Aviation News
USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) had its first Air Intercept Control (AIC) event on Jul. 30 and the aircraft carrier’s crew directed F/A-18s from VFA-103 and VFA-213 to protect high value asset against enemy threats.
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U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Johnnie Caldwell/Released / Public domain
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Lt. j.g. Madeline G. Swegle was designated a naval aviator and received her Wings of Gold on Jul. 30 and she will now head to NAS Whidbey Island to train as a EA-18G pilot with VAQ-129.
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On April Fools’ Day in 2003, a F-14A crew from VF-154 was forced to eject over Iraq after the jet’s engines ceased in mid-air due to fuel starvation.
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U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Calvert T. Frantom. / Public domain
Continue reading “A VF-154 F-14 crew ejected over Iraq in 2003, the NRO came to their rescue”
She will be getting her wings of gold this Friday.