Day: March 22, 2016

USS Eisenhower resumes flight operations after accident

Posted on March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by alert5

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and Carrier air Wing Six resumed fixed-wing flight operations on Mar. 20, two days after a cross deck pendant accident injured eight sailors.

160320-N-OR652-575 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Screwtops of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123, performs pre-flight checks on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado/Released) — 160320-N-OR652-575
ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 20, 2016) – An E-2C Hawkeye assigned to the Screwtops of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123, performs pre-flight checks on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), the flagship of the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group. Ike is underway conducting a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) with the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group in preparation for a future deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class J. Alexander Delgado/Released)

USAF to delay RFP release for T-X

Posted on March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by alert5

U.S. Air Force has decided to delay the release of the request for proposals on the T-X advanced jet trainer program till late December.

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