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15 Chinese Aircraft Enter Taiwan Air Defense Zone For 2nd Day As US Carrier Roosevelt Approaches

15 Chinese Aircraft Enter Taiwan Air Defense Zone For 2nd Day As US Carrier Roosevelt Approaches During the final months of the Trump administrat.....»»

Category: worldSource: nytJan 24th, 2021

A USS Theodore Roosevelt sailor with coronavirus was taken to the ICU as the number of cases on the aircraft carrier rises

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Anthony J. Rivera After testing positive for the coronavirus, a sailor assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt has been taken to the US Naval Hospital Guam and placed.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 9th, 2020

China is developing a fighter jet to train its next generation of aircraft carrier pilots

Reuters Chinese engineers have adapted the JL-9 design f.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 8th, 2020

How the Navy"s response to an aircraft carrier"s coronavirus outbreak spiraled out of control and led Trump"s top Navy official to resign

US Navy The Navy reported the first coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt on March 24. Two weeks later, on April 7, the acting Navy secretary resigned. Here is a timeline of the developments that .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 7th, 2020

Defense secretary reportedly told Navy chief to apologize for bashing fired captain to crew of aircraft carrier

REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Secretary of Defense Mark Esper directed acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly to apologize for remarks criticizing Capt. .....»»

Category: dealsSource: nytApr 7th, 2020

The firing of the captain of the USS Theodore Roosevelt is the latest in a troubling Navy pattern

Associated Press The firing of Navy Capt. Brett Crozier over a letter he wrote about the spread of coronavirus aboard his ship, the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, has put renewed attention on how the Navy wields punishmen.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 6th, 2020

Fired Navy captain is a "hero" and "chose the honorable course": The great-grandson of aircraft carrier"s namesake says President Roosevelt would"ve also raised coronavirus alarms

Hulton Archive / Stringer / Getty Images Tweed Rooseve.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 3rd, 2020

"Throwing the commanding officer overboard": Democrats want investigation after Navy fires aircraft carrier captain

US Navy House lawmakers want answers about the Navy's abrupt dismissal of Capt. Brett Crozier, commanding officer of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, after his letter pleading for coronavirus help was leaked. Lawmakers sa.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 3rd, 2020

The mom of one sailor aboard Theodore Roosevelt was "devastated" by firing of the aircraft carrier"s captain

US Navy/Mass .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 3rd, 2020

US Navy expects there will probably be "hundreds" of coronavirus cases aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt

U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Dylan Lavin Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly reported Thursday that there are presently 114 coronavirus cases aboard the aircr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 2nd, 2020

US Navy fires the captain of the aircraft carrier stricken by a coronavirus outbreak

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Kaylianna Genier The US Navy has fired the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, Navy leaders announced Thursday afternoon. Capt. Brett Cr.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderApr 2nd, 2020

Top US official says its not time to evacuate aircraft carrier dealing with coronavirus — even after its commander pleaded for urgent help

Getty Images Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US Navy was not yet "at that point" where it ought to evacuate crew members of an aircraft carrier reportedly with a growing nu.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 31st, 2020

US Defense Secretary says its not time to evacuate aircraft carrier dealing with coronavirus — even after its commander pleaded for urgent help

Getty Images Defense Secretary Mark Esper said the US Navy was not yet "at that point" where it ought to evacuate crew members of an aircraft carrier reportedly with a growing nu.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 31st, 2020

A 2nd US Navy aircraft carrier is visiting Vietnam amid simmering tensions with China

US Navy/MCS 3rd Class Alex Corona The US has identified former foe Vietnam as a strategic partner in the resource-rich South China Sea, most of which China has claimed. The USS Theodore Roosevelt's vis.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderMar 5th, 2020

How China could use its 2 aircraft carriers to cut off Taiwan

Reuters China's newest aircraft carrier is likely to team up with its oth.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 20th, 2019

With China gunning for aircraft carriers, US Navy says it has to change how it fights

US Navy Advances in offensive weaponry, namely Chinese long-range missiles, have stoked more debate about the viability of the aircraft carrier in future wars. But just because those threats are there doesn't mean the carriers are obsolete, the Nav.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 13th, 2019

China is training its top navy pilots to fill an "urgent need" for aircraft carrier commanders

REUTERS/Stringer The best pilots from Chinese carrier-borne squadrons are being sent to.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 13th, 2019

China sailed its first domestically built aircraft carrier through the tense Taiwan Strait on the way to the South China Sea

Getty Images China sailed its first domestically built carrier through the Taiwan Strai.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 18th, 2019

China"s first home-made aircraft carrier could enter service within months

Reuters China's first domestically built .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderOct 18th, 2019

China’s Aircraft Carrier Battle Group Emerges

Submitted by Richard D. Fisher, a senior fellow with the International Assessment and Strategy Center. Via the Epoch Times. It’s been a long time coming, but Japanese reports on June 11 revealed that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and.....»»

Category: blogSource: zerohedgeJun 22nd, 2019

Airbus grabs China Airlines narrow-body jet order

Airbus unveiled an aircraft deal with Taiwan's China Airlines on Wednesday, snatching the carrier's medium-haul fleet renewal from Boeing a day after its U.S. rival made a shock entry into the single-aisle fleet of British Airways owner IAG......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJun 19th, 2019