{"id":48394,"date":"2026-05-29T17:26:16","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:26:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/29\/us-navy-to-explore-powering-shore-installations-with-aircraft-carriers\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:58:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:58:09","slug":"us-navy-to-explore-powering-shore-installations-with-aircraft-carriers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2026\/05\/29\/us-navy-to-explore-powering-shore-installations-with-aircraft-carriers\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy to explore powering shore installations with aircraft carriers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/05\/28\/22nd-meu-iwo-jima-arg-head-home-after-10-month-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2026\/05\/28\/22nd-meu-iwo-jima-arg-head-home-after-10-month-deployment\/\">U.S. Navy<\/a> is planning to bring the nuclear power of its largest aircraft carrier from ship to shore at some point this summer, acting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/04\/28\/alpha-troops-and-more-ships-acting-navy-secretary-hung-cao-outlines-vision-for-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/04\/28\/alpha-troops-and-more-ships-acting-navy-secretary-hung-cao-outlines-vision-for-service\/\">Navy Secretary Hung Cao<\/a> revealed during a May 14 U.S. House Armed Services Committee hearing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cao stated that Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia will be part of a pilot program exploring the concept of an installation \u201cpowered from an aircraft carrier.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re going to export the energy from the aircraft carrier to the base,\u201d he said. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ans.org\/news\/article-8074\/us-navy-to-power-norfolk-base-using-aircraft-carrier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ans.org\/news\/article-8074\/us-navy-to-power-norfolk-base-using-aircraft-carrier\/\">American Nuclear Society<\/a> first reported the Navy\u2019s initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement confirming the plan, a Navy spokesperson told Military Times that the service \u201cis executing a multi-pronged strategy to ensure the delivery of firm, baseload power to our installations for energy resilience and mission assurance.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne line of effort in the strategy is to deliver power from a Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to a compatible shore installation, to demonstrate the capability to meet emergent, mission critical needs,\u201d the spokesperson added. \u201cAn initial test of this capability is being planned for later this year at Naval Station Norfolk.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While neither Cao nor the Navy confirmed the hulking vessel tapped for the assignment, the guinea pig in question is likely the USS Gerald R. 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Kennedy<\/a>, completed sea trials earlier this year. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ford recently returned from a historic 322-day deployment, during which time the ship and its strike group participated in Operation Epic Fury in the Middle East and operations Southern Spear and Absolute Resolve in U.S. Southern Command. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the May 14 hearing, Cao noted that the possibilities generated by the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier could be innovative \u2014 with its power being used to fix military bases or to supply fresh, potable water to drought-stricken places like California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the same hearing, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. 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