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March 6, 2026

CV-12 Hornet Added seven photos (mp4763–mp4770).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Added four photos (021797–021797b, 021798).
CV-18 Wasp Enlarged one photo (021818). Added one photo (0218bs) and one item of memorabilia (0218bt).
CV-19 Hancock Added one photo (0219bh).
CV-20 Bennington Added one photo (022073a).
CV-21 Boxer Added one photo (022189).
CVL-22 Independence Added two photos (022255–022255a).
CVL-24 Belleau Wood Added one image (022452).
CVL-26 Monterey Added four photos (022664d–022664g).
CV-41 Midway Added two patches (pc16, pc17). Enlarged one patch (024114). Added one photo (0241dk). Added five items of memorabilia (1–5) and five Welcome Aboard booklets (1–5).
CV-59 Forrestal Added two photos (0259fo, 2).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added two images (0265ie, 026582a). Enlarged one photo (0265cg).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Enlarged one photo (027564).


February 25, 2026

CV-9 Essex Added one photo (0209dw).
CV-10 Yorktown Added one photo (0210az).
CV-11 Intrepid Added one photo (0211cq).
CV-12 Hornet Added one photo (0212db) and two patches (1–2).
CV-13 Franklin Added one photo (021381).
CV-14 Ticonderoga Added two photos (0214db–0214dba).
CV-15 Randolph Added one photo (021584a).
CV-16 Lexington Added seven photos (0216br, 0216bs, 021667c, 0216bt, 0216bq, 0216bp, 0216bu).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Added one photo (016101a) and an issue of the Monument.
CV-41 Midway Added seven photos (0241df, 0241dh, 0241dg, 0241de, 0241di, 0241dd, 0241dj).
CV-62 Independence Enlarged one photo (026240).
CV-64 Constellation Enhanced one photo (0264ds).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added six photos (0265aub–0265auf, 026510t).
CV-66 America Added seven patches (0266bv–0266bvc, 0266bw, 026698i, 0266bx).


February 7, 2026

Rigid Airships & "Flying Aircraft Carriers"
ZR-1 Shenandoah Added one photo (02990168).
ZR-3 Los Angeles Added one photo (02990356).
ZRS-4 Akron Added one postal cover (02990458c).
ZRS-5 Macon Added one postal cover (02990564).

Aircraft Carriers
CV-1 Langley Added seven photos (0201ag, 020196b–020196d, 020135b, 0201ah, 0201af). Enlarged two photos (020142, 020120). Updated caption (020195).
CV-2 Lexington Added two photos (0202cf–0202cfa).
CV-3 Saratoga Added two photos (0203cl, 0203cm).
CV-4 Ranger Added two photos (020166a–020466b).
CV-5 Yorktown Added two photos (020595–020595a).
CV-6 Enterprise Added one photo (020698a).
CV-7 Wasp Enlarged one photo (020712). Added one photo (020752b).
CV-8 Hornet Added two photos (020815q–020815r).
CV-19 Hancock Added one photo (0219bg).
CV-20 Bennington Added one photo (0220ap).
CVL-26 Monterey Added one photo (022665).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added one photo (0219bg).
CV-64 Constellation Added one photo (0219bg).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added one photo (0265id).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added nine patches (1, 026858c, 0268daa, 026878a, 0268cke–0268ckd, 7, 8–9).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added one photo (0272bw).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Updated Operational and Building Data. Added four photos (027949–027949a, 027950–027950a).


January 25, 2026

CV-7 Wasp Added one photo (020712b).
CV-41 Midway Added two photos (0241dc, 024135b).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added one photo (026385c). Enlarged two photos (026385a–026385b).
CV-64 Constellation Added two photos (0264ds, 0264dt).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added three photos (0265ic–0265ica, 0265eob).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added eight patches (0268da, 0268cz–0268cza, 4–5, 6, 026855f, 026855e).
CVN-73 George Washington Enlarged one photo (027390).
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Added one photo (027443c).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Added one photo (0276cs).
CVN-77 George H.W. Bush Added five photos (0277aa–0277aad).
CVN-78 Gerald R. Ford Added one photo (027884).
CVN-79 John F. Kennedy Added one photo (027948).


January 15, 2026

CV-7 Wasp Added two photos (020770, 020769a).
CV-20 Bennington Added one image (0220ao).
CV-64 Constellation Added two photos (0264dq, 0264dr).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added one photo (0265ib).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added two photos (026806a–026806b). Enlarged one photo (026885).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added one photo (0269cg).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added two photos (0271bc–0271bca).
CVN-72 Abraham Lincoln Added three photos (0272bu, 027238b, 0272bv). Enlarged one photo (027255).
CVN-73 George Washington Added one photo (0273bu) and 14 patches (027338o, 027338p, 0273bo–0273bob, 0273bs, 0273bp–0273bpa, 0273bq, 0273br–0273bra, 0273bn–0273bna, 0273bt).
CVN-74 John C. Stennis Added two photos (0274bq, 0274br).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Added two photos (0275bb–0275bba) and three patches (0275ba–0275bab).
CVN-76 Ronald Reagan Enlarged one photo (027661).


January 4, 2026

CV-3 Saratoga Added two photos (0203cj, 0203ck).
CV-10 Yorktown Added six photos (0210ay, 2–6).
CV-17 Bunker Hill Added two photos (021796, 021720c). Enlarged one photo (021706).
CV-62 Independence Enlarged one photo (026236a). Added one photo (0262bw).
CV-63 Kitty Hawk Added four photos (0263fl–0263flc).
CV-64 Constellation Added one photo (0264dp) and one item of memorabilia (1).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added one photo (0265ia).
CV-66 America Added one photo (0266bu).
CV-67 John F. Kennedy Added two photos (0267dy–0267dya).
CVN-68 Nimitz Added three photos (0268cy, 026807, 026812). Enlarged one photo (026813) and added a related image. Enlarged one photo (026837). Enlarged photo 026812 and renumbered to 026813b. Renumbered photo 026807 to 026813c.
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Added two photos (0269cf, 0269ce).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added one photo (140979408) and three patches (0270bna, 0270bq–0270bqa).
CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt Added one patch (027119d).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Added one photo (0275az).


December 26, 2025

CV-12 Hornet Added one image (0247ax).
CV-15 Randolph Added one photo (091909936).
CV-32 Leyte Added two photos (023280–023280a).
CV-34 Oriskany Added one photo (0234bsl).
CV-36 Antietam Added one photo (0260cka).
CV-37 Princeton Added one photo (023777).
CV-38 Shangri-La Added one photo (0238bx).
CV-39 Lake Champlain Added one photo (0239ce).
CV-40 Tarawa Added two photos (024093, 024094).
CV-41 Midway Added three images (024196a, 0241da, 0241db).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added one photo (0242cq).
CV-43 Coral Sea Added one photo (0243dj).
CV-45 Valley Forge Added one photo (0245ab).
CV-47 Philippine Sea Added two images (0247aw, 0247ax).
CVL-48 Saipan Added one photo (024872).
CV-59 Forrestal Added five photos (091909853, 0259fm, 0259fn–0259fnb).
CV-60 Saratoga Added two photos (0260brb, 0260cka).
CV-61 Ranger Added two images (0261bx, 0261by).
CV-62 Independence Added one photo (091909935).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added one photo (0265hz). Enlarged one photo (026510m).
CVN-69 Dwight D. Eisenhower Updated Unit Awards, Campaign and Service Medals and Ribbons.
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added seven patches (0270bp, 0270bkb–0270bkd, 0270blc, 0270bma). Enlarged one patch (027032j).
CVN-75 Harry S. Truman Updated Unit Awards, Campaign and Service Medals and Ribbons.


December 8, 2025

CV-2 Lexington Added one image (020230a).
CVL-24 Belleau Wood Added one photo (022451).
CVL-26 Monterey Added four photos (022664–022664c).
CVL-28 Cabot Added one photo (0228aj).
CV-31 Bon Homme Richard Enlarged one photo (0231ah). Added one photo (0231aj).
CV-32 Leyte Added five photos (091909926, 023278d–023278g) and one item of memorabilia (023279).
CV-33 Kearsarge Added one photo (023358a).
CV-42 Franklin D. Roosevelt Added two photos (0242cp–0242cpa).
CV-59 Forrestal Added one item of memorabilia (1).
CVN-65 Enterprise Added six images (0265hy, 0265dza, 0265hu, 0265hv, 0265hx, 0265hw).
CVN-70 Carl Vinson Added 20 patches (027035b, 0270bn, 0270bi, 0270bk–0270bka, 0270bl–0270blb, 0270bj–0270bje, 0270bm, 0270bh–0270bhc, 0270bo).

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