they direct and manage all aircraft movement on the carrier, be it on the flight deck or in the hangar. Unlike most other crew roles, sailors with yellow uniforms don't just work on deck.

even events that are completely out of the flight deck crew's control put them at risk. An EA-6B Prowler crashed on the USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in 1981, the oldest aircraft carrier still in service ...

Rear Adm. Michael Wosje, commander, Carrier Strike Group ONE, completes his 1000th trap on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. Navy photo by Mass Communication ...

During flight operations, an aircraft carrier's deck is an extremely dangerous place with expensive fighter jets and helicopters landing and taking off on a short runway. However, sailors and ...

It was seen as marking the dawn of aviation from aircraft carriers. He died days later attempting a repeat. A plaque to mark the landing - which relied on crew members to grab the plane's wings to ...