aircraft carrier

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A fire broke out last month on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, which has been sailing around the world for nearly 10 months—a near record deployment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Each “Book” occupies one side of a long bilateral vitrine, which commands the narrow gallery like a berthed aircraft carrier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

On 14 March, France's foreign ministry said the country's aircraft carrier strike group remained deployed in the Eastern Mediterranean, and its mission remained "defensive".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Reporting on claims circulating online that a U.S. aircraft carrier had been destroyed in an Iranian attack.

From Salon • Mar. 17, 2026

In the South China Sea, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Constellation, twenty-six-year-old Navy Lieutenant Everett Alvarez zipped up his flight suit.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin