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Prowler’s 40th anniversary commemorated aboard MCAS Cherry Point

Posted on February 19, 2017 by alert5

A commemoration ceremony was held aboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point on Feb. 17 to honor the 40th anniversary of the EA-6B.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Jason Jimenez/ Released

Carl Vinson CSG conducts South China Sea patrol

Posted on February 19, 2017February 19, 2017 by alert5

The U.S. Navy announced that the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group (CSG) has started its South China Sea patrol on Feb. 18.

170204-N-BL637-204 PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 04, 2017) The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific Ocean. The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sean M. Castellano/Released)

Japan wants to build 3,000 ton warships; construction at 2 ships per year

Posted on February 18, 2017February 18, 2017 by alert5

Reuters says Japan has switched its focus from building large warships to smaller 3,000 ton vessels in order to better patrol the East Sea with more ships.

By Hunini (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Navy to test out fix for F-35C nose gear oscillation issue

Posted on February 18, 2017February 18, 2017 by alert5

Sometime next week, the U.S. Navy will be testing out a fix to see if the F-35C’s nose wheel still suffers from excessive vertical oscillations during a catapult launch.

By U.S. Navy photo byMass Communication Specialist Seaman Anderson W. Branch [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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INS Viraat to be decommissioned on Mar. 6

Posted on February 16, 2017February 16, 2017 by alert5

The Indian Navy will decommission the world’s oldest active aircraft carrier, INS Viraat, on Mar. 6. It was previously HMS Hermes under the British flag and participated in the Falklands war.

Photo: Indian Navy