America’s Essex-class aircraft carriers were the backbone of U.S. naval power in World War II’s Pacific War and stayed relevant for decades. -Larger decks, stronger armor, bigger air wings, and ...

USS Ranger (CVA-61), a Forrestal-class carrier commissioned in 1957, became one of the U.S. Navy’s most important Cold War assets in the Pacific. -Based on the West Coast, Ranger projected American ...

North Korea criticized the deployment of the USS George Washington to Busan, claiming that it represented an “anti-North Korean military demonstration” and threatening retaliation. Prior to the port ...