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80 Percent of F-35s Cleared to Resume Flight Operations October 16, 2018

By: Ben Werner Capt. Andrew “Dojo” Olson, F-35 Heritage Flight Team pilot and commander, performs a tactical pitch maneuver in an F-35A Lightning II during the California Capital Airshow on Sept. … More »

SECDEF Mattis Wants 80 Percent of Super Hornets Mission Capable by Next Year October 10, 2018

By: Sam LaGrone Airman Louis Calderon wipes down the window of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 on the flight deck aboard … More »

Has safety improved a year after Navy and Marine aviation crisis? October 8, 2018

By: Tara Copp An F/A-18E Super Hornet from the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron 211 flies by the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman, which was sailing in the Mediterranean Sea … More »

F-35B Crashes Near Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort; Local Sheriff Says Pilot Ejected Safely October 1, 2018

By: Megan Eckstein An F-35B launches off the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD-1) on March 11, 2018. US Navy Photo This post has been updated, and … More »

First F-35Bs Operate off of HMS Queen Elizabeth as U.K. Works Toward a Native Carrier Strike Group October 1, 2018

By: Sam LaGrone Cmdr. Nathan Gray RN, Makes the first ever F-35B Lightning II jet take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth on Sept. 25, 2018. Royal Navy Photo ABOARD HMS QUEEN … More »

Marine Corps F-35 flies first combat mission in Afghanistan September 28, 2018

By: Tara Copp and Valerie Insinna The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B joint strike fighter has successfully conducted its first combat mission over Afghanistan, U.S. officials confirmed to Military Times. The strikes, carried out by F-35Bs … More »

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Repair Period Triples in Length; Carrier Will be in Yard Until 2019 September 25, 2018

By: Megan Eckstein Capt. Kyle P. Higgins, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), addresses the crew during an Aug. 18, 2018, all-hands call on the … More »

‘WATCH YOUR DECK!’ The story behind last summer’s Tiger II crash September 21, 2018

By: Geoff Ziezulewicz An F-5 Tiger II off from a runway on Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada, in 2014. (U.S. Navy photo) Routine flight training nearly turned deadly last year when … More »