At first look, it may seem that an aircraft carrier is unorganized, but don't be fooled, as planes can be launched at a rapid ...

“Ski-jump” carriers are smaller and weaker than catapult-equipped ones—but as recent events involving the president show, catapults are far from a silver bullet for effective carrier operations.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CBS News' Tom Hanson took an exclusive tour of the USS George Washington, one of two U.S. aircraft carriers in the region ...