Lance M. Bacon, Staff writer More than 6,000 sailors will return to San Diego Thursday after a nearly 10-month deployment, which included roughly six months of combat missions against Islamic … More »
1 June 2015 Sailors from the pre-commissioning unit (PCU) of the US Navy aircraft carrier Gerald R Ford (CVN 78) have completed specialised training and are now ready to operate … More »
The Navy may consider hiring a commercial shipyard to partially dispose of the famed aircraft carrier Enterprise, and several companies have expressed interest, including Newport News Shipbuilding. Those developments, reported … More »
By: JAMES DREW WASHINGTON DC Six US Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighters have departed the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp following a one-and-a-half-week trial that included 108 test sorties and … More »
By Brian Everstine, Staff writer The Defense Department wants to buy up to 450 F-35s in a three-year block buy beginning in 2018, a move that requires congressional approval and … More »
Frustrated members of the U.S. Air Force are venting because their commander in chief has been keeping them from fighting an effective air campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. … More »
By: Megan Eckstein The program executive officer for aircraft carriers told USNI News he is confident the carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will deliver on time despite delays in … More »
BY DAVID LARTER Incoming U.S. Pacific Command head Adm. Harry Harris slammed China’s claims in the South China Sea as “outrageous” and “preposterous” in a recent TIME Magazine interview. China … More »