CBO: Retiree Tricare Fee Hike Would Save The Most July 16, 2013
(ARMY TIMES 22 JUL 13) … Patricia Kime The Pentagon could save billions in health care costs by raising Tricare fees for working-age retirees, but it would save only millions … More
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Carrier-borne jet pilots receive certification July 16, 2013
China’s first group of five pilots and landing signal officers received their certifications in the latest sea trials of the Liaoning, the country’s first aircraft carrier. The Liaoning finished its … More
Navy: Glitch In X-47B Test Only Proves Unmanned Aircraft’s Reliability July 12, 2013
(NATIONAL DEFENSE MAGAZINE 11 JUL 13) … Sarah Sicard A malfunction during the Navy’s high-profile test flight of its X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System showed that the drone can operate … More
Navy drone fails in third aircraft carrier landing attempt July 11, 2013
By Dianna Cahn The Virginian-Pilot © July 11, 2013 The unmanned aircraft that made history when it achieved two robotic landings aboard a moving aircraft carrier at sea Wednesday failed … More
CVN 78: A True Leap Ahead For The Navy And Naval Aviation July 10, 2013
(NAVY LIVE BLOG 09 JUL 13) … Rear Adm. Tom Moore As program executive officer for aircraft carriers, I am responsible for the design, new construction, maintenance, refueling and inactivation … More
INTERVIEW-Delaying next carrier would further boost cost-US Navy July 10, 2013
Published: Tuesday, 9 Jul 2013 | 5:29 PM ET WASHINGTON, July 9 (Reuters) – Delaying work by Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc on the USS Kennedy, the second Ford-class aircraft carrier, … More
Chesapeake, Navy set up land-use plan near Fentress July 10, 2013
By Jeff Sheler The Virginian-Pilot © July 10, 2013 CHESAPEAKE The city and the Navy have reached an agreement on procedures for vetting land-use proposals near the Fentress Naval Auxiliary … More
Carrier Air Wing 7 Returns Home To Virginia Beach July 4, 2013
(NORFOLK VIRGINIAN-PILOT 02 JUL 13) … Dianna Cahn VIRGINIA BEACH –Like the deployment they completed Tuesday, the fighter jets of Carrier Air Wing 7 got thrown off their timetable when … More