Four aircraft damaged in carrier ‘bolter’ mishap
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz An E-2D Hawkeye assigned to the “Bluetails” of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron 121 on the deck of the aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in July. One of the … More
Monthly Archives: August 2019
Plans for a new base closing round may be running out of time: Report
By: Leo Shane III Crew chiefs from the 62nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work to repair a C-17 Globemaster III at March Air Reserve Base in California on April 3, 2019. (Airman … More
This aircraft carrier skipper fled Iran as a child. Now he’s preparing to deploy amid heightened tensions.
By Brock Vergakis Capt. Kavon Hakimzadeh, photographed in his office aboard the USS Harry S. Truman at Norfolk Naval Station on August 12, 2019. recalls stories about living in Iran … More
With mounting questions about cost and survivability, a shifting political landscape for US aircraft carriers
By: David B. Larter and Joe Gould The U.S. Navy’s forward-deployed aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan cruises during Talisman Sabre 2019 on July 22, 2019, in the Coral Sea. (MC2 Kaila Peters/U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON … More
Navy Declares Pilot in Death Valley Super Hornet Crash Dead
By: Sam LaGrone An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 151, flies over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) in the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 19, … More
Inhofe Takes Aim at Ford-Carrier Program Failures; CNO Nominee Gilday Promises Navy Will Do Better
By: Megan Eckstein F/A-18F Pilot LCDR Jamie R. Struck the makes first carrier arrested landing using AAG system aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) off the Virginia coast. US Navy Photo … More