The Corps is down to one final EA-6B Prowler squadron
By: Shawn Snow The Corps’ aging electronic attack aircraft, the EA-6B, is now down to one last squadron. In its final years, the aircraft was highly productive in a fight over Syria, … More
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The Corps just received its first CH-53K King Stallion
By: Shawn Snow The Corps took delivery of its first CH-53 King Stallion heavy lift helicopter at the New River air station in North Carolina on Wednesday. The CH-53K is one of the most … More
U.S./French Integrated Air Wing Exercise Accelerates French Pilots’ Return to Sea
By: Ben Werner and Megan Eckstein French Navy Dassault Rafale M fighter lands on USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) USNI Photo. This post is the first in a two-part series on … More
First Chinese Domestic Aircraft Carrier Leaves Yard for Sea Trials
By: Sam LaGrone May 14, 2018 12:36 PM China’s first domestically-built aircraft carrier leaves the pier at the Dalian shipyard on May 13, 2018. Xinhua Photo China’s first homebuilt aircraft carrier … More
U.S. Navy’s Costliest Warship Suffers New Failure at Sea
By Anthony Capaccio The Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s costliest warship, suffered a new failure at sea that forced it back to port and raised fresh questions about the new … More
What if the US stopped sending aircraft carriers to the Arabian Gulf?
By: David B. Larter U.S. Navy aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman receives cargo during a vertical replenishment March 16, 2010. The Truman Carrier Strike Group was deployed in support of Operation … More
Mattis eyes major overhaul of Navy deployments
By: David B. Larter and Mark D. Faram Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, seen here speaking with sailors, is proposing a massive overhaul of the way the Navy deploys its ships and sailors. … More
Here’s the latest on America’s next supercarriers
By: David B. Larter A crane moves the lower stern into place on the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. (U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON … More