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Mattis eyes major overhaul of Navy deployments May 8, 2018

By: David B. Larter and Mark D. Faram Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, seen here speaking with sailors, is proposing a massive overhaul of the way the Navy deploys its ships and sailors. … More »

Is Secretary of Defense Mattis planning radical changes to how the Navy deploys? May 3, 2018

By: David B. Larter The aircraft carriers Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt and Nimitz and their strike groups underway in the western Pacific in 2017. Defense Secretary James Mattis wants to see … More »

Reports: Russian Fighter Conducts ‘Unprofessional’ Intercept of U.S. Navy P-8A Over Baltic May 2, 2018

By: Sam LaGrone A P-8A Poseidon assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 flies over the Chesapeake Bay. US Navy Photo A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker conducted a safe … More »

The Corps struggles to maintain the F-35 overseas as after-action reports stay in echo chambers April 30, 2018

By: Shawn Snow An F-35B Lightning II prepares to land on the amphibious assault ship Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 20. (Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Marine Corps) Supply challenges … More »

Most Navy C-130s remain grounded nearly one year after fatal crash April 27, 2018

By: Geoff Ziezulewicz A KC-130T from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 drops cargo as part of container delivery system training at a drop zone on Camp Lejeune. (Lance Cpl. Ashley … More »

No panacea for aviation mishaps, military brass tells Congress April 24, 2018

By: Valerie Insinna In this March 14, 2018, photo, U.S. Navy personnel respond to a F/A-18 Super Hornet that crashed on its approach to Naval Air Station Key West in Florida. … More »

Navy’s P-8As Unaffected by FAA’s Boeing 737 Engine Inspection Requirement After Fatal Southwest Incident April 24, 2018

By: Megan Eckstein Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Joseph Ihrig, left, and Aviation Machinist Mate 2nd Class Miko Brandon, right, both assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 4, perform a fan blade … More »

Leadership failures in Navy pilot training squadrons led to Tennessee T-45 crash April 16, 2018

By: Mark D. Faram The Navy’s official investigation into the Oct. 1 crash in rural Tennessee of a T-45C Goshawk from Training Squadron 7 concluded the crash was the fault of … More »