The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

USS Jimmy Carter Executive Officer Lt. Cmdr. Jacob Cates said “This crew and all former crews of the submarine USS Jimmy Carter (SSN 23) have maintained a special relationship with President ...

In October, I announced that the future Virginia-class submarine (SSN-813) will be named USS Atlanta during a ceremony at the Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum. His legacy lives on through ...

As part of a National Day of Mourning in honor of President Jimmy Carter, the Naval Submarine Base in New London conducted a 21-gun salute on Thursday. “We are very proud to use our facility to ...

During the Navy's missing man flyover, a single jet breaks away from the formation and soars skyward. This symbolizes the departure of life from the ranks.

Fort Drum, N.Y.: On Sunday, December 29, 2024, former President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter ... first-of-its-kind USS K-1 submarine. In June of 1952, Carter was promoted to Lieutenant.

The Carters would return to Groton on June 5, 2004, to christen the USS Jimmy Carter, the final Seawolf-class submarine. Their daughter, Amy, looked on as the president paid tribute to his wife.

“The first submarine I ever went on was the USS Jimmy Carter,” Peters said. “I just really feel this connection with him and I’m glad he’s at peace.” Willidean Wilkerson, 65, also came from Maryland ...

but a submarine is not a capital ship with the aura of, say, the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Navy can correct its oversight by erecting a Jimmy Carter statue in Annapolis and naming its next ...

The Navy commissioned a nuclear-powered submarine in 2005, naming it the USS Jimmy Carter. He was elected to the Georgia State Senate in 1962 and was a little-known Georgia governor when he began ...