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Two years later, still no answers about what caused a fatal mishap November 25, 2019
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz A C-2A Greyhound aircraft crash on Nov. 22, 2017, in the West Pacific took the lives of, from left, Lt. Steven Combs, Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Matthew … More
Royal Navy Intends HMS Queen Elizabeth to be Integrated into U.S. Carrier Operations November 22, 2019
By: Ben Werner HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) in the Chesapeake Bay outside Annapolis, 21 November 2019. USNI News photo ABOARD HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH, IN THE CHESAPEAKE BAY — The U.K. Royal Navy intends … More
An open letter to the leaders of Marine aviation November 19, 2019
By: Col. Tom Hewes (Retired) The Dec. 6, 2018, midair collision is, sadly, a damning indictment of the leadership at every level of Marine aviation, this retired Marine colonel says. (Lance … More
Carrier USS Harry S. Truman Fixed, Set to Deploy Soon November 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 Aircraft carrier USS Harry … More
Ford Aircraft Carriers Not Ready For F-35s, So Aging Vinson Gets The Call November 6, 2019
The long road the F-35 took to finally being ready to deploy has forced the Navy’s new $13 billion carrier class to leave the plane behind — for now at … More
All 6 East Coast Carriers In Dock, Not Deployed: Hill Asks Why October 29, 2019
As the Navy scrambles to get enough parts and people to move carriers back out to sea, it’s facing a crowded waterfront at Norfolk. By PAUL MCLEARY USS Dwight D. … More
SECNAV, lawmaker trade barbs on Ford flattop woes October 25, 2019
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz The aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford departed Norfolk Naval Base in July for her initially estimated year-long stay at Newport News Shipyard. That yard period has now been … More