Photos Aircraft Carriers

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USS Ronald Reagan is underway off the coast of the Korean peninsula during exercise Invincible Spirit on Oct. 11, 2016.

VF-14 F-14A Tomcats fly over aircraft carrier Foch (R 99), 1990

USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group and Republic of Korea Navy ships underway together during Foal Eagle 2016

(Jan. 22, 2022) Aircraft assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, CVW 9 and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) fly over the Philippine Sea as Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), JMSDF Hyuga-class helicopter destroyer JS Hyuga (DDH 181), America-class amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruisers USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) and USS Lake Champlain (CG 57), and Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Spruance (DDG 111), USS Chafee (DDG 90) and USS Gridley (DDG 101) transit the Philippine Sea.

The light aircraft carrier Giuseppe Garibaldi, in service since 1985, is currently expected to be retired once the amphibious assault ship Trieste enters service in the middle and end of this year.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Oriskany (CVA-34) underway near Midway Atoll in 1967. Oriskany was deployed with Attack Carrier Air Wing 16 (CVW-16) to the Vietnam from 16 June 1967 to 31 January 1968./Photo 24 June 1967

USS Gravely (DDG 107) receives fuel form USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea, January 2022

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea, January 2022

PACIFIC OCEAN (June 12, 2017) F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2 fly over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), front, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108), right, USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112), left, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) in the western Pacific.

PHILIPPINE SEA (Jan. 22, 2022) An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) while an F-35C Lightning II, assigned to the “Black Knights” of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron (VMFA) 314, launches off the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)




USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) launches a F-35C in the Philippine Sea, January 22 2022

Posted by @BravoZulu in F-22 and F-35 thread,

F-35C from VMFA-314 prepare to launch on USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72)





F-35C from VMFA-314

The carrier variant of the stealthy Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C, has deployed onboard an aircraft carrier for the first time in U.S. Marine Corps hands aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

France:
Either Clemenceau (R98) or Foch (R99), with five F-8E(FN) Crusader, eight Dassault Étendard IV, and a Breguet Alizé. 1970s.

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 29, 2022) An F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Jan. 29, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman T'ara Tripp)


MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 29, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Gzavel Bolton, from Kansas City, Missouri, directs the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Jan. 29, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman T'ara Tripp)


MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 29, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Gzavel Bolton, from Kansas City, Missouri, directs the pilot of an EA-18G Growler, attached to the "Rooks" of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Jan. 29, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman T'ara Tripp)


MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 29, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Gzavel Bolton, from Kansas City, Missouri, directs the pilot of an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to the “Red Rippers” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Jan. 29, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman T'ara Tripp)


MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 29, 2022) Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Gzavel Bolton, from Kansas City, Missouri, directs the pilot of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, attached to the “Sunliners” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Jan. 29, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman T'ara Tripp)

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security.​

The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security.​

MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 21, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) transits alongside the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during a replenishment-at-sea exercise, Jan. 22, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bela Chambers)


MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 22, 2021 The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) breaks away from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) following a replenishment-at-sea exercise, Jan. 22, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bela Chambers)


MEDITERRANEAN SEA (Jan. 22, 2022) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) breaks away from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) following a replenishment-at-sea exercise, Jan. 22, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bela Chambers)


The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely (DDG 107) breaks away from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) following a replenishment-at-sea exercise, Jan. 22, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security, and defend U.S., allied and partner interests in Europe and Africa. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bela Chambers)

An MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter alongside the USS HARRY S TRUMAN, during Neptune Strike 2022.

Nuclear-powered missile cruiser Pyotr Veliky and aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov during exercises in the Barents Sea.

HMS Invincible (R-05), conducts a passing exercise with USS George Washington (CVN-73), 14 Oct 2000