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Truman Carrier Strike Group Operating North of Arctic Circle; First Time for US Navy Since 1991 October 22, 2018

By: Megan Eckstein An F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the Sunliners of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, launches from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). For the … More »

Super Hornet engine catches fire in flight October 18, 2018

By: Geoff Ziezulewicz An F/A-18F Super Hornet with Strike Fighter Squadron 22 flies above the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt during a deployment earlier this year. (U.S. Navy photo) A Super Hornet … More »

SECDEF Mattis Wants 80 Percent of Super Hornets Mission Capable by Next Year October 10, 2018

By: Sam LaGrone Airman Louis Calderon wipes down the window of an F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the “Fighting Checkmates” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 211 on the flight deck aboard … More »

Navy’s COD Transition from C-2A to CMV-22B Accelerated; First V-22 Deployment Set for 2021 October 2, 2018

By: Megan Eckstein Concept art of the CMV-22 follow-on carrier onboard delivery aircraft. Boeing Image The Navy has accelerated the sunset of its legacy C-2A Greyhound cargo airplanes and the transition … More »

Navy Creates New Flight Instructor Billet Outside of Traditional Career Path October 1, 2018

By: Megan Eckstein Marine Corps Capt. Chris Latimer, left, an instructor pilot for Training Squadron (VT) 31, and Ensign Marvin Smith, a student naval aviator, conduct pre-operation procedures before a training … More »

First F-35Bs Operate off of HMS Queen Elizabeth as U.K. Works Toward a Native Carrier Strike Group October 1, 2018

By: Sam LaGrone Cmdr. Nathan Gray RN, Makes the first ever F-35B Lightning II jet take off from HMS Queen Elizabeth on Sept. 25, 2018. Royal Navy Photo ABOARD HMS QUEEN … More »

Marine Corps F-35 flies first combat mission in Afghanistan September 28, 2018

By: Tara Copp and Valerie Insinna The U.S. Marine Corps F-35B joint strike fighter has successfully conducted its first combat mission over Afghanistan, U.S. officials confirmed to Military Times. The strikes, carried out by F-35Bs … More »

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower Repair Period Triples in Length; Carrier Will be in Yard Until 2019 September 25, 2018

By: Megan Eckstein Capt. Kyle P. Higgins, commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), addresses the crew during an Aug. 18, 2018, all-hands call on the … More »