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VAQ-209 in joint SEAD training with 13th and 14 FS

Posted on June 13, 2020June 13, 2020 by alert5

EA-18Gs from VAQ-209 are being paired with F-16s from the 13th and 14th Fighter Squadrons for joint Suppression of Enemy Air Defense (SEAD) training over the course of several weeks.

U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Peter Scheu
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Three PRC citizens sentenced to jail for taking photos inside NAS Key West

Posted on June 6, 2020 by alert5

Three Chinese nationals were sentenced to between 9 to 12 months of prison each for taking pictures of installations inside NAS Key West.

U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Cody R. Babin / Public domain
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HH-60H from NAS Patuxent River makes emergency landing

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by alert5

A HH-60H assigned to NAS Patuxent River had to make an emergency landing in Lusby, Maryland on Jun. 3 after having mechanical issues in flight.

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USS Gerald R. Ford conducts dual carrier ops with USS Harry S. Truman

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020 by alert5

The Ford-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) transit the Atlantic Ocean June 4, 2020, marking the first time a Ford-class and a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier operated together underway. Ford is underway conducting integrated air wing operations, and the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group remains at sea in the Atlantic as a certified carrier strike group force ready for tasking in order to protect the crew from the risks posed by COVID-19, following their successful deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Riley McDowell)

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USS Theodore Roosevelt back in Guam

Posted on June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by alert5

USS Theodore Roosevelt returned to Naval Base Guam on Jun. 3 and some 800 sailors have also checked out of their hotels in Guam to return to the aircraft carrier.

200515-N-TC338-1860 NAVAL BASE GUAM (May 15, 2020) The aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) is moored pier side at Naval Base Guam May 15, 2020. Theodore Roosevelt’s COVID-negative crew returned from quarantine beginning on April 29 and is making preparations to return to sea to continue their scheduled deployment to the Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Conner D. Blake)

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