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Procedural Problems, Maintenance Lapses Led to Water Contamination Aboard Carriers USS Nimitz, USS Abraham Lincoln

May 17, 2023 11:24 AM

Water contaminated with jet fuel accidentally pumped throughout aircraft carrier USS Nimitz‘s (CVN-68) potable water system and resulted in widespread…

USS Nimitz Back Underway After Two Weeks of Flushing Jet Fuel Out of Fresh Water System

October 3, 2022 4:43 PM - Updated: October 3, 2022 9:36 PM

Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is back at sea preparing for an upcoming deployment after being kept pierside due to…

Carrier USS Nimitz Still Sidelined Over Fresh Water Contamination

September 27, 2022 8:38 PM - Updated: September 28, 2022 12:03 AM

USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is still pierside at Naval Air Station North Island due to ongoing problems with the ship’s drinking…

Procedural Issue Contaminated Fresh Water System With Jet Fuel on USS Nimitz

September 21, 2022 6:36 PM

Sailors could’t use the potable water system aboard aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) for three days after jet fuel contaminated…

Navy Aviation Vision 2030-2035

October 29, 2021 11:05 AM

The following is the Navy Aviation Vision 2030-2035 released this week by the Navy.…

Navy Adjusts F-35C Squadron Size to End Fighter Shortfall by 2025

July 14, 2021 2:50 PM - Updated: July 14, 2021 9:00 PM

Navy officials told a key House panel this week that by creating a different mix of aircraft in the future…

First F-35C Air Wing Ready to Bring 5th-Gen Fighters to Carrier Strike Group

April 29, 2021 5:31 PM

As the Navy approaches the first-ever deployment of its advanced carrier air wing – with the fifth-generation F-35C Joint Strike…

Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell Takes Command as New Navy Air Boss

October 5, 2020 4:45 PM

Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell formally began his role as the Navy’s ninth Air Boss last week, the service recently announced.…

Navy Announces New VCNO, Other Top Assignments, in First Notification Since Policy Reversal

May 6, 2020 4:22 PM - Updated: May 6, 2020 5:09 PM

The Navy announced several new assignments for its top officers, the first public announcement of its kind since December 2018,…

Mission Capable: How More Ready Jets Is Helping the Navy Create Deadlier Pilots

April 23, 2020 4:15 PM - Updated: April 23, 2020 6:19 PM

This post is the second in a two-part series on the naval aviation community’s effort to build better readiness and how…

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