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
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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
Carrier Ford May Not Deploy Until 2024, 3rd Weapons Elevator Certified October 23, 2019
By: Sam LaGrone USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) displays ‘up and over’ flags in observance of Independence Day in 2017. US Navy Photo CAPITOL HILL — USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) may … More
USS Abraham Lincoln’s deployment extended while USS Harry S. Truman undergoes repairs October 22, 2019
By BROCK VERGAKIS THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT | FILE- In this May 16, 2019 file photo, released by the U.S. Navy, an F-18 Super Hornet is launched from the deck of the USS Abraham … More
Fleet Logistics Wing Established as Navy Preps for COD Transition, Second Osprey Squadron October 16, 2019
By: Gidget Fuentes A MV-22B Osprey assigned to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship … More
Navy’s issue with Norfolk airport’s runway plan is tied to waiver that airport leaders have never seen October 3, 2019
By KIMBERLY PIERCEALL, THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT | Aerial view of Norfolk International Airport. Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek would be northeast of the end of the existing runway. (Google Earth) Neighbors don’t always have … More
The Navy Just Got Fighter Jet Readiness Above 80%. The Challenge Will Be Keeping It There September 26, 2019
An F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 22 launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on March 8, 2011. (U.S. Navy photo by … More