The U.S. Navy’s Great Aircraft Carrier Lesson
Source: Isaac Seitz
During World War II, the United States Navy fielded more than 100 aircraft carriers and built 24 Essex-class flat-tops in just three years between 1942 and 1945. Today, the Navy is required to maintain only 11 operational carriers—and Operation Epic Fury just exposed the brutal truth that even that small number isn’t enough to handle […]