CNO: U.S./French Integrated Air Wing Helping Develop ‘One Larger Team’ to Tackle Maritime Operations
This post is the second in a two-part series on the U.S./French integrated air wing effort taking place aboard USS…
U.S./French Integrated Air Wing Exercise Accelerates French Pilots’ Return to Sea
This post is the first in a two-part series on the U.S./French integrated air wing effort taking place aboard USS…
Recent Carrier Deployment Raises More Questions About Navy’s Rash of Physiological Episodes
The Navy is grappling with even more questions about the physiological episodes its fighter pilots have been facing, after Carrier…
Navy: Half the Carrier Fleet Tied Up In Maintenance, Other 5 Strained To Meet Demands
The Navy has run its 10 aircraft carriers hard since USS Enterprise (CVN-65) decommissioned in December 2012 and is now…
Air Boss: Carrier Truman Will Only Have 40-Day Workup; Ike, Bush Likely Compressed Too
SAN DIEGO – The aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) is now back to sea after a nine-month extension…
Pentagon: ISIS Adapting to Air Strikes, Targeting Becoming ‘More Difficult’
The U.S. military has launched more than a dozen air strikes against Iraq and Syria Islamic State (ISIS or ISIL) forces in…
U.S. Navy Strikes ISIS Targets in Iraq
Two U.S. Navy F/A-18 Hornet strike fighters operating from the carrier USS George HW Bush (CVN-77) have struck an artillery…
Opinion: The Wrong Debate on Coping with ISIS
Since the dawn of military aviation, proponents and skeptics of air power have vigorously debated its efficacy, often focusing on…
Opinion: U.S. Air Power Won’t Defeat ISIS
As Iraq and Syria Islamic State (ISIS) insurgent forces advance on Baghdad, some American political leaders, led by Sen. John…
U.S. Moves Amphibious Warship Closer to Iraq, Four U.S. Ships in the Gulf
The U.S. is repositioning an amphibious warship closer to Iraq as the ongoing conflict between Iraqi security forces and sectarian…