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An F/A-18 Hornet assigned to the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration team, receives fuel from an Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker while returning to Naval Air Station Pensacola, Fla., from California, March 19, 2018. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Samantha Mathison, US Air Force
On March 1 the U.S. Navy awarded Boeing an indefinite delivery contract to begin overhauling the service’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet, which currently numbers 568 aircraft. Known as the Service Life Modernization (SLM) program, the rework focuses on two main elements: extending the service life of the aircraft from 6,000 to more than 9,000 flight […]
Pilots assigned to the Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, show the maneuverability of F/A-18 aircraft during aerobatic maneuvers during Luke Days at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., March 17, 2018. The event demonstrates the Air Force’s continuing progress in building the future of airpower with military and civilian air acts. Air Force photo […]
Landing on an aircraft carrier is serious business and filled with hazards. Check out this very interesting US Navy training video (below). Makes you realize how brave the people who fly off of and work on an aircraft carrier truly are. Some amazing footage you will want to see! Watch: Admiral asks “where do we […]
Lance Cpl. Christopher Carter receives instructions while brake riding in an F/A-18C Hornet assigned to the “Checkerboards” of Marine Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 312 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt and its carrier strike group are deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations […]
Two U.S. naval aviators died March 14, 2018, when their F/A-18F Super Hornet crashed on final approach near Naval Air Station, Key West, Florida. The aviators have been identified as Lt. Cmdr. James Brice Johnson and Lt. Caleb Nathaniel King, both Florida residents. Both pilots were assigned to the “Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron Two […]
Two Naval aviators died after their jet crashed Wednesday near Naval Air Station Key West off the coast the Florida Keys, the US Navy said. Cmdr. Dave Hecht, a spokesman for Naval Air Station Key West, said the F/A-18 Hornet caught fire in the air and then crashed around 4:30 p.m. in shallow waters about one mile from the […]
Billionaire-turned-explorer Paul Allen has discovered the missing wreck of the World War II carrier USS Lexington (CV-2) at the bottom of the Coral Sea. The crew of his personal research ship R/V Petrel found the missing ship two miles below the surface and about 500 miles off the eastern coast of Australia, he announced on Monday. “To pay tribute […]
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 2nd Class Jamel Agee signals an MV-22 Osprey as it lands on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is underway conducting routine shipboard certifications. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Michael R. Sanchez
Rear Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center at NAS Fallon, Nev. on the future of naval aviation training. The Naval Aviatiaon Warfighting Development Center at NAS Fallon is undergoing a massive modernization efforat to improve air warfare training, and much of the modernization revolves around the use of Live, Virtual […]
An SA 330 Puma helicopter conducts a replenishment with the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson in the South China Sea, Feb. 26, 2018. The helicopter is assigned to the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Cesar Chavez. The Vinson is operating as part of a scheduled deployment. Navy photo by Petty Officer […]
For the first time since the end of the Vietnam War, a United States aircraft carrier is scheduled to make a port call in Vietnam on Monday, signaling how China’s rise is bringing together former foes in a significant shift in the region’s geopolitical landscape. The vessel, the Carl Vinson, will anchor off Danang, the […]
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