The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

The Navy currently has 11 operational aircraft carriers, some of which are ... eight bear the names of former presidents: USS George Washington, USS Abraham Lincoln, USS Theodore Roosevelt ...

The U.S. has the world's largest carrier fleet with 11 in service, while China ranks second with three and Japan has two ...

On the morning of April 11, Capt. Brent Gaut, the commander of the USS George Washington -- an aircraft carrier undergoing major shipyard work at Newport News, Virginia -- got on the ship's intercom.

Today, @USNavy named two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as the future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN 83). Like their namesakes, these two future ...

The nation’s next two aircraft carriers will ... The new, nuclear-powered carriers will be officially named the USS William J. Clinton and the USS George W. Bush when they enter service in ...

The aircraft carriers are expected to enter service ... it departed Yokosuka for its new homeport at Bremerton in Washington state. The USS George H.W. Bush, CVN 77 and named after George W.

The George Washington remained pierside at Yokosuka ... launches from the flight deck of the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on February 5, 2025.