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aircraft carrier stories: 6 news summaries

Navy Captain Fired Over Blaze on Nuclear Ship

Top officers allowed practices that led to
$70M in damage

Jul 31, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Navy has canned the captain and executive officer of the USS George Washington after investigations indicated that the destructive fire that broke out onboard this pring may have resulted from breaches in protocol. Flammable liquids were found in unsuitable storage areas, and crewmembers were allowed to smoke nearby. About... More »

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nuclear power • US Navy • aircraft carrier • fire • firing • USS George Washington

 American to Cut 7K Jobs 

Massive layoffs planned in response to rising fuel costs

Jul 3, 08 10:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - American Airlines plans to cut as many as 900 flight attendants from its ranks next month as part of nearly 7,000 expected layoffs this year, reports the Dallas Morning News. The job cuts, intended to counter rising fuel expenses, mirror an intended 8% reduction in the airline's worldwide... More »

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flight • layoffs • flight attendant • American Airlines • gas prices • job cuts • aircraft carrier • weakening economy • fuel costs • pilots

 Navy Ship Leaves Port
 —Without 100 Sailors 

USS Ronald Reagan, fleeing typhoon, leaves 100 seamen in Hong Kong

Jun 24, 08 6:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A US aircraft carrier set sail from Hong Kong early Sunday with about 100 of its crew still on shore leave, the AP reports. The USS Ronald Reagan and its support ships left port early because Typhoon Fengshen was bearing down. Officials are scrambling to book flights to reunite the... More »

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China • weather • Navy • Hong Kong • sailor • aircraft carrier

 Dems Jeer
 'Iraq Victory'
 Anniversary 

5 years after 'Mission Accomplised,' Dems put war in the spotlight

May 1, 08 3:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - Five years ago today, President Bush bounded out of a fighter jet onto a deck of an aircraft carrier and, under a huge "Mission Accomplished" banner, boasted to cheering troops that major combat operations in Iraq had ended. As the war drags on into its sixth year, congressional Democrats... More »

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Iraq • US military • aircraft carrier • Iraq war • George W. Bush • Robert Byrd

New Ship a 'Reminder'
to Iran: Gates

Defense sec prods Tehran as 2nd carrier arrives in Gulf

Apr 30, 08 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - A second US aircraft carrier steamed into the Persian Gulf yesterday, which Robert Gates says Iran should see as a "reminder." The defense secretary denied that the deployment of another ship in the Gulf amounted to an escalation of American forces in the area, Reuters reports, but hoped... More »

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Iran • Persian Gulf • Robert Gates • US military • US Navy • aircraft carrier

China Spoils Holiday Reunion for US Sailors

It denies permission for Kitty Hawk to stop in Hong Kong

Nov 22, 07 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - China put a damper on Thanksgiving for 8,000 US sailors and airmen, Reuters reports. Beijing denied permission for the USS Kitty Hawk and its support group to stop in Hong Kong, where hundreds of relatives had gathered for a holiday reunion. Beijing eventually relented, but it was too late—... More »

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China • Hong Kong • US Navy • aircraft carrier • USS Kitty Hawk

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