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Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Flight Trainers Delivered to Navy
ST. LOUIS: Boeing and teammate L-3 have delivered four Block II F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Tactical Operation Flight Trainers (TOFT) to the U.S. Navy and declared them “Ready for Training.” Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Va., has two of the trainers, and two are located at NAS Lemoore, Calif. “These are the first Block II TOFTs, [...]
USS Ohio Crew Readies for Multimission Deployment
SILVERDALE, Wash.: With a major maintenance period completed, the men of the guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) (Blue) crew are ready to take their boat, June 9, and head back out to sea later this month. Ohio class guided-missile submarines (SSGN) provide the Navy with an unprecedented combination of strike and special operation mission [...]
US Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout Shines At Sea
San Diego CA: The Northrop Grumman-developed MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Takeoff and Landing Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (VTUAV) successfully completed the latest set of fully autonomous flight operations onboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) in support of dynamic interface testing. This was a critical step for the U.S. Navy MQ-8B Fire Scout toward Operational Evaluation (OpEval), [...]
USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carrier Deploys
SAN DIEGO: USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) departed San Diego May 28 on a deployment to the 7th and 5th Fleet Areas of Responsibility. The carrier joins the other ships of its strike group which departed the day prior, including the guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), and the ships of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 7, [...]
CTF 151 Strengthens International Ties Against Somali Piracy
USS GETTYSBURG, At Sea: The commander of Turkish-led Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 and the commanding officer of the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64) hosted the commander of Japan’s Escort Division 8 for a discussion on counterpiracy. “I can’t say enough how vital fostering our ties with other professional navies is,” said Turkish Rear [...]
Pakistani Immigrant Leads Air Department Aboard Carrier
NEWPORT NEWS: A USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) officer has broken stereotypes in the Navy across all ranks during the past 22 years. Cmdr. Muhammad Khan, Air Department’s Head of Department emigrated from Karachi, Pakistan in 1981, to earn a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science at North Texas State University. Later, fascinated with Naval Aviation [...]
Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group Ready to Deploy
SAN DIEGO: USS Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 7 will depart San Diego May 27 to begin a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. CSG 7 includes Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 14, guided-missile cruiser USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), and the ships of Commander, Destroyer Squadron [...]
Navy Decommissions USS Kitty Hawk
BREMERTON, Wash: The aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) was decommissioned May 12 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard & Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., after more than 48 years of service. Members of the final crew lowered the ship’s commissioning pennant from the main mast and the U.S. Flag and First Navy Jack [...]
USS Florida Returns from Maiden SSGN Deployment
KINGS BAY, Ga.: Naval Submarine Kings Bay welcomed USS Florida (SSGN 728) (Gold) home from its maiden deployment as a guided missile submarine to May 8. Florida is the first ever Atlantic Fleet Ohio-class SSGN to be forwarded deployed. Florida began its maiden deployment on April 26, 2008 and the arrival of Florida marked the [...]
