Pilot error cited in Super Hornet crash November 30, 2017
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz A Super Hornet pilot who ejected from his jet April 21 in the West Pacific was less than 950 feet above the water when he got out … More
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Moscow Claimed U.S. Navy P-8A Was Flying Toward Russian Airspace Before Black Sea Intercept November 29, 2017
By: Ben Werner November 28, 2017 U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon (top) Sukhoi Su-30 (bottom) Moscow officials say a U.S. military aircraft intercepted by a Russian fighter over the Black Sea, in a … More
Engine failure was likely a factor in deadly C-2 plane crash, Navy sources say November 28, 2017
by Jamie McIntyre | Nov 27, 2017 The C-2 crashed into the Philippine Sea Nov. 22. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) A U.S. Navy C-2 Greyhound transport plane suffered an engine failure shortly before … More
A US Navy pilot pulled off a heroic landing that saved 8 after engine failure en route to aircraft carrier November 24, 2017
ALEX LOCKIE Nov 24th 2017 The US Navy has called off its search for three missing sailors after a C-2 Greyhound aircraft crashed on approach to the USS Ronald Reagan … More
U.S. Navy plane crashes in Philippine Sea, three missing November 22, 2017
Reuters Staff TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy transport plane carrying 11 people crashed in the Philippine Sea south of Japan on Wednesday as it flew to the aircraft carrier … More
VIDEO: 3 Carriers Now Operating Off the Korean Peninsula with Japanese Ships November 13, 2017
November 12, 2017 7:18 AM The following are photos and video of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76), USS Nimitz (CVN-68) and USS Theodore Roosevelt(CVN-71), along with their escorts and air wings operating off the Korean peninsula … More
Only one-third of Super Hornets ready to ‘fight tonight’ as of October, admiral says November 10, 2017
By: Geoff Ziezulewicz A Navy pilot prepares to depart Travis Air Force Base in California in an F/A-18F Super Hornet. (Heide Couch/Air Force) Just a third of the Navy’s F/A-18 Super … More
Physiological Episodes Down in the Navy After Slew of Changes; New Pilot Production Rate Nearly Back to Normal November 10, 2017
By: Megan Eckstein November 9, 2017 Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker speaks with sailors in Atsugi, Japan on March 23, 2016. US Navy Photo WASHINGTON, … More