Retired Vice Admiral Robert Murrett, who, among other things, served on three aircraft carriers, joined News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton to discuss the difficult reality of “life on board.”

The U.S. military says the Asia-based USS George Washington aircraft carrier is now operating in the Middle East.

President Donald Trump is downplaying concerns about the USS Abraham Lincoln's extended deployment in the Middle East.

The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East as reports have emerged of mental health and supply issues aboard the long-deployed USS Abraham Lincoln.

Three American service members have been killed and five others seriously wounded during the U.S. military’s attacks on Iran.

The Qatar soccer federation has postponed all tournaments and matches until further notice amid global tensions following the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran.

The White House says talks between special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian officials are still planned after a Navy fighter jet shot down an Iranian drone that was approaching a U.S. aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea.

Turkey is trying to bring U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table to ease tensions and avoid U.S. military action against Iran.

The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln and three accompanying warships have arrived in the Middle East.

In a story published Jan. 26, 2026, about Iranian-backed militia groups' threats amid tensions between Iran and the United States, The Associated Press erroneously reported about Yemen's Houthi rebels' actions during Israel's 12-day war in June on Iran.

The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned that his forces are "more ready than ever" as U.S. warships move toward the Middle East.

Iran has warned Donald Trump not to take any action against the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, days after the U.S. president called for an end to Khamenei’s near 40-year reign.

Hackers have disrupted Iranian state TV to air footage supporting the exiled crown prince.

A U.S. Navy replenishment ship operating in the Middle East has sustained damage and the cause is under investigation.

The Pentagon says the U.S. is sending a small number of additional troops to the Middle East in response to a sharp spike in violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon that is raising the risk of a greater regional war.

The U.S. is sending several additional Air Force fighter jet squadrons to the Middle East, beefing up what has already been an increased military presence there as the region teeters on the brink of all-out war.

The Pentagon says Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area.

Three Massachusetts lawmakers are pressing Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to ground the V-22 Osprey aircraft again until the military can fix the root causes of multiple recent accidents, including a deadly crash in Japan.

Air Force Special Operations Command says it knows what failed on its CV-22B Osprey leading to crash in Japan late last year that killed eight service members.

Divers have recovered the remains of the seventh of the eight crew members from a U.S. military Osprey aircraft that crashed off southern Japan during a training mission.

Drew Timme had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and led No. 2 Gonzaga in a spirited comeback from a 12-point deficit that carried the Bulldogs to a 64-63 victory over Michigan State on the flight deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln at North Island Naval Air Station.

U.S. and Japanese warships are conducting a joint naval exercise in a rare location — in waters between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.

The Navy has declared five missing sailors dead nearly a week after a helicopter crashed in the ocean off San Diego.

(CNN) - The US Navy has identified a missing sailor who is believed to have fallen overboard from the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier last week while it was operating in the Arabian Sea. Saldana, of San Antonio, was assigned to the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5, part of the Carrier Wing 7, assigned to the Lincoln Carrier strike group. "The search and rescue operations were concluded on July 19, after extensive attempts to locate the Sailor," the US Navy's Fifth Fleet which oversees operations in the region said in a statement. The USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group was deployed to the Middle East in May due to a "number of troubling and escalatory indications and warnings" from Iran, US national security adviser John Bolton said at the time. Prior to that deployment, the US Navy had been without an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf since early April, when the USS John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group departed to head to the Mediterranean for exercises with the Lincoln Carrier Strike Group, according to the US Naval Institute's Fleet and Marine Tracker.