By Courtney Mabeus – The Virginian-Pilot Photo by Barbie Wilson, who said she witnessed the crash. Two Navy aviators from the Naval Air Station Oceana-based Strike Fighter Squadron 213 died Wednesday … More
By: Victoria Leoni Aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln Executive Officer Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt listens to her radio while on the ship’s flight deck. Bauernschmidt is in the running to become the first … More
By: David B. Larter The Navy is moving to scrap 136 legacy Hornets to make room for newer planes and cut the costs of maintaining burned out aircraft. (U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON … More
Pilots with the “Green Knights” of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, assigned under the Okinawa-based 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, are scheduled to conduct a series of qualification flights on Wasp … More
By: Megan Eckstein The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) arrives in Da Nang, Vietnam, for a scheduled port visit on March 5, 2018. US Navy photo. Aircraft carrier … More
An F-35A Lightning II taxis before takeoff to participate in simulated defensive counter air operations Dec. 8, 2016, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S. Air Force / Staff Sgt. … More
By: Megan Eckstein Aircraft from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11 fly in close formation during a flight demonstration as part of Tiger Cruise 2017 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN … More
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz An F/A-18 Super Hornet prepares to land on the deck of the carrier Eisenhower. Newly installed fuel tanks in the next few years will allow the Super Hornets, … More