Navy stays with new technology for landing jets on carriers
By: The Associated Press NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Navy says it will stick with an advanced fighter jet landing system for its new aircraft carriers, despite some initial … More
Author Archives: Charles Walker
Dear Trump: Open the Procurement Black Box
[By Lt. Travis Nicks] The way we buy stuff is broken. The Department of the Navy acquisition system buys things we don’t need at prices we can’t pay for products that … More
EA-18G Growler Crew Saved By Portland-Based PJs After Canopy Explosion
The right people at the right time save a crew’s life. Jan16, 2017 – On Friday a pair of EA-18G Growlers belonging to VAQ-132 “Scorpions” flew down to Portland International … More
WE NEED A TWO-OCEAN SECRETARY OF THE NAVY
I speak only for myself, but I suspect that I’m not the only one disappointed to hear that Congressman Randy Forbes will apparently not be the next Navy secretary. Forbes … More
The US Navy’s $13 Billion Answer to China and Russia
By Ciro Scotti China’s lone aircraft carrier, the retrofitted Liaoning, has spent the past several weeks cruising around the South China Sea. It recently passed through the Taiwan Strait, which … More
First F-35Cs for West Coast FRS to arrive next week at Lemoore
By: Gidget Fuentes The first F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters will arrive on the West Coast next week as the Navy prepares to ramp up its training pipeline for … More
6,000 sailors to deploy Saturday with the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group
By Robyn Sidersky The Virginian-Pilot Nearly 6,000 sailors will deploy with the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike Group from Norfolk and another 600 will from Mayport, Fla. Saturday, according to … More
America’s First Step toward Reclaiming Naval Power
USS John C. Stennis in the Arabian Sea. Flickr/U.S. Navy Robert C. O’Brien January 17, 2017 The Senate Armed Services Committee, under the leadership of chairman John McCain, has taken … More