USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70)
Aircraft Carrier Roosevelt Will Visit Vietnam This Week
A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet, assigned to the “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31, flies above the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) Feb. 27, 2020. Navy photo
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) is expected to pull into Da Nang, Vietnam, for a port visit this week, a Navy official confirmed to USNI News.
Theodore Roosevelt’s visit to Vietnam mark’s the second time a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier has visited the nation since the end of the Vietnam War. In 2018, USS Carl...
https://news.usni.org/2020/03/03/aircraft-carrier-roosevelt-will-visit-vietnam-this-week
Navy CMV-22B Osprey Design Completes First Flight
A Bell-Boeing CMV-22B Osprey completes its first flight on Jan. 21, 2020. Bell-Boeing Photo
The first CMV-22B Osprey – the tiltrotor aircraft selected to replace the Navy’s aging fleet of C-2A Greyhounds as the carrier onboard delivery aircraft – completed its first flight operations, according to its manufacturer.
Compared to the MV-22B flown by the Marine Corps, the Navy CMV-22B variant has extended operational range, with the ability to transport up to 6,000 pounds of cargo or personnel to a...
https://news.usni.org/2020/01/21/navy-cmv-22b-osprey-design-completes-first-flight
USS Carl Vinson Returning to San Diego this Summer
USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) Navy photo
After completing a maintenance period in Bremerton, Wash., this summer, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is returning to San Diego.
During the planned year-and-a-half incremental availability at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, the Navy is preparing Vinson to take F-35C Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters during its next deployment — expected to occur in 2021.
Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA 147), the Navy’s first operational F-35C...
https://news.usni.org/2020/01/10/uss-carl-vinson-returning-to-san-diego-this-summer
Fleet Logistics Wing Established as Navy Preps for COD Transition, Second Osprey Squadron
A MV-22B Osprey assigned to the Blue Knights of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 365 (Reinforced), prepares to land on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), Oct. 10, 2019. US Navy photo.
The Navy last week took another step foward in its transition to the next-generation fleet of logistics aircraft to support its carrier strike groups.
The service established Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Wing 1, or COMVRMWING, at a ceremony on Oct. 10 at Naval Air Station North...
Navy Deactivates VFA-101 Grim Reapers, Consolidates F-35Cs at NAS Lemoore
A U.S. Navy Sailor marshals the last F-35C Lightning II to leave Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, May 23, 2019. Consolidation of F-35C resources to Naval Air Station Lemoore, California, enables the U.S. Navy to support Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) production, operational fleet transitions for both Navy and Marine Corps squadrons, testing and other requirements. US Air Force photo.
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. – The Navy deactivated one of its two F-35C Joint Strike Fighter training squadrons...
USS John C. Stennis Expected to Arrive in Norfolk on Thursday
U.S. Sailors conduct a foreign object debris walkdown on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) while transiting the Strait of Gibraltar, May 3, 2019. Navy photo.
USS John C. Stennis (CVN-74) is expected to arrive in Norfolk, Va., on Thursday, marking the conclusion of its deployment and the start of preparations for a scheduled mid-life refueling complex overhaul (RCOH).
Stennis will pull into Naval Station Norfolk this week, U.S. Fleet Forces Command announced on...
https://news.usni.org/2019/05/13/uss-john-c-stennis-expected-to-arrive-in-norfolk-on-thursday
Carrier USS Carl Vinson Enters Drydock for Maintenance After Busy Deployment Cycle
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) sails past Seattle as it transits the Puget Sound on its way to Naval Base Kitsap-Bremerton on Jan. 20, 2019. Vinson is scheduled to change homeports to Bremerton. US Navy photo.
Aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) has entered a drydock at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility in Bremerton, Wash., to start a docking planned incremental availability.
The 37-year-old carrier – the third oldest in the...
Navy Declares Initial Operational Capability for F-35C Joint Strike Fighter
Three F-35C Lightning II — one each attached to the “Argonauts” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 147, the “Rough Raiders “Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 and the “Grim Reapers” Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 — complete a flight overhead Eglin Air Force Base in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Feb. 1, 2019. US Navy photo.
The Navy declared today that its F-35C Joint Strike Fighter was operationally ready to deploy and conduct missions around the world.
The initial operational capability (IOC)...
Navy’s Last F-18 Hornet Squadron Sundowns Ahead of Transition to Super Hornet
A Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron 34 aboard USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) prepares to launch during the Rim of the Pacific 2018 exercise. VFA-34’s planes were painted to honor the squadron’s history ahead of its transition to the Super Hornet. USNI News photo.
The Navy held a sundown ceremony on Friday for its last operational F-18 Hornet squadron, with the “Blue Blasters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 34 taking their last flight over Naval Air Station Oceana before transitioning to newer jets.