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USN to stand up VUP-19 on Oct. 28

Posted on October 26, 2016October 26, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Navy will stand up Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida, USNI News reported.

Photo: U.S. Navy
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Watch Admiral Kuznetsov task force transit the English Channel

Posted on October 22, 2016 by alert5

AV-8Bs pounding ISIL in Libya being withdrawn

Posted on October 22, 2016 by alert5

USS Wasp and its embarked AV-8Bs are being withdrawn from the Mediterranean theater and the amphibious assault ship is being replaced by USS San Antonio.

By Official U.S. Navy Page from United States of America MC3 Rawad Madanat/USS Wasp (LHD 1) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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First West Coast deployment of E-2D

Posted on October 22, 2016 by alert5

VAW-121 recently completed their flight deck certification and carrier qualifications aboard aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68). Paving the way for the first West Coast deployment of the Navy’s newest AEW platform.

By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shane A. Jackson [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

CH-53K successfully completed initial operational testing

Posted on October 22, 2016October 22, 2016 by alert5

NAVAIR declared that the Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion helicopter has completed its initial operational testing.

The CH-53K King Stallion helicopter achieves its first flight with an external load at Sikorsky's Development Flight Test Center in West Palm Beach, FL. (PRNewsFoto/Lockheed Martin)