Abraham Lincoln Tests ATARI
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Josue L. Escobosa USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs ATLANTIC OCEAN (NNS) — USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) was the first kid on the block … More
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Schedule at Risk for Navy F-35C Fighters to be Combat Ready by End of Year
By: Ben Werner An F-35C Lightning II assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 is positioned on the bow catapults of the Nimitz-Class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) March 17, … More
French aircrews ready to train in Norfolk
By: Mark D. Faram A Rafale-M, delta wing carrier-based fighter catapults from the deck of the French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle. The French Navy is set to embark 12 fighters … More
Navy conducts F-35C qualifications aboard aircraft carrier
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz An F-35C Lightning II performs a touch and go on the carrier Abraham Lincoln during recent carrier qualifications. (MCS Mark Logico/Navy) The F-35C Lightning II recently completed qualifications … More
Fight to Hawaii: How the U.S. Navy is Training Carrier Strike Groups for Future War
By: Megan Eckstein An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Stingers of Strike Fighter Attack Squadron (VFA) 113 flies over the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) on Oct. 26, … More
Growing Demand for Civilian Pilots Push Navy to Triple Bonuses for Some Senior Aviators
By: Ben Werner Pilots assigned to the “Bounty Hunters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 2 observe Capt. Tom Barber, commander, Carrier Air Wing 2, and Cmdr. Jason Hutcherson, commanding officer of … More
Lawmakers chide Navy for failing to share details of Growler mishap
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz Lawmakers are asking why Navy officials did not share details of a harrowing physiological episode on a Growler jet during a House hearing about such problems that was … More
Navy Weighs Buying Two More Costly Carriers in One Big Contract
By Anthony Capaccio Huntington Ingalls asked to propose significant savings Navy Ford-class program could see expansion to four ships The U.S. Navy is exploring whether it can achieve significant savings … More