U.S. Navy’s Costliest Warship Suffers New Failure at Sea May 9, 2018
By Anthony Capaccio The Gerald R. Ford, the U.S. Navy’s costliest warship, suffered a new failure at sea that forced it back to port and raised fresh questions about the new … More
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Here’s the latest on America’s next supercarriers May 4, 2018
By: David B. Larter A crane moves the lower stern into place on the future aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy at Huntington Ingalls Shipbuilding in Newport News, Va. (U.S. Navy) WASHINGTON … More
The Corps will take first delivery of ‘most powerful helicopter in the Defense Department’ in May May 2, 2018
By: Shawn Snow A CH-53K King Stallion lifts a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle during a demonstration, Jan. 18. (Navy) It just wrapped up its international debut at the ILA Berlin Air … More
Reports: Russian Fighter Conducts ‘Unprofessional’ Intercept of U.S. Navy P-8A Over Baltic May 2, 2018
By: Sam LaGrone A P-8A Poseidon assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 20 flies over the Chesapeake Bay. US Navy Photo A Russian Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker conducted a safe … More
French, U.S. Naval Aviators Learn to Work Together Ahead of Middle East Deployment May 1, 2018
By: Ben Werner Cmdr. Marc, commander of the French carrier airwing training at Naval Air Station Oceana. USNI News photo NAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA, Va. — Since carrier flight skills atrophy over time, … More
The Corps struggles to maintain the F-35 overseas as after-action reports stay in echo chambers April 30, 2018
By: Shawn Snow An F-35B Lightning II prepares to land on the amphibious assault ship Wasp (LHD-1) while underway in the Pacific Ocean, March 20. (Cpl. Stormy Mendez/Marine Corps) Supply challenges … More
Navy’s removal of memorial honoring P-3 era in Hawaii upsets local community April 30, 2018
By: Victoria Leoni Oahu residents are upset that a memorial honoring the legacy of Naval Air Station Barbers Point, which was home to the P-3C Orion and operated between 1942 and … More
Most Navy C-130s remain grounded nearly one year after fatal crash April 27, 2018
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz A KC-130T from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 452 drops cargo as part of container delivery system training at a drop zone on Camp Lejeune. (Lance Cpl. Ashley … More