The U.S. Navy is carefully backing away from the troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program — and putting in place a backup plan in case the trillion-dollar, jack-of-all-trades stealth jet … More »
For Sailors working on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Arabian Sea, the temperature reaches about 120 degrees each day. Add 10 to 15 … More »
But budget cuts could keep its air wing on the ground The aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan pulls into its home port at North Island Naval Air Station Thursday afternoon after … More »
CHESAPEAKE As the City Council prepares to vote again Tuesday on rezoning for a subdivision near Fentress Naval Auxiliary Landing Field, momentum appears to be swinging against the development. Three … More »
Mideast demand will strain flattop fleet in fiscal ’13 Increased global demand and fewer aircraft carriers mean sailors will spend more time at sea and less at home the next … More »
This Week at War In my Foreign Policy column, I explain that when crises erupt, regional commanders need other effective options besides simply more aircraft carrier strike groups. A May … More »
NEWPORT NEWS — Fifty years ago today the largest dry dock in the world filled with water from the James River, setting afloat the world’s largest ship and first nuclear-powered … More »
Six million military healthcare beneficiaries, those who live in TRICARE’s North and South regions, will have new managed care support contractors and claim processors to deal with by April of … More »