Vice Adm. DeWolfe Miller Becomes Navy’s 8th Air Boss
By: Ben Werner Then Rear Adm. DeWolfe Miller III, former commander of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 2, in a flight brief aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) in … More
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French Rafale Fighters to Deploy on Carrier USS George H.W. Bush This Spring
French navy Rafale Marine aircraft from the aircraft carrier FS Charles De Gaulle (R91) fly in formation above the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) … More
First F-35Bs to deploy with 13th MEU
An F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter taxies to be refueled on the flight deck of amphibious assault ship Wasp (LHD-1) during night operations, a part of Operational Testing 1, … More
Electronic Warfare: The Part Of The F-35 Fighter Story You Haven’t Heard
Modern warfare is waged largely on the electromagnetic spectrum. Although bombs and missiles get the headlines, they are just the kinetic step in a “kill chain” that relies heavily on … More
China has started building its third aircraft carrier, military sources say
Work on the vessel, which will use a hi-tech launch system, began at a Shanghai shipyard last year but it is not known when it will be completed China started … More
Carl Vinson Strike Group Departs for Second ‘3rd Fleet Forward’ WESTPAC Deployment
The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, including the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 2, the guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) and the … More
Navy Transition from C-2A to CMV-22B Will Span 2020 to 2026; Location of Training Squadron Undecided
By: Megan Eckstein A C-2A Greyhound assigned to the Rawhides of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 launches from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN … More
New in 2018: Aviators need better air
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz Fixing persisting cockpit oxygen issues will be one of the top tasks the Navy seeks to tackle in 2018. (MC2 Sean M. Castellano/Navy) It was a rough 2017 … More