ATLANTIC OCEAN (Dec. 8, 2024) Sailors aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) conduct flight deck operations, Dec. 8, 2024. USS George H.W. Bush is conducting flight ...

The key operational feature of a Ford-class aircraft carrier is not its reactors or speed but rather its planned rhythm of flight deck operations. The Ford-class aircraft carrier was designed with a ...

Sometimes called "controlled chaos," the flight deck of an aircraft carrier is known as the most dangerous place to work in the military. Movies like "Top Gun" and "Behind Enemy Lines" perpetuate the ...

Typically, only about half of the carrier’s aircraft remain below deck on the carrier deck. The rest will be parked on the flight deck itself. Storing aircraft aboard an aircraft carrier is often made ...