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Last week, House Armed Services’ Seapower Subcommittee Chairman Gene Taylor (D-Miss.) affirmed that he does not plan to include language in the FY 2009 defense authorization bill that would allow … More »
Think your life is a whirlwind? Try stepping onto the deck of an American aircraft carrier. It’s busier (and more efficient) than most major airports. As many as four jets … More »
In the spring of 1908, the U.S. Navy’s Great White Fleet was docked in San Francisco, readying itself for the Pacific leg of its around-the-world cruise. It had already passed … More »
Everybody clearly has learned from North Carolina’s bitter but successful fight against a landing strip to serve Oceana’s jets. Unfortunately, they’ve picked up tips from the Washington County duel that … More »
My family’s farm in Surry County is one of several that the proposed landing field would take over. In “Navy moving forward on landing strip,” March 31, Adm. Gary Roughead … More »
I am a resident of Surry County. If the new naval landing field is built in Surry County, our family farm would be beneath concrete. Adm. Gary Roughead has stated … More »
Recently, U.S. Navy leadership sent a proposal to Congress requesting waiver authority to temporarily reduce its current fleet of 11 aircraft carriers to 10 from 2012 through 2015. Congress already … More »
ABOARD THE USS HARRY S. TRUMAN — Lt. Shawn Hall spends his days thousands of feet above Iraq in his F/A-18 fighter jet, dropping GPS-guided bombs in support of American … More »