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VFA-27 was recently recognized by Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific (COMNAVAIRPAC) as the recipients of the 2014 COMNAVAIRPAC Battle “E” award.
U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Spencer Abbot
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A Washington state lawmaker has proposed laying at least two retired aircraft carriers end-to-end as a toll bridge to ease traffic congestion in Puget Sound.
By Jelson25 (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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A U.S. Navy P-3C joined a CN-235 MPA, a Casa NC-212 MPA and a BO-105 from Indonesia for a joint maritime air patrol around Natuna on Apr. 9.
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The U.S. Air Force is ready to deploy the AIM-120D overseas while the Navy will make the weapon available to its fighter fleet later this year.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Airman Maebel Tinoko. [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
USS America (LHA-6) will have to go back to the shipyard starting next month and spend 40 weeks there to get F-35-specific modifications.
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By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rosalie Chang [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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