While the White House publicized the decision, the responsibility and authority to name ships lies squarely in the hands of the Navy secretary.

Washington — All five living U.S. presidents are attending Jimmy Carter's funeral at the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a rare occurrence that marks the first time the leaders have gathered publicly since 2018.

The Navy has 11 nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, including one named after Bush's late father, the USS George H. W. Bush. Generally, the carriers are getting ready to deploy, are currently deployed, or have come off deployment and have gone in for maintenance and repairs.

President Joe Biden, President-elect Donald Trump and former Presidents Bill Clinton, George W ... respect,” Biden said. Steven Ford, the son of former President Gerald Ford, read a eulogy written by Gerald Ford before he died in 2006.

The latest line of U.S. carriers is named for Gerald R. Ford, and another of the multi-billion-dollar ships bears John F. Kennedy's name.

The White House announced that the Navy chose to name the fifth and sixth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and

Bush and Bill Clinton, President Joe Biden announced Monday ... latest to enter the fleet as part of the new class of Gerald R. Ford carriers, which are bigger and more capable than the aging ...

Try to imagine this scenario: Donald Trump, Joe Biden and Barack Obama walking onto the first tee of a golf course together and cameras and photographers and golf fans lining the fairways to get a ...

Future Gerald R. Ford-class nuclear-powered US aircraft carriers will be named after former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Bush and Bill Clinton. The White House announced the names of the two future Gerald R. Ford-class ships Monday. “The future USS William J. Clinton (CVN 82) and the future USS George W.

Two new U.S. aircraft carriers will be named after former Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, President Joe Biden announced Monday.

Just hours after announcing earlier Wednesday that his father was "holding up" despite being told by a hospice over the weekend that the elder Furtick "had just a few hours to live," the North Carolina megachurch pastor shared the sad news with supporters ...