Carrier Air Wing Eight returning from 7-month deployment
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Hundreds of men and women with Carrier Air Wing Eight will be returning home from a seven-month deployment beginning today. Squadrons deployed in January as a part … More
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US Navy pilot ejects in crash landing in Bahrain, officials say
A U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet was crash landed in Bahrain after flying off USS Nimitz, a deployed aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf. Cmdr. Bill Urban, a spokesman for … More
Jet fighter squadron deployed on USS George H. W. Bush was grounded in July over air-quality concerns
By Courtney Mabeus The Virginian-Pilot A thick fog settles over the water along Naval Station Norfolk, as the USS George H.W. Bush departs, Jan. 21, 2017, for a regularly-scheduled deployment. … More
Former air wing commander to lead physiological episode prevention effort
By: Mackenzie Wolf Research into prevention of physiological episodes among F/A-18 and T-45 pilots will be under new direction (MC3 Benjamin Brossard/Navy). Former commander of Carrier Air Wing 3 and … More
Navy extends Nimitz stay in Middle East
Ed Friedrich PERSIAN GULF — The Navy informed families Saturday that the USS Nimitz, which was involved in a second incident with Iran Tuesday, will extend its stay in the Persian … More
Navy fighter aircraft crashes near Key West
By: Mark Faram An F-5N Tiger II crashed today, but the pilot ejected and was safely recovered (MC1 Brian Morales). A Navy F-5N Tiger II tactical fighter aircraft from Fighter … More
Super Hornet, Iranian drone nearly collide over carrier Nimitz
An F/A-18E Super Hornet had to perform an evasive maneuver to avoid colliding with an Iranian drone Tuesday. (MC3 Paul Kelly/Navy) By: Tara Copp WASHINGTON — An F/A-18E Super Hornet … More
Tokyo asks Washington to halt Osprey flights in Japan after crash off Australia
U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey lands on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard during events marking the start of the Talisman Saber 2017 joint military exercise off the coast of … More