Russian Su-27 Fighter Buzzes U.S. Navy EP-3 Aries Over Black Sea
THE PENTAGON — A U.S. Navy EP-3E Aries II surveillance aircraft was intercepted at close range by a Russian Sukhoi Su-27…
Tidd: SOUTHCOM is Shifting From Tactical to Strategic Outlook in Illegal Trafficking Fight
Rather than concentrating on cutting off goods moved via illegally trafficking – people, cocaine, opioids, gold, exotic animal and plants…
Beijing Accuses U.S. Navy Surveillance Aircraft of Operating Unsafely; Repeats Call for U.S. to Stop Surveillance Flights Near China
Beijing accused a U.S. Navy surveillance plane of acting unsafely during a Sunday intercept by People’s Liberation Army Air Force…
Official: Pair of Chinese Fighters Unsafely Intercept U.S. Navy Aircraft Over South China Sea
Two Chinese fighters unsafely intercepted a U.S. Navy P-3C Orion anti-submarine warfare aircraft over the South China Sea this week,…
Pentagon Reviewing ‘Unsafe’ Military Aircraft Encounter Over South China Sea
The Pentagon is reviewing an unsafe encounter between a People’s Liberation Army and U.S. Navy surveillance aircraft over the South…
Timelapse Video: U.S. Warship Visits New Zealand for First Time in 30 Years
The following is a Nov. 20, 2016 timelapse video of USS Sampson (DDG-102) entering Wellington Harbour formation with ships from…
U.S. Navy Destroyer, P-3 Responding To Earthquake In New Zealand
The U.S. Navy is responding to a 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of New Zealand, diverting a destroyer from…
SOUTHCOM Pitching New, Low-Cost Ideas To Get Ships Operating In U.S. 4th Fleet
U.S. Southern Command wants to be a hub for innovation, both in serving as an early tester for new technologies…
New U.S. Naval Aircraft Integrating for Longer Range Operations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Navy has begun integrating its newest airplanes into the air wing and joint forces during training…
Navy Assisting in Search For Missing EgyptAir Flight MS 804
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this post used the incorrect nickname for Patrol Squadron 4. The unit is known as the…