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Big Lizzie gets ready to wow China: HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives at Portsmouth home after exercising with US forces as she prepares for Far East mission
The £3bn aircraft carrier - nicknamed Big Lizzie - has just taken part in a major exercise off coast of Scotland
But poor weather forecast for coming days caused 65,000-tonne warship to return to Portsmouth Naval Base
Carrier is then expected to sail for deployment to the Indo-Pacific region on Sunday with six Royal Navy ships
It is understood that the ship has not experienced any mechanical or personnel issue requiring the call to port
The Vast Majority of Active-Duty Military Deaths Happen in the U.S. What Is Going Wrong?
Despite the “preventability” of most U.S. troop deaths, whistleblowers and critics contend that the problem is only getting worse given that few are ever held accountable.
It is the stuff of nightmares: losing your only child, a U.S servicemember, not to war in a far-flung place but while on-duty right here on home soil.
For Patrick Caserta, a retired Navy career counselor with 22 years of service himself, that became a searing reality on June 25, 2018. His 21-year-old son Brandon depressed and driven over the edge with the public berating and bullying from the Command walked into a helicopter rotor at the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 out of Norfolk, Virginia.
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: May 17, 2021
May 17, 2021 11:22 AM
USNI News Graphic
These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of May 17, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:
296
In Japan
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA-6) conduct small boat operations on May 15, 2021. US Navy Photo
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In the Philippine Sea
Deck department Sailors assigned to the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), prepare to conduct an anchor drop test in the forecastle during sea trials on May 11, 2021. US Navy Photo
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