Trump Again Hints at F-35, F-18 Competition January 12, 2017
By: Aaron Mehta WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump used the opening remarks of his first press conference of the year to reiterate a desire to drive costs down on the … More
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First F-35B Squadron Moves to Japan January 11, 2017
By: Valerie Insinna WASHINGTON — A Marine Corps F-35B squadron has transferred from the United States to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Japan, marking the first permanent international deployment … More
Whidbey Growler crew still hospitalized, incident under investigation January 6, 2017
By: Mark D. Faram Two Navy aviators remained hospitalized more than two weeks after they suffered injuries when their F/A-18 Growler’s canopy malfunctioned, Navy officials said. The mishap that occurred … More
Eyeing China, Navy moves advanced Hawkeye warplanes from Norfolk to Japan January 6, 2017
Brock Vergakis NORFOLK A squadron of advanced early warning and control aircraft is moving from Norfolk to Japan as part of a Navy effort to place its most-advanced units in … More
Navy: Temporary grounding of Super Hornets, Growlers caused by jet’s canopy that exploded December 29, 2016
By Brock Vergakis An E/A-18G Growler from the Shadowhawks of Electronic Attack Squadron 141 launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington on Aug. 1, … More
No US Carrier Now In The Mideast December 29, 2016
By: Christopher P. Cavas WASHINGTON – The Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group chopped out of the European theater of operations Dec. 26, headed home to Norfolk after months of … More
Aviation crisis continues: Marine fighter squadron commander fired December 29, 2016
By: Jeff Schogol Yet another aviation squadron commander has been fired as the turmoil rippling through Marine aviation refuses to take any time off for the holidays. Lt. Col. Wade … More
The Navy is establishing a V-22 Osprey training detachment December 27, 2016
The Navy announced in a Dec. 1 memo that a detachment to train crews and maintenance personnel for the Navy CMV-22B tilt-rotor carrier-onboard-delivery (COD) aircraft is on the horizon. Marine Corps … More