USS Ranger (CVA-61), a Forrestal-class carrier commissioned in 1957, became one of the U.S. Navy’s most important Cold War assets in the Pacific. -Based on the West Coast, Ranger projected American ...
With the arrival of the USS Ronald Reagan in Bremerton in 2024, the city now hosts two Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The Navy plans to move the USS Nimitz to Norfolk, VA in 2026 and ...
Since being introduced in the early 20th century, aircraft carriers have become critical components of each navy that possesses them. These hefty and well-armed mega-ships provide militaries with ...
Gary Greenough served aboard the USS Ranger, sometimes in costume as The Lone Ranger. To read more stories about Vietnam veterans in the North Bay, go here. Every time Gary Greenough’s aircraft ...