China preps rollout of a new carrier-based fighter jet
By Mike Yeo A Chinese J-31 stealth fighter taxis after a flight at the Airshow China 2014 in Zhuhai, south China’s Guangdong province on Nov. 11, 2014. The country’s military is … More
Yearly Archives: 2021
Navy aircrews reunite at former Brunswick Naval Air Station
More than 700 retired aircrew members returned to the former Brunswick Naval Air Station this weekend to reunite with their former squadron members. Veterans previously stationed at the Brunswick Naval … More
UPDATED: Two Injured After Navy T-45C Trainer Crashes in Texas Neighborhood
By: Sam LaGro A T-45C Goshawk training aircraft assigned to Carrier Training Wing (CTW) 1 approaches the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) on March 20, 2017. US Navy Photo … More
USS Ronald Reagan’s Super Hornets providing air support over Kabul
By Geoff Ziezulewicz An F/A-18E Super Hornet fighter jet with the “Dambusters” of Strike Fighter Squadron 195, launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan in the Arabian Sea … More
A note to Rep. Luria: Our US Navy is doing fine
By: Lawrence Korb A former Pentagon official argues Rep. Elaine Luria is mistaken when she says the Navy is facing unreasonable fiscal and bureaucratic constraints because of the power of … More
USS Gerald R. Ford Wraps Up Shock Trials Ahead of Maintenance Period, Deployment
By: Mallory Shelbourne USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) successfully completes the third and final scheduled explosive event for Full Ship Shock Trials while underway in the Atlantic Ocean on Aug. 8, … More
Navy Questions Future Viability of Super Hornets; Recommends Against New Buy
By: Mallory Shelbourne F/A-18F Super Hornets, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, fly over the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) in the Atlantic Ocean, May 9, 2019. US … More
Pentagon needs reorg before Navy can develop maritime strategy, says Rep. Luria
By: Megan Eckstein Cmdr. Mehdi Akacem, Ford’s air boss, second from right, briefs Rep. Bobby Scott, chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, second from left, and Rep. Elaine … More