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USS Abraham Lincoln’s deployment extended while USS Harry S. Truman undergoes repairs October 22, 2019

By BROCK VERGAKIS THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT | FILE- In this May 16, 2019 file photo, released by the U.S. Navy, an F-18 Super Hornet is launched from the deck of the USS Abraham … More »

Fleet Logistics Wing Established as Navy Preps for COD Transition, Second Osprey Squadron October 16, 2019

By: Gidget Fuentes A MV-22B Osprey assigned to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship … More »

Navy’s issue with Norfolk airport’s runway plan is tied to waiver that airport leaders have never seen October 3, 2019

By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL, THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT | Aerial view of Norfolk International Airport. Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek would be northeast of the end of the existing runway. (Google Earth) Neighbors don’t always have … More »

The Navy Just Got Fighter Jet Readiness Above 80%. The Challenge Will Be Keeping It There September 26, 2019

An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on March 8, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo by … More »

USS George H.W. Bush CO Acknowledges String of Suicides September 24, 2019

By: Ben Werner Sailors assigned to the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) grieve at a memorial service for Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Airman Juan G. Medina Reynaga on Sept. … More »

Navy considers opening parts of Oceana to public, leasing land for development September 18, 2019

By: Brock Vergakis, The Virginian-Pilot As Matt Tusen photographs the aircraft at left, Terra Tusen holds their dog, Zeus, as a passing Navy jet approaches to land at Oceana Naval … More »

Escorts Deploy Without USS Harry S. Truman as East Coast Carrier Shortage Persists September 13, 2019

By: Megan Eckstein USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75), front, and the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Normandy (CG-60) transit the Atlantic Ocean on July 18, 2019. US Navy Photo This post has … More »

T-45C Goshawk Trainers On Track To Qualify For Landing On Ford-Class Carriers September 11, 2019

By: Ben Werner JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The T-45C Goshawk began Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) performance testing at the Runway Arrested Landing Site (RALS) located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New … More »