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News Updated: 01/22/2020

• Navy CMV-22B Osprey Design Completes First FlightBy: Ben Werner A Bell-Boeing CMV-22B Osprey completes its first flight on Jan. 21, 2020. Bell-Boeing Photo The first CMV-22B Osprey – the tiltrotor aircraft selected to replace the Navy’s aging … More »
• USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: Jan. 20, 2020By: U.S. Naval Institute Staff USNI News Graphic These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of Jan. … More »
• Estimated $380 Billion Needed to Maintain Navy, Marine Corps Aviation Fleet in the FutureBy: Ben Werner Ten VFA-147 Argonaut F-35C aircraft are displayed on the flightline at Naval Air Station Lemoore (NASL). US Navy photo. The Depart of the Navy will need $380 billion … More »
• Memo reveals Pentagon again tried to decommission the carrier Truman, cut an air wingBy: David B. Larter The carrier Harry S. Truman, left, and the cruiser Normandy transit the Atlantic Ocean. Truman was again the target of Pentagon budget cuts until the decision was … More »
• China’s Newest Aircraft Carrier Transits Taiwan StraitBy: Ben Werner China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier leaves the pier at the Dalian shipyard on May 13, 2018. Xinhua Photo China’s new aircraft carrier Shandong sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Thursday, … More »

Bulletin Board Updated: 01/09/2020

Board of Directors Meeting:  1700 Wednesday, 4 March 2020, NAS Oceana O’Club

The November 2019 Board of Directors meeting minutes are now posted: Click Here