The USS Forrestal, one of the first post-WWII American supercarriers, symbolized a new era of naval dominance and global influence, with its massive size and cutting-edge capabilities serving as a ...

E.S. Tasker, a U.S. Navy veteran and career law enforcement officer, brings powerful perspective to his memoir Men of ...

The USS Forrestal Fire, Explained: Aircraft carriers can be dangerous places to work. These ships are literally floating airports, and if proper safety measures aren’t carried out, things can ...

The 1967 fire on the USS Forrestal aircraft carrier was one of the most devastating naval disasters in U.S. history. It occurred on July 29, 1967, while the aircraft carrier was stationed in the ...

The same could not be said of the fire that broke out on the USS Forrestal (CV-59) in July 1967, in which 134 were killed and another 161 injured. It was also, sadly, not an isolated incident.

The 1967 fire aboard USS Forrestal killed 134 sailors, and was one of several deadly fires on American aircraft carriers in this era. Sen. John McCain, then a Navy lieutenant commander on the ...

The Forrestal fire, although taking place in a combat zone, during combat operations off Vietnam, was an accident. "The sad part is the powers that be decided we want to forget this," he said.

Retired Navy officers Flack Logan and Peter Booth, both survivors of the Forrestal fire on July 29, 1967, recounted events of the tragedy on Saturday.

Former crew members of the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal gathered along the banks of the Delaware River early Tuesday morning, taking in one last sight of the ship as it began its final voyage ...

On July 29, 1967, the accidental firing of a rocket caused the death of 134 sailors aboard the U.S. Navy carrier Forrestal. It hit a Skyhawk jet parked on the deck, and that jet was piloted by ...

The USS Forrestal Association has launched a petition to get the regulations changed, to get their shipmates the medals they believe they earned.