Gen. Mattis, a native of the Pacific Northwest, graduated from Central Washington State University in 1972. He is also a graduate of the Amphibious Warfare School, Marine Corps Command and Staff College and the National War College.
These Are The 20 Aircraft Carriers In Service Today. Despite aircraft carriers immense cost, the Navy believes there is no replacing a well-armed, aircraft equipped, sovereign piece of U.S. territory, powered by dual nuclear reactors.
The new plan will maintain only one carrier in that region. Four of the Navy's 10 aircraft carriers are based in Norfolk, with a fifth, the Lincoln, receiving intensive maintenance at Newport News Shipbulding. More than 5,000 sailors deploy with each carrier strike group. Mike Hixenbaugh, 757-446-2949, mike.hixenbaugh@pilotonline.com.