categoryNames.military
3 stories
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)
The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is the lead ship of the U.S. Navy's newest class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, designed with advanced technologies like EMALS and AAG. After years of testing and initial deployments, the carrier has been on an exceptionally long and demanding deployment since June 2025, operating across multiple theaters including the Mediterranean, Caribbean, and Red Sea, and recently resumed combat operations in the Red Sea following an onboard fire in March 2026.
USS Cleveland (LCS-31)
The USS Cleveland (LCS-31) is the sixteenth and final Freedom-class littoral combat ship of the United States Navy. Awarded in 2019, the ship was launched in 2023 and delivered to the Navy in late 2025. It is scheduled to be officially commissioned on May 16, 2026, in its namesake city of Cleveland, Ohio, marking a historic event as the first U.S. warship commissioned in the state.
Major James Capers Jr.
Major James Capers Jr. is a highly decorated retired United States Marine Corps officer, renowned for his valor during the Vietnam War and his pioneering role as one of the first African Americans to command a Marine Recon company and receive a battlefield commission. After decades of advocacy, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on June 18, 2026, for his extraordinary heroism in April 1967, where he sustained numerous wounds but ensured the safe extraction of his entire team.