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Aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike), with embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 3, began missions in support of Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) from the Arabian Gulf, July 22. Big Ike has made its way from its homeport of Norfolk, VA through the Mediterranean, and now to the Arabian Gulf. The Eisenhower Strike […]
Follow a VF-211 Checkmate F-14 Tomcat around the carrier landing pattern on the USS John C Stennis for day catapults and traps. You’ve all wanted to do this: Man up your F-14 Tomcat for day catapult shots and traps. Sometimes they call it a “Bag-Ex” because you are “bagging traps.” But we will just call […]
The Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron (Blue Angels) have announced their selection of new team members for the 2017 season. “I am inspired by all of those who applied this year and we have an exceptional group to add to next year’s team,” said Flight Leader and Commanding Officer Cmdr. Ryan Bernacchi. Each applicant must be […]
The US Navy’s F-35C will head back to the seas for the third round of developmental tests aboard the aircraft carrier George Washington. The US Navy’s F-35C naval variant will enter its third set of carrier qualifications that will contain full envelope testing while onboard the USS George Washington. Initial sea trials of the jet began 3 November 2014. […]
The “Boneyard” aka the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG) Facility on the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Where US military planes go to die….and also be resurrected. With the US Marine Corps (USMC) in dire straits for more Hornets to fill the gap because of a delay in the F-35B Lightning II, resurrecting planes from […]
The new Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) has yet to be tested with a live aircraft and has had a troubled development past. A recent DoD Inspector General report questioned whether the system should continue and noted reliability of the system is uncertain. Advanced Arresting Gear, the brand new system for catching aircraft on Ford Class […]
A cable used to catch a landing E-2C Hawkeye snapped on the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower back in March. 8 sailors were injured, but the pilot of the E-2C Hawkeye was able to maintain control and keep the plane airborne. Let me tell you what folks, this is scary stuff and […]
FighterSweep fans, check out this awesome time lapse video of flight deck operations on the USS John C Stennis. As you are chowing down on hot dogs and barbecue this weekend, please take a moment to remember all of those service men and women who are currently abroad serving our country. Independence Day is a great […]
The biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise starts tomorrow. The exercise helps to build partnerships in a maritime environment. 26 nations will participate in the exercise, including China, from June 30th to August 4th. RIMPAC is the world’s largest international maritime exercise with 45 ships, five submarines, 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel taking part […]
FighterSweep fans check out this awesome first person flight deck video from the Catapult 4 Topside Petty Officer in 2014. The Cat 4 Topside Petty Officer ensures proper hookup of the aircraft to the catapult. This video shows a typical launch off Catapults 3 and 4 from the USS Eisenhower (CVN 69). At the start of […]
The Blue Angels announced Saturday that they will return to the skies at Traverse City, Michigan on July 2-4. The Blues had suspended three previously scheduled shows after the fatal crash of #6 Opposing Solo Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss during the Smyrna, Tennessee airshow. The mishap is currently still under investigation. “The Team is proud […]
Navy Secretary Ray Mabus, in Germany for a NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea last week, told Reuters he was frustrated by delays in approving the sale of the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet jets to a close U.S. ally. His concern also raises the possibility that a delay could affect the cost of jets the U.S. […]
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