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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 »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy’s top officer said last week that the service will make its case for construction of a new practice landing strip in southeastern Virginia or northeastern … More »
Money And Politics May Be All That Stand Between Jacksonville And A Coveted Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier At Mayport Naval Station, Members Of Florida’s Congressional Delegation Said Friday. U.S. Sens. Mel … More »
TAMPA – Adm. William J. Fallon stepped down as chief of U.S. Central Command in a ceremony Friday at MacDill Air Force Base. Defense Secretary Robert Gates praised the man … More »