01/25/2015: Sailors give the signal to raise the integrated catapult control system on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73). George Washington and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 5, provide a combat-ready force that protects and defends the collective maritime interests…
01/20/2015: Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) Airman Recruit Zerick Woodberry, from Los Angeles, clears dirt from a pad eye on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). Stennis is seen completing a Docking Planned Incremental Availability maintenance period at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate…
01/15/2015: The Marines are seen participating in their final exercise in October 2014 as part of Composite Training Unit Exercise before their deployment at the end of 2014. [maxgallery id="71158"] Credit Photos :INSERT HERE In the first photo, a Marine with Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 24th…
01/15/2015: We are shortly publishing two articles built around interviews with the French Air Force (FAF) which is the launch customer for the aircraft. The FAF has underscored that the multi-national aspect of the program is a core foundation for shaping common concepts of operations and laying the foundation for…
01/08/2015: In a story published in The Daily Telegraph (Australia) on September 24, 2014, which highlighted the RAAF flyovers of their C-130s marking the milestone of providing 800,000 flight hours by the RAAF Hercules fleet. [maxgallery id="73550"] Credit photos: RAAF In the first photo, two C-130J Hercules from No. 37…
12/29/2014: In the first three photos, an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter from the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73 lifts off from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 17,…
12/28/2014: Yeoman 2nd Class Shuan Linnell, from Becker, Minn., assigned to the Battle Cats of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 73, washes an MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). Carl Vinson and its embarked air wing, Carrier Air…
12/26/2014: Sailors on the visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) team practice mobile shooting during rifle training on the flight deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104). Sterett is seen underway in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility as part of the Carl Vinson Carrier…
