The U.S. Navy faced an unimaginable task: landing a massive C-130 Hercules, a transport plane designed for heavy-duty ...

When a plane is done with repairs and ready for flight, an elevator takes it to the flight deck. The AIMD crew share the hangar with the V-3 division, which is in charge of hangar deck control.

Cmdr. Dennis Metz, the mini-boss aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, prepares for a boot shoot on the flight deck. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Bill M ...

They also handle the carrier's aircraft elevators — high-speed hydraulic platforms that move planes from the hangar where they're stored, to the flight deck for takeoff.

File photo of an F/A-18F Super Hornet on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class E. T. Miller/Released) ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The ability to launch and recover aircrafts while sailing in the middle of the ocean, called flight ops, is one of the hallmarks of the Navy’s aircraft carriers. 10 on ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford, the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier is now on its first deployment, five years after it was commissioned into service and 15 years after its naming.

Designed as a “beefier battle carrier” with an armored flight deck, the Midway-class carriers including the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt and USS Coral Sea, initially aimed to carry 130 aircraft.

An aircraft handling officer directs a fighter jet during takeoff operations on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue) ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — For the past few weeks, 10 On Your Side has been taking you inside the U.S. Navy in our series “On Deck: The Navy Experience.” We’ve visited guided missile c… ...

When a plane is done with repairs and ready for flight, an elevator takes it to the flight deck. The AIMD crew share the hangar with the V-3 division, which is in charge of hangar deck control.

Rear Adm. Marc Miguez — who commands Carrier Strike Group Two, which includes the Eisenhower and supporting ships — agrees that the aircraft carrier is crucial to America’s military.