Carrier moves, and a pay raise among Navy plans in Kitsap for 2026

We'll say farewell to an aircraft carrier and see a pay raise for service members in Kitsap's military community in 2026.
Yahoo

Letters to the Editor: Will the USS Ronald Reagan get the same treatment as USNS Harvey Milk?

To the editor: According to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, he is "taking the politics out of ship naming" by changing the USNS Harvey Milk to the USNS Oscar V. Peterson ("USNS Harvey Milk is renamed ...
Yahoo

New aircraft carriers to be named for former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W. Bush

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) sails in formation in the Philippine Sea. On Monday, President Joe Biden announced two new nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, to enter ...
CBS News 8

A Navy Sailor who threatened to kill fellow sailors on the USS Ronald Reagan loses right to own guns

SAN DIEGO — A former Navy Sailor who threatened to shoot and kill all of her fellow sailors onboard the USS Ronald Reagan must abide by a court order preventing her from owning or using a gun. On ...
Kitsap Sun

USS Nimitz departs Bremerton for its likely last deployment

The USS Nimitz, the Navy's oldest active aircraft carrier, departed Bremerton on Friday for its likely final deployment. The Nimitz is scheduled to be decommissioned in 2026. The departure leaves ...