Category: Navy
VAQ-131 completes expeditionary deployment in Japan, replaced by VAQ-135
VAQ-131 has completed its first expeditionary deployment at NAF Misawa, Japan on Nov. 6 and was reliefed by VAQ-135.
MISAWA, Japan (Aug. 25, 2020) – EA-18G Growlers assigned to the “Lancers” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 131 and P-8A Poseidons assigned to the “Screaming Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 1 and “The Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 go through preflight preparation on the Naval Air Facility (NAF) Misawa flight line. NAF Misawa provides aviation and ground logistics support and services to all permanent and transient U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps forces in Northern Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jan David De Luna Mercado)
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Watch the final flight of Blue Angel #5 at Hickory Regional Airport
Blue Angel F/A-18A BuNo 162411 flew its final flight to Hickory Regional Airport on Nov. 13.
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USN exercises option for 36 TH-73A helicopters
AgustaWestland Philadelphia has been awarded a $171 million contract from the U.S. Navy for 36 TH-73A training helicopters.
Photo: USN
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USN buys COTS drone for long-range ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport
Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) has procured a commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) to demonstrate long-range naval ship-to-ship and ship-to-shore cargo transport.
Photo: YSN
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