USS Gerald Ford CVN-78 almost ready for fleet service

USS Gerald Ford CVN-78 almost ready for fleet service

The first in class, USS Gerald Ford CVN-78 will soon enter fleet service according to Acting Navy Secretary Sean Stackley. In a speech at the annual U.S. Naval Institute meeting in Washington, D.C. last week, Stackley said CVN-78 will perform sea trials before Memorial Day and soon after enter the fleet. Delivery, pending the results of acceptance trials, […]

Air Force transports US Navy Dolphin from Key West to San Diego

Air Force transports US Navy Dolphin from Key West to San Diego

The Air Force’s 301st Airlift Squadron transported some precious Navy cargo, four Bottlenose dolphin and their trainers from Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, to the U.S. Naval Marine Mammal Program in San Diego, California. The dolphins need to be challenged and get experience in different waters,” said Brit Swenberg, an NMMP biological technician. “It also gets […]

US Navy ship collides with fishing vessel off Korean coast

US Navy ship collides with fishing vessel off Korean coast

According to local news reports, the USS Lake Champlain, an American Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser out of San Diego, California, has collided with a fishing vessel off the coast the Korean peninsula. The collision has been categorized as “minor” by South Korean officials who have launched an investigation into the incident.  A parallel U.S. […]

USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Ready to Re-Join the Fleet After Mid-Life Overhaul

USS Abraham Lincoln CVN 72 Ready to Re-Join the Fleet After Mid-Life Overhaul

The USS Abraham Lincoln CVN72 is finally back underway with a four day sea trial after finishing a major overhaul at the Newport News Shipyards. This marks the first time in over four years the ship has been out in open waters. The sea trials are planned to test many of the ship’s systems as […]

Navy testing ‘Magic Carpet’ for F-18 carrier landings

Navy testing ‘Magic Carpet’ for F-18 carrier landings

The United States Navy has been testing a new and revolutionary software for aircraft carrier landings called the Maritime Augmented Guidance with Integrated Controls for Carrier Approach and Recovery Precision Enabling Technologies or what some are calling the “Magic Carpet.” Watch: The Navy’s Magic Carpet System Explained That was the smoothest night trap I’ve ever […]

Picture of the Day: South Korean Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Taking Off

Picture of the Day: South Korean Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon Taking Off

Image of a South Korean Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon taking off from Kunsan Air Base in South Korea participating in Exercise Max Thunder 17. “Exercise Max Thunder serves as an invaluable opportunity for U.S. and ROKAF forces to train together shoulder-to-shoulder and sharpen tactical skills vital to the defense and security of the Korean Peninsula,” said Lt. […]

Up close & personal! Navy Blue Angels ‘swap paint’ over Pensacola Beach

Up close & personal! Navy Blue Angels ‘swap paint’ over Pensacola Beach

The Navy reported that two of their Blue Angel F-18 aircraft made contact with each other in the skies over Pensacola Beach, Florida last week during a demonstration flight with the Air Force Thunderbirds. No one was hurt and both aircraft landed safely only suffering minor damage. The F-18s have been repaired and returned to […]

Up Close & Personal! Navy Blue Angels “Swap Paint” Over Pensacola Beach

Up Close & Personal! Navy Blue Angels “Swap Paint” Over Pensacola Beach

The Navy reported that two of their Blue Angel F-18 aircraft made contact with each other in the skies over Pensacola Beach, Florida last week during a demonstration flight with the Air Force Thunderbirds. No one was hurt and both aircraft landed safely only suffering minor damage. The F-18s have been repaired and returned to […]

Watch: To catch a drone! Don’t try this at home!

Watch: To catch a drone! Don’t try this at home!

The Boeing made RQ-21A Blackjack drone was developed for the US Navy as a forward reconnaissance vehicle for the Marine Corps. Watch as the Marine Corps launch and recover a RQ-21A Blackjack from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego. The RQ-21A Blackjack is an intelligence surveillance reconnaissance unmanned aircraft capable of […]

Watch: To Catch a Drone! Don’t Try This at Home!

Watch: To Catch a Drone! Don’t Try This at Home!

The Boeing made RQ-21A Blackjack drone was developed for the US Navy as a forward reconnaissance vehicle for the Marine Corps. Watch as the Marine Corps launch and recover a RQ-21A Blackjack from the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock USS San Diego. The RQ-21A Blackjack is an intelligence surveillance reconnaissance unmanned aircraft capable of […]

US Navy Starts 30 Day Investigation Into T-45 & F-18 Oxygen Systems

US Navy Starts 30 Day Investigation Into T-45 & F-18 Oxygen Systems

The US Navy has ordered a comprehensive 30 day investigation into the problems the T-45 Goshawk trainer and F-18 Hornet are experiencing with their breathing systems. Fighter Sweep told you earlier this month that more than 100 Navy instructor pilots had gone on strike refusing to fly due to what they felt was an unsafe […]