By David Larter Staff writer The aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush is out of Central Command and is heading home. The big deck and its escorts had chopped into 6th … More »
Lt. Cmdr. David Tickle, Blue Angels lead solo pilot, buzzes the Golden Gate Bridge Oct. 9 during practice for the 2014 San Francisco Fleet Week airshow. (Photo courtesy Rich Shelton) … More »
By Mike Hixenbaugh The Virginian-Pilot NORFOLK The Navy’s recent decision to swap two scheduled aircraft carrier deployments revealed a problem plaguing the service: After years of conflict in the Middle … More »
ABOARD THE USS NIMITZ — Before the Navy’s oldest active aircraft carrier docks for a 16-month maintenance period, it’s helping other ships get ready for deployment, and next month, will … More »
By Mike Hixenbaugh The Virginian-Pilot Norfolk The Navy’s top officer says he would like to retire the service’s aging fleet of mine-sweeping helicopters “sooner than later,” primarily because they are … More »
By Lauren King The Norfolk-based aircraft carrier George H.W. Bush has been relieved in the Arabian Gulf by the carrier Carl Vinson and should soon depart for home. According to … More »
BY ANDREA SHALAL Oct 20 (Reuters) – Lockheed Martin Corp on Monday confirmed that it had delivered just 22 of 36 F-35 fighter jets promised to the U.S. government this … More »
By Mike Hixenbaugh NORFOLK A month ago, when the Navy released one of its investigations into a crash that killed three sailors, an official said the service remained “absolutely confident” … More »