Welcome to SOFREP’s morning brief! Begin your Tuesday informed with the latest defense and global affairs stories for May 27, 2025.

This year, Ronald Reagan is returning to the mainland United States for maintenance, and will be replaced as America’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier by USS George Washington (CVN 73).

The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group is now sailing in the Malacca Strait meanwhile, fixed-wing aircraft squadrons of Carrier Air ...

The AIM-174B ‘SM-6 ALC’ has been given a first official nickname by Commander, Naval Air Forces, marking the first time the ...

demonstrates how to secure an aircraft to the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while moored in-port Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, April 23 ...

YOKOSUKA, Japan (WAVY) — Two Navy sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington died shortly after arriving at the ship’s new homeport in Japan, according to a NavyTimes ...

observes the flight deck from primary flight control during flight operations aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the East China Sea, Nov. 13, 2024.

in the hangar bay aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, Nov. 1, 2024. George Washington is 7th Fleet’s premier forward-deployed ...

What You Need to Know: USS George Washington (CVN-73) underwent an extensive refueling and complex overhaul (RCOH) that lasted over 2,100 days due to budgetary, labor, and COVID-19-related issues.

heave a mooring line in the forecastle aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) during sea and anchor as the ship departs from Naval Air Station North Island, Oct. 1, 2024.

Fires are dangerous everywhere, but when they occur on a ship like the USS George Washington (CVN-73) with all kinds of explosives, fuel, nuclear reactors, aircraft, and thousands of personnel ...

The USS George Washington (CVN-73) recently completed its RCOH, which lasted 2,117 days—almost as long as it took to build the ship. -Delays were caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain ...