China has started building its third aircraft carrier, military sources say
Work on the vessel, which will use a hi-tech launch system, began at a Shanghai shipyard last year but it is not known when it will be completed China started … More
Yearly Archives: 2018
Carl Vinson Strike Group Departs for Second ‘3rd Fleet Forward’ WESTPAC Deployment
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and the … More
Navy Transition from C-2A to CMV-22B Will Span 2020 to 2026; Location of Training Squadron Undecided
By: Megan Eckstein A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Rawhides of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN … More
New in 2018: Aviators need better air
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz Fixing persisting cockpit oxygen issues will be one of the top tasks the Navy seeks to tackle in 2018. (MC2 Sean M. Castellano/Navy) It was a rough 2017 … More