Former President Jimmy Carter, who lived to be 100, was honored by the Navy with a submarine named after him, reflecting his lifelong dedication to service.

The Navy will name two future Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers for former presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.

Jimmy Carter, an advocate of human rights and democracy, also served for years in the Navy, including helping prevent a ...

“She is the woman I love who has been my wife for 58 years,” Carter said to the audience. The president first arrived at the Submarine Base in Groton in June 1948. He served aboard the USS ...

The nuclear-powered submarine USS Jimmy Carter was commissioned in 2005 and a building at the Naval Academy was renamed Carter Hall in the late president's honor back in 2023. "We also honor ...

"Even after leaving the White House, President Carter maintained his efforts to serve those in need… His legacy lives on as the namesake of USS Jimmy Carter (SSN-23)." Both of Georgia's ...

USS Seawolf, were being built. He became so knowledgeable that he and his team were asked to help avert a nuclear disaster in Canada's Chalk River reactor. Read: How Jimmy Carter Saved a ...

Jimmy Carter observes submariners in the main control room of submarine USS K-1 sometime between June and October 1952. (Navy photo) Carter's military career was not without its challenges.

Rosalynn Carter was also active as a Den Mother and Cubmaster. In 1998, the Navy named the final submarine of the Seawolf class the "USS Jimmy Carter." Carter, a 1946 graduate of the U.S. Naval ...

He was a distinguished public servant, who served his country first as a Navy submarine officer after graduating from the Naval Academy (and has a nuclear submarine, the USS Jimmy Carter ...