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In the face of a resurgent Russian and Chinese navy modernization, the US Navy is scrambling to plus up from 272 ships to a fleet of 355 and meet pressing demands all around the globe. But the US has already strained its industrial base for building ships, and additional ships just can’t be built fast enough to […]
The US Navy lost two sailors at sea that are now presumed dead after both fell overboard from their ships last week. On June 6, Fire Controlman 2nd Class Christopher Clavin fell from the USS Normandy into the water about 80 miles off the coast of North Carolina during a training exercise. Two days later, another […]
The U.S. Navy welcomed its newest littoral combat ship into service on Saturday, in a ceremony that garnered a crowd of nearly 2,500 people at the Port of Galveston, in Texas. The USS Gabrielle Giffords marks a significant departure from previous generations of surface combat ships employed by the U.S. Navy. While a ship this […]
After a two-month gap, the U.S. Navy is again launching carrier-based strikes against Islamic State targets in Syria from the Mediterranean, the service announced on Monday. Strike fighters from USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) launched Monday against targets in Syria as part of the ongoing Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR). “By defeating violent extremists in Iraq […]
The US Navy does have some “appropriately arrogant” pilots. Well, some may say just plain old arrogant but in any case carrier based F-18 Hornet operations do make for some great videos! Watch and enjoy as Naval Aviator Lieutenant Ian Schmidt takes you on a wild ride. Fly Navy! Question: So are Navy carrier pilots […]
An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) to conduct flight operations in support of Operation Inherent Resolve June 6, 2017. George H.W. Bush is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th […]
The US Navy accepted delivery of the USS Gerald R. Ford on May 31st. CVN 78 is the first in its class (Ford class) and first new carrier design since the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) came into the fleet in 1975. Delivery followed the ship’s successful completion of acceptance trials May 26. “Congratulations to everyone […]
The US Navy accepted delivery of the USS Gerald R. Ford on May 31st. CVN 78 is the first in its class (Ford class) and first new carrier design since the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) came into the fleet in 1975. Delivery followed the ship’s successful completion of acceptance trials May 26. “Congratulations to everyone […]
The Pacific will soon see a rare show of military force, as two of the largest warships ever built, along with their accompanying entourage of Naval vessels, will commence joint training operations as early as Wednesday. The USS Carl Vinson, which has been in the proximity of the Korean Peninsula for weeks as a result […]
Much has changed in the 30 plus years since Top Gun the movie came out in 1986 but the real Top Gun school still focuses on making Navy fighter pilots the best in the business! Watch: Tom Cruise Talk About How He Got Sick in His First F-14 Ride Did Tom not realize “Bozo” did […]
Still just as inspiring as when it was first released in 2011 to commemorate the Centennial of Naval Aviation, FLY NAVY remains a historic freeze frame of America’s men and women flying all over the globe in service of our country. Get the book here! For over two years, photographer Erik Hildebrandt rode along on […]
One of the benefits of being a Marine stationed in Massachusetts was our access to the Navy’s oldest commissioned ship, the USS Constitution. As a young corporal and sergeant, I participated in a number of retirement and re-enlistment ceremonies on the deck of “Old Ironsides,” and it would be difficult to overstate how it feels […]
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