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Navy’s priciest carrier ever struggles to get jets on, off deck January 12, 2021

Tony Capaccio USS Gerald R. Ford (Photo by Ridge Leoni/US Navy/Getty Images) (Jan 10): Aircraft takeoff and landing systems on the USS Gerald R. Ford remain unreliable and break down … More »

In First, Navy Super Hornet Launches from ‘Ski Jump’ to Prove it Can Fly Off Foreign Carriers January 4, 2021

Boeing Super Hornet demonstrates ski-jump launch capability at demonstrations held at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, December 21, 2020. (Photo: Boeing) 30 Dec 2020 Military.com | By Oriana Pawlyk A U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super … More »

A woman will take command of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the first time in US Navy history December 8, 2020

Bravo zulu! BY DAVID ROZA The Navy has selected a woman to command a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for the first time in American history. Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt was selected for the … More »

First Marine Corps Carrier-Capable F-35C Squadron Now Ready to Deploy December 3, 2020

By: Gidget Fuentes U.S. Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, Marine Aircraft Group 11, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, gain the capability of conducting a hot-load of ordnance on an F-35C … More »

7 little-known facts about ‘Top Gun’ December 2, 2020

Diana Stancy Correll Tom Cruise in a scene from the 1986 film “Top Gun” produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. (Gannett News Service/Paramount Pictures) “Top Gun” is undoubtedly one of the most … More »

VIDEO: New Navy CMV-22B Makes First Carrier Landing November 30, 2020

By: Sam LaGrone Sailors assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 30 direct a CMV-22B Osprey from the ‘Titans’ of VRM 30 on the flight deck of Nimitz-class nuclear aircraft carrier … More »

Navy Maritime Patrol Planes Flying From Cold War Base In Bermuda For First Time In Decades November 20, 2020

The ballooning presence of Russian submarines and new interest in the region from China has made the Navy up its maritime patrol game in the Atlantic. BYTHOMAS NEWDICK Bermuda, the … More »

As Supercarrier Ford Launches Largest-Ever Flight Ops, Leaders Try Out New Ways to Fight November 20, 2020

Crew of the carrier Gerald R. Ford prepare to fuel aircraft on the flight deck Nov. 17. 2020 (Hope Hodge Seck/Staff) By Hope Hodge Seck OFF THE COAST OF NORFOLK, Virginia … More »