Charlie D'Agata is CBS News' senior national security correspondent. He was previously a senior foreign correspondent and has spent more than two decades covering international news for CBS. The USS ...

The U.S. is sending the world’s largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East, joining the USS Abraham Lincoln and its strike group already positioned in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area, as ...

The U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford is not expected to return until late April or early May. By John Ismay and Eric Schmitt Reporting from Washington The aircraft carrier U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford and its escort ...

The USS Ford Carrier Strike Group has been notified that they are leaving the Caribbean and headed to the Middle East, according to two U.S. officials familiar with the decision. The Ford will join ...

Although the US Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in active service, only around half are deployed at any given time—with the rest in port or undergoing maintenance. The United States Navy ...

The US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is now confirmed to be in the Arabian Sea off Oman, according to satellite imagery BBC Verify has been checking through pictures from Earth-observation ...

The world's largest warship appears to be heading towards the Middle East as Washington continues to pressure Iran over its military program and recent deadly crackdown on protesters. BBC Verify ...