US Navy aircraft carrier collides with vessel near Egypt, in stable condition
The United States military currently has 11 aircraft carriers, and any damage requiring one of them to be sidelined could strain the Navy.
THE ‘USS Gerald R. Ford’ steams alongside replenishment vessel ‘USNS Laramie’ in a fueling-at-sea in the eastern Mediterranean, during a deployment to defend US, allied, and partner interests, in October, last year. The US Navy has historically been a pillar of American power, the writer points out(photo credit: US Naval Forces Central Command/US 6th Fleet/Reuters)Updated: 
