Salvage Operations Conclude Surrounding December 2018 Aircraft Mishap
The salvage operation related to the Dec. 6, 2018, aircraft mishap involving an F/A-18 and a KC-130J has concluded. The operation occurred from May 27 to June 7, 2019.
We Are Naval Aviation
What do an aviator, a maintenance officer, a chemist, an engineer and a Navy spouse all have in common? They are the men and women behind naval aviation, and each of them is vital to the success of our mission. Every member of the Naval Aviation workforce has a critical role in developing and sustaining …
We Are Naval Aviation
What do an aviator, a maintenance officer, a chemist, an engineer and a Navy spouse all have in common? They are the men and women behind naval aviation, and each of them is vital to the success of our mission. Every member of the Naval Aviation workforce has a critical role in developing and sustaining …
Press Release 19-4: Marines identified in AH-1Z Helicopter Crash
Two Marine pilotsconducting routine training during the semi-annual Weapons and TacticsInstructor
Press Release 19-4: Marines identified in AH-1Z Helicopter Crash
Two Marine pilotsconducting routine training during the semi-annual Weapons and TacticsInstructor
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group Completes Historic Deployment: Welcome home!
By Rear Adm. Roy Kelley Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic Earlier this year, Secretary of Defense James Mattis introduced a new concept called Dynamic Force Employment, which makes our naval force more agile and operationally unpredictable to our long-term strategic adversaries. As we enter a new era of great power competition, this strategy is radically …
Sailor for a Day: Local reporters suit up for a rare taste of Navy life
For more than 70 years, aircraft carriers and their embarked air wings have provided the U.S. Navy with unmatched maritime combat power. No other weapons system in existence or on the drawing board can match its might. But without our hard-working dedicated Sailors, the aircraft carrier would be unable to deploy from the pier, and …
Sailor for a Day: Local reporters suit up for a rare taste of Navy life
For more than 70 years, aircraft carriers and their embarked air wings have provided the U.S. Navy with unmatched maritime combat power. No other weapons system in existence or on the drawing board can match its might. But without our hard-working dedicated Sailors, the aircraft carrier would be unable to deploy from the pier, and …
VCNO Adm. Moran’s Keynote Remarks at Tailhook Association Reunion
The following are Vice Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Bill Moran’s prepared remarks for his keynote address at the Tailhook Association Reunion on Sept. 8, 2018. It is an honor to be here with you tonight. So many heroes in the audience, too many to single out. [I] think you’d all agree that Tailhook, if …
Exercise Chesapeake 2018: U.S. and French Navies Strengthen Interoperability
Exercise Chesapeake 2018 is the first-ever training to fully integrate a French Navy air wing into a single, unified carrier air wing, Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8). This historic first in naval aviation is another demonstration of the Navy’s implementation of the National Defense Strategy and its direction to strengthen alliances and deepen collaboration to become a more lethal …