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Charles de Gaulle Carrier Strike Group and the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group conduct joint operations

Posted on April 17, 2019 by alert5

Aircraft assigned to the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and the French Marine Nationale aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (F 91), perform a fly over in the Red Sea, April 15, 2019. The John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Erika L. Kugler)

50 years ago, North Korea shot down a USN EC-121M

Posted on April 15, 2019April 15, 2019 by alert5

Fifty years ago on this day, two North Korean Air Force MiG-21s intercepted a U.S. Navy EC-121M intelligence gathering aircraft and shot it down.

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Philippine Navy team in U.K. for pre-delivery inspection of AW159s; delivery in May

Posted on April 14, 2019April 13, 2019 by alert5

Vice Adm. Robert Empedrad from the Philippine Navy is leading a team in the United Kingdom for pre-delivery inspection of the two AW159s the South East Asia nation has ordered.

Photo: PO(Phot) Si Ethell/MOD [OGL], via Wikimedia Commons

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Trump nominates former P-3 pilot as next U.S. Navy chief

Posted on April 13, 2019 by alert5

Adm. William Francis Moran, who started his career in the U.S. Navy as a P-3 pilot, has been nominated by the Trump administration to be the next chief of naval operations.

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Pentagon’s contract for 24 E-2Ds includes option for 9 FMS aircraft

Posted on April 12, 2019April 12, 2019 by alert5

The U.S. Department of Defense has given Northrop Grumman a $3.169 billion multi-year fixed-price-incentive-firm contract for 24 E-2D early warning aircraft. The aerospace company said in its press release that the contract includes “an option for nine additional foreign military sales aircraft.”

VAW-121 Public Affairs [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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