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After Hearings, Lawmakers Call Truman Carrier Retirement Plan ‘Ridiculous’ March 29, 2019

By: Megan Eckstein The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transits the Atlantic Ocean on Dec. 12, 2018. US Navy photo. CAPITOL HILL – Lawmakers told industry representatives … More »

USS Gerald Ford Delivery Delayed Due to Extensive Nuclear Propulsion, Weapons Elevator Repairs; Carrier Won’t be Ready Until October March 27, 2019

By: Sam LaGrone F/A-18F Pilot LCDR Jamie R. Struck the makes first carrier arrested landing using AAG system aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) off the Virginia coast. US Navy Photo … More »

Mothball the USS Harry S. Truman? Proposal has many scratching their heads. March 26, 2019

By Hugh Lessig Staff writer – The Virginian-Pilot Sailors gather on the deck of the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman Monday morning, Nov. 16, 2015, before leaving on deployment to … More »

Navy’s F-35 is Nowhere Near Combat-Ready, Watchdog Group Says March 21, 2019

Ten F-35C Lightning II jets of the “Argonauts” of VFA-147 aircraft sit on the flight line at Naval Air Station Lemoore. (U.S. Navy/Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Manuel Tiscareno) By Oriana … More »

Congressman Pushes Back on Navy’s Plan to Retire the Carrier Truman March 14, 2019

The X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System demonstrator taxies on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Harry S. Truman is the first aircraft carrier … More »

Carrier Cutback Plan ‘Mind Boggling’: Sen. Kaine March 4, 2019

Two top congressmen joined Virginia’s Sen. Kaine in rejecting the Pentagon’s proposal to retire the USS Truman two decades early. By PAUL MCLEARY USS Harry S. Truman WASHINGTON: Top lawmakers are … More »

Nothing Projects Power Like an Aircraft Carrier. Does the Pentagon Think Otherwise? March 4, 2019

New details emerge of how former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis fought against the Navy’s plan to buy more carriers. BY LARA SELIGMAN The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman … More »

F-35C Wing Commander Focused on First Deployment, Transitioning First Marine Corps Squadron March 4, 2019

By: Megan Eckstein Ten F-35C Lightning II jets of the “Argonauts” of VFA-147 aircraft sit on the flight line at Naval Air Station Lemoore (NASL). Commander, Naval Air Forces, Vice Admiral … More »