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Navy fighter jet’s 2012 crash in Virginia Beach gets fresh look as Oceana, cities train on aircraft accident response March 2, 2021

By DAVE RESS DAILY PRESS Firefighters from Virginia Beach check out a Navy C-2 turboprop during training with their Naval Air Station Oceana counterparts. (Dave Ress) The Good Friday 2012 crash … More »

Naval Station Norfolk to begin $16.9M resurfacing project at Chambers Field runway February 26, 2021

Naval Station Norfolk will close Chambers Field starting March 1 to begin improvements on the runway and its infrastructure, according to the base’s public affairs office. © Provided by WVEC-TV … More »

As Nimitz heads home, questions arise about carrier presence in Middle East February 4, 2021

Meghann Myers As the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group makes its way out of Central Command and into Indo-Pacific Command during a deployment now heading into its 10th month, discussion is once again … More »

Light Carrier Studies Already Underway As Navy Considers Role for CVLs in Future Fleet February 2, 2021

By: Megan Eckstein An MH-60S Sea Hawk, assigned to the “Eightballers” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 8, flies next to the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and the … More »

Mount Trashmore’: Ike’s mechanical issues weigh on double-pumping crew January 29, 2021

Geoff Ziezulewicz The aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower transits the Atlantic Ocean Jan. 25. After just a few months home, the aging Ike will soon deploy again. (MC3 Sawyer Haskins/Navy) … More »

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 »