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Captain of the USS Dwight D Eisenhower tells us what really went on during the ship's Red Sea combat cruise.

Carrier Captain In Combat: Our Video Interview With Christopher “Chowdah” Hill

By Tyler Rogoway
Sep 10 5:08 PM EDT
Navy Capt. Chris "Chowdah" Hill, commander of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, opens up about the carrier group's recent dangerous and grueling deployment to the Middle East.

Carrier Captain In Combat: What Went On During 7 Months Under Fire Around The Red Sea

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Sep 6 8:52 PM EDT
Chiefs aboard the USS Manchester created a huge security risk by setting up a private WifI network.

The Story Of Sailors Secretly Installing Starlink On Their Littoral Combat Ship Is Truly Bonkers

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
Sep 5 9:13 PM EDT
The USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is now the first U.S. Navy supercarrier to have a complete dedicated Unmanned Air Warfare Center (UAWC).

Supercarrier USS George H.W. Bush Now Has First Of its Kind Drone Control Center

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 15 9:16 PM EDT
Captain hill on how his tweets would have needed to change if the ship was hit.

Carrier Captain On How His Up-Beat Tweets Would Have Needed To Change If Houthi Missiles Struck His Ship

By Howard Altman
Aug 14 12:53 PM EDT
A look at an AIM-174 air-launched version of the SM-6 missile with previously unseen markings under the wing of a Super Hornet aboard the USS Carl Vinson has emerged.

AIM-174 Missile Seen On Super Hornet About To Launch From A Carrier For First Time

By Tyler Rogoway, Joseph Trevithick
Jul 23 12:13 PM EDT
smoke billows following an Israeli air strike that targeted a house in the southern Lebanese village of Khiam near the Lebanese-Israeli border on June 21, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border clashes between Israeli troops and Hezbollah fighters. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on June 21, that fighting between Israel and Hezbollah must not turn Lebanon into "another Gaza." (Photo by Rabih DAHER / AFP) (Photo by RABIH DAHER/AFP via Getty Images)

War Drums Grow Louder Along The Israel-Lebanon Border

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 25 7:58 PM EDT
New AIM-9X configuration for the super hornet and growler.

F/A-18 Super Hornets Now Flying With Four AIM-9Xs From USS Eisenhower To Counter Drones

By Tyler Rogoway
Apr 10 8:07 PM EDT
Drone kill marks on F/A-18E Super Hornet from the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower

Navy Super Hornets Are Now Wearing Houthi Drone Kill Marks

By Tyler Rogoway
Mar 19 5:49 PM EDT
Super Hornets from the aircraft carrier Dwight David Eisenhower struck Houthi missile installations today.

Red Sea Ship Attacks Continue After Super Hornets Strike Missiles

By Howard Altman
Jan 18 9:29 PM EST
USS Nimitz inactivation process begins

Planning For Dismantling USS Nimitz Has Begun

By Emma Helfrich
Apr 14 2:57 PM EDT
Navy Super Hornet That Blew Off Carrier’s Deck Back In U.S. Hands

Navy Super Hornet That Blew Off Carrier’s Deck Back In U.S. Hands

By Joseph Trevithick
Aug 8 12:23 PM EDT
Tankers off southern california with USS Nimitz

Mysterious Exercise Off Baja Brought Nellis AFB, USS Nimitz Aircraft Together

By Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway
Jun 8 4:20 PM EDT
Nimitz class life extended under new shipbuilding plan

Nimitz Class Carriers Could Serve Longer Under New Shipbuilding Plan

By Howard Altman
Apr 21 6:57 PM EDT
USS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its Deck

USS Carl Vinson Was Back To Flight Operations Just 45 Minutes After An F-35 Crashed Into Its Deck

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 17 6:00 PM EST
Three NATO Carrier Groups Are Exercising Together In The Mediterranean

Three NATO Carrier Groups Are Exercising Together In The Mediterranean

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 7 2:35 PM EST