Aviation boatswain's mates (handling), commonly known as yellow shirts, that work on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz are directly responsible for the handling and maneuvering of ...

WASHINGTON – The Navy fired the captain of a U.S. aircraft carrier that struck a cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Feb. 12. Capt. Dave Snowden, who took command of the nuclear-powered USS ...

"The primary mission of an aircraft carrier is to fly aircraft ... During a RAS, Ford's V-4 division, responsible for the safe handling of all jet propulsion (JP-5) fuel aboard, stations more ...

New photos show the damage to a US Navy aircraft carrier sustained in a collision ... two storage rooms and a maintenance space … a line handling space, the fantail, and the platform above ...

Truman when the aircraft carrier collided ... according to a statement from the Navy's 6th Fleet. And outside the ship, there was damage to a "line handling space, the fantail, and the platform ...

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The commanding officer of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman was relieved due to a “loss of confidence in his ability to command,” the Navy announced Thursday. The dismissal ...

Petty Officer 3rd Class Gabriela Hailey, a native of Findlay, Ohio, serves aboard USS Abraham Lincoln, a U.S. Navy aircraft ...