the supercarrier era, transforming maritime airpower. Its inception was amidst intense interservice rivalry, notably the “Revolt of the ...

Jan. 22—The former USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67) aircraft carrier departed the Navy's Philadelphia Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility on Jan. 16 under tow to its final destination: International ...

Born and raised in Summit, Christine raised her family in Virginia Beach, VA while her husband John was a Navy Pilot on the USS Forrestal as Lieutenant Commander.

Born March 17, 1957, in Waynesboro, PA, he was the son of the late Carl F. and Gladys L. (Paden) Foreman. He graduated from Waynesboro High School with the class of 1975. He proudly served on the USS ...

He proudly served in the U.S. Navy aboard aircraft carrier USS Forrestal CV-59. Terry worked at many different jobs including Lordstown GM . He was also a heavy equipment operator and owner of T&W ...

While in the Navy, Jimmy achieved rank of CTM1 (SW/AW) and sailed the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, and Arctic oceans aboard the USS Forrestal (CV-59) and USS Deyo (DD-989).