{"id":83397,"date":"2026-04-17T15:12:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T15:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2026\/04\/17\/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-experiences-small-fire-while-undergoing-maintenance\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:55:14","slug":"uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-experiences-small-fire-while-undergoing-maintenance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2026\/04\/17\/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-experiences-small-fire-while-undergoing-maintenance\/","title":{"rendered":"USS Dwight D. Eisenhower experiences small fire while undergoing maintenance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sustained a small fire on Tuesday while it was sidelined for maintenance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The carrier is currently at Naval Support Activity Portsmouth, Virginia, after arriving at Norfolk Naval Shipyard on Jan. 8 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/News-Stories\/display-news\/Article\/4028611\/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-transits-to-norfolk-naval-shipyard-nnsy-for-a-planned-i\/#:~:text=USS%20Dwight%20D.-,Eisenhower%20transits%20to%20Norfolk%20Naval%20Shipyard%20(NNSY)%20for%20a%20Planned,USS%20Dwight%20D.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/News-Stories\/display-news\/Article\/4028611\/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-transits-to-norfolk-naval-shipyard-nnsy-for-a-planned-i\/#:~:text=USS%20Dwight%20D.-,Eisenhower%20transits%20to%20Norfolk%20Naval%20Shipyard%20(NNSY)%20for%20a%20Planned,USS%20Dwight%20D.\">begin<\/a> planned incremental availability following a nine-month deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEight sailors were treated by ship\u2019s medical and returned to full duty,\u201d a Navy spokesperson told Military Times in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The small fire that occurred was immediately contained, the spokesperson said, and extinguished by ship and shipyard personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Navy did not specify the cause of the fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Eisenhower \u201cremains on track\u201d to complete its planned maintenance availability and return to the sea, according to the Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2026\/03\/17\/sailors-aboard-uss-gerald-r-ford-reportedly-lost-their-beds-amid-fire\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/9546034.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Sailors aboard USS Gerald R. Ford reportedly lost their beds amid fire<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Some sailors are sleeping on floors and tables because of the damage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The maintenance period is focused on providing technical updates and work on the carrier\u2019s propulsion systems and combat systems, among other areas, to ensure \u201clong-term mission readiness,\u201d a Navy release <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navy.mil\/Press-Office\/News-Stories\/display-news\/Article\/4028611\/uss-dwight-d-eisenhower-transits-to-norfolk-naval-shipyard-nnsy-for-a-planned-i\/#:~:text=USS%20Dwight%20D.-,Eisenhower%20transits%20to%20Norfolk%20Naval%20Shipyard%20(NNSY)%20for%20a%20Planned,USS%20Dwight%20D.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before being sidelined, the Eisenhower deployed in October 2023 to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations and returned in July 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The carrier, which included 4,000 people, as well as its strike group, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/07\/15\/uss-eisenhower-back-in-norfolk-following-historic-extended-deployment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/07\/15\/uss-eisenhower-back-in-norfolk-following-historic-extended-deployment\/\">battled<\/a> Iran-backed Houthi drones during its time at sea and participated in Operation Prosperity Guardian, which saw the U.S. military defend commercial vessels in the Red Sea from Houthi attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the Eisenhower waded into Middle East waters in 2023, it was the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/07\/12\/theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-operating-in-the-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/07\/12\/theodore-roosevelt-carrier-strike-group-operating-in-the-middle-east\/\">first time a carrier had done so since 2021<\/a>, when the Afghanistan war ended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fire aboard the Eisenhower was the second the U.S. Navy has dealt with aboard aircraft carriers in about a month. 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