Japan Aircraft Scrambled Fewer Times in FY 2023 Compared to FY 2022
Japan Air Self-Defense Force aircraft scrambled fewer times against foreign aircraft during Fiscal Year 2023 compared to FY 2022, according to Japan’s Joint Staff Office. …
Investigation: Corroded Propeller Blade Caused KC-130T Crash
The Marine Corps determined that a corroded propeller blade that came off mid-flight was the cause of the July 10,…
SECNAV Spencer: FY 2020 Budget Outlook Could Hurt Fleet Readiness
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer is preparing for what could be a tight Pentagon budget…
KC-130T Accident Report and Video Reconstruction
The following is a Marine Forces Reserve command investigation into the July 10, 2017, crash of a KC-130T airplane. The…
UPDATED: 5 Marines Still Missing Following F-18 Hornet, KC-130J Crash; Second Recovered Marine Dies in Hospital
A Marine recovered from a crash between a Marine F-18D Hornet Fighter and a KC-130J transport aircraft off the coast of…
USS Wasp Headed Back to Norfolk Next Year after Brief Japan Deployment
After less than a year in Japan, the amphibious warship USS Wasp (LHD-1) is preparing its sailors to return to the…
UPDATED: 1 Rescued Alive After Marine Corps F-18, KC-130J Crash Off the Coast of Japan
This post will be updated as more information becomes available. Two Marine Corps aircraft have been involved in a mishap off…
VIDEO: USS George H.W. Bush Sailors Hold Flashlight Vigil for Late President
The following is a Dec. 4, 2018, U.S. Navy video of USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) sailors holding a flashlight…
Navy Will Perform Unprecedented 21-Fighter Flyover for Bush Funeral
This post has been updated to include additional information from the Navy. The Navy will honor former naval aviator and…
USNI News 2018 End of Year Survey
This year USNI News is asking its readers to weigh in on the most important naval stories in 2018 in…
VCNO Moran Headed to Bahrain Following Death of 5th Fleet Commander
The Navy’s number-two is on his way to the U.S. naval base in Bahrain following the Saturday death of U.S.…