The carrier has had mechanical problems throughout its eight-month deployment, but officials now say it is ready for battle.

Officials have confirmed a rare collision between two U.S. Navy ships. Col. Emmanuel Ortiz, a U.S. Southern Command spokesman, said in a statement that the Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Navy had already spent about $2 billion of the $7.6 billion that the Congress had appropriated for the first six ships of the ...