USN wants to transition 6 F/A-18C squadrons to F/A-18E at Oceana

The U.S. Navy is about to embark on an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for transitioning six F/A-18C squadrons at NAS Oceana to the F/A-18E.

US Navy 030903-N-0020T-001 1st Lt. Jason McManigle, assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron One Zero Six (VFA-106), performs a section takeoff in an F-A-18 Hornet from Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana
By U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 1st Class Matthew J. Thomas. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

If implemented, the transition will start from 2018.

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