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One Number That Sums Up 10 Top Group of 6 Teams in 2026

Overlook FBS’s lower echelons at your own risk.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 14

Donald Trump orders redesign of aircraft carrier, builders warn it’ll cost billions and cause ‘significant cost, schedule, and integration risks’

Trump confused by digital catapults, says "you have to be Albert Einstein to figure it out."

We Got This Covered · Aug 14

Pete Hegseth Says USS Abraham Lincoln Conditions Are 'Completely Misrepresented' as Deployment Tops 250 Days

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth rejected reports of deteriorating conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln on Thursday, even as the carrier’s roughly 5,000 sailors remain on a deployment stretching beyond 250 days amid U.S. operations against Iran.

Benzinga · Aug 14

Trump orders Navy to return to older system of launching jets off aircraft carriers

According to a directive issued Thursday, the new mandate would likely cost billions of dollars and revert the Navy’s most advanced ships to a system that takes more sailors to operate and is more difficult to maintain.

Euronews · Aug 14

Trump orders Navy catapult system redesign, replacing state-of-the-art tech with older system

Trump steam catapults: President Trump has directed the US Navy to remove advanced electromagnetic catapults. Older steam-powered catapults will replace the EMALS system on new carriers. This directive affects the USS Doris Miller, the fourth Ford-class carrier. The decision reverses a technological advancement and increases personnel needs. This change occurs…

The Economic Times · Aug 14

US Navy sends new warship to replace USS Lincoln in Iran war amid mental health crisis, sailors threatening to jump overboard

The USS George Washington is heading towards the Middle East as concerns grow. The USS Abraham Lincoln faces an extended deployment, setting a new record. Lawmakers are seeking greater accountability from the Pentagon regarding carrier conditions. The Navy acknowledges disruptions and supply shortages impacting sailors at sea. Mental health concerns…

The Economic Times · Aug 14

Trump finally orders Navy to return to older steam catapults in obsession that could cost billions

Trump's obsession with the new technology goes back to at least 2017

The Independent UK · Aug 14

Search of sunken fishing vessel off Cape Ann find no remains of missing crew members

The U.S. Navy declined a request from the state of Massachusetts to assist in the recovery effort

The Independent UK · Aug 13

US rushes new carrier to Middle East amid reports of mental health crisis on USS Lincoln

The United States is preparing to send the aircraft carrier USS George Washington to the Middle East to replace the USS Abraham Lincoln, as mounting concerns over crew morale and conditions aboard the Lincoln have raised questions about the toll of its unusually long deployment.

The Times of India · Aug 13

New aircraft carrier heads toward Mideast after reports of issues on long-deployed USS Lincoln

The Pacific-based aircraft carrier USS George Washington has begun heading toward the Middle East

The Independent UK · Aug 13