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USS Enterprise carrier taken out of active service

By Brock Vergakis
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USS Enterprise carrier taken out of active service

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was retired from active service on Saturday, temporarily reducing the number of carriers in the U.S. fleet to 10 until 2015.

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