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September 2, 2026

CV-20 Bennington Added two photos (0220ar, 0220as).
CV-41 Midway Added three photos (0241cha, 0241apa, 0241dn).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added six photos (0242da, 0242db–0242dbb, 09050627–09050628).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added one photo (0243ccb).
CV-45 Valley Forge Added two photos (0245ad–0245ada).
CV-47 Philippine Sea Added three photos (0247ago–0247agq).
CVL-48 Saipan Added two photos (024873, 024867d).
CV-59 Forrestal Added four photos (0259fq, 025917e–025917g).
CV-60 Saratoga Added one photo (0260cr).
CV-61 Ranger Added two photos (0261ce, 026121a).
CV-62 Independence Added two photos (0262ada–0262adb).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added one photo (0263fo) and biography of her 17th commanding officer.
CVN-68 Nimitz Added six photos (0268de, 0268dc–0268dcb, 0268df, 0268dd).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Added two photos (027954, 027955).


August 14, 2026

CV-2 Lexington Added three images (0202ch–0202chb).
CV-21 Boxer Added one photo (022192).
CVL-22 Independence Added one photo (022256).
CVL-24 Belleau Wood Added one photo (022410k).
CVL-26 Monterey Added one photo (022667).
CVL-28 Cabot Added one photo (0228am).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Added two photos (0231al–0231ala).
CV-32 Leyte Added two photos (023283, 023284).
CV-33 Kearsarge Added six photos taken after her 1954 regular overhaul.
CV-34 Oriskany Added four photos (023467v–023467y).
CV-36 Antietam Added two photos (023691–023691a) and one item of memorabilia (023692).
CV-37 Princeton Enlarged five photos (023706, 023735, 023707, 023708, 023709).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added two photos (0238ca, 0238bz).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Added four photos (0239bmk–0239bmn).
CV-40 Tarawa Added one photo (024096).
CV-66 America Added an eight-photo set of Soviet ships "shadowing" U.S. Task Group. Added one photo (0266cb).
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Added one patch (027417l) and one photo (0274bu).


July 29, 2026

CV-3 Saratoga Enlarged one photo (020314d). Added one photo (0203cp).
CV-6 Enterprise Enlarged one photo (0206al).
CV-9 Essex Added one photo (0209dz).
CV-10 Yorktown Added text of the Presidential Unit Citation.
CV-11 Intrepid Added one photo (0211crd).
CV-12 Hornet Added one photo (0212de).
CV-13 Franklin Added one photo (021322b). Enlarged one photo (021355).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added one image (0214dd).
CV-15 Randolph Added one photo (1).
CV-16 Lexington Added one photo (0216bx).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Enlarged two photos (021711, 021711f). Added one photo (0217aa).
CV-18 Wasp Added one photo (0218bu).
CV-19 Hancock Added one photo (0219bi).
CV-20 Bennington Added one photo (0220aq).
CV-21 Boxer Added one photo (022191).
CV-34 Oriskany Added nine photos (0234byt–0234byz, 0234es, 023442k).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added four photos (0265gsa, 0265in, 0265im, 0265io).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers.
CVN-73 George Washington Added one photo (0879415).
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Updated listing of the ship's commanding officers).


July 17, 2026

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZR-1 Shenandoah Added one photo (02990153a).
ZR-3 Los Angeles Added one image (02990358).
ZRS-4 Akron Added one postal cover (02990458e).
ZRS-5 Macon Added one postal cover (02990566).

Aircraft Carriers
 Added one cover to the US Aircraft Carriers Postal Covers page (1).
CV-1 Langley Enlarged one photo (020116). Added one photo (0201aia).
CV-2 Lexington Added one photo (0202bfj).
CV-3 Saratoga Added two photos (0203cla, 0203co).
CV-5 Yorktown Added one photo (020597).
CV-6 Enterprise Added one photo (0206ctb).
CV-7 Wasp Enlarged one photo (020720). Added one photo (020716a). Updated caption (020764).
CV-8 Hornet Added three photos (020815s–020815u).
CV-9 Essex Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-10 Yorktown Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Added one photo (0209dy).
CV-34 Oriskany Added five photos (0234byp–0234bys, 023442j).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Added one photo (0239bmj).
CV-61 Ranger Added two images (0261cc, 0261cd).
CV-64 Constellation Added one photo (0264dy).
CVN-65 Enterprise Enlarged one photo (026505). Added one photo (0265il).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Enlarged one photo and updated caption (026706a).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Enlarged one photo (027077).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added three photos (0272ca, 0272cb–0272cba).
CVN-73 George Washington Added one photo (0273bx). Enlarged one photo (027310).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Added four photos (027792b–027792e).


July 1, 2026

CV-38 Shangri-La Added one photo (0238asv).
CV-41 Midway Enlarged one photo (024142).
CV-64 Constellation Added two photos (0264dx, 0264aud).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added three photos (0265ij, 0265ii, 0265ik).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (0267ea). Enlarged one photo (026707).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added one photo (0268db).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added three photos (0269bba, 0269cj, 0269ck).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added one photo (0270bt).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added one photo (027151a).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added one photo (0272bz).
CVN-73 George Washington Added one patch (027338q)
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Added one photo (0274bt).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Added two photos (0275bg–0275bga).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Added one photo (0276cv).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Added .pps file with photos of the ship's construction.
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Added two photos (027887–027887a).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Added two photos (027953, 027950c).


June 17, 2026

CV-5 Yorktown Enlarged two photos (020572, 020548).
CV-34 Oriskany Added one photo (0234eqd).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added two photos (0243dm–0243dma).
CV-45 Valley Forge Added one photo (024564b).
CV-47 Philippine Sea Added two photos (0247agm–0247agn).
CVL-48 Saipan Added one photo (024867c).
CV-59 Forrestal Added three photos (0259fnc–0259fne).
CV-60 Saratoga Added one photo (0260cq).
CV-61 Ranger Added one photo (0261cb).
CV-62 Independence Added two images (0262bx, 0262by).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added one photo (0263fn).
CV-64 Constellation Enlarged two photos (0264awd–0264awe). Added three photos (0264awn–0264awp).
CVN-65 Enterprise Enlarged two photos (sa71-632, sa71-631). Added two photos (0265dqb–0265dqc).
CV-66 America Added five photos (1–5).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added two photos (0269ch, 0269ci).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added five photos (0270atd–0270atg, 0270bs).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Added four photos (0275bd–0275bda, 0275be, 0275bf).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Added three photos (0277ac, 0277ad–0277ada).


June 3, 2026

CV-34 Oriskany Added four photos (023467r–023467u).
CV-36 Antietam Added one photo (023690).
CV-37 Princeton Enlarged two photos (023732, 023734). Added one photo (023780).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added two photos (0238bxa–0238bxb) and updated caption (0238bx).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Added one photo (0239cj).
CV-40 Tarawa Added one photo (024095).
CV-41 Midway Added six photos (0241cij–0241cio).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added four photos (0242cz–0242czc).
CV-61 Ranger Updated captions (026139, 091914809, 0578219). Enlarged one photo and updated caption (026114).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added four photos (026778m, 0267dz–0267dzb).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added two photos (027133a, 0271be).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added two photos (0272bx, 0272by).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Added two photos (027952, 027950b).

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