U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter was on board French nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle in the Arabian Gulf on Dec. 19.
DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen
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Charles de Gaulle conducts first Arabian Gulf missions against ISIL as CTF 50
The French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R 91) conducted its first missions against ISIL from the Arabian Gulf as the flagship for Commander Task Force (CTF) 50 on Dec. 20.
Photo: French Navy
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USS Dwight D. Eisenhower is first carrier to test the MK 234 decoy
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) is the first aircraft carrier to test the MK 234 Nulka countermeasure on Dec. 16.
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Foreign press given tour of Russian cruiser Moskva anchored off Syria
Journalists from international news agencies were given a tour of Russian missile cruiser Moskva while it was anchored off Latakia, Syria on Dec. 18.
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Ex-Spanish aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias to be sold as scrap
The Spanish government will sell off its former flagship of the Navy, aircraft carrier Príncipe de Asturias, as scrap. The asking price starts from 4.8 million euros.
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