MV-22 Ospreys and MH-60 Seahawks landed on the future USS America on Jul. 11 while the ship was underway south to her home port of Sand Diego.
Category: Navy
HMS Illustrious to return to Portsmouth for final time
HMS Illustrious will return to Portsmouth for the final time next week before its decommissioning.
U.S. Navy pleased with early results of extra Growlers on board carrier
The U.S. Navy said it was pleased with the early results of a recent exercise whereby USS Carl Vinson operated with three extra EA-18Gs.
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Decommissioning of USS Saratoga delayed
The process of decommissioning aircraft carrier USS Saratoga has been put on hold after a family of peregrine falcons were found nesting under an aircraft elevator.
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“Ernie” assigned to Blue Angels after “Fat Albert” had bird strike
The Blue Angels’ C-130 transport, Fat Albert, has been sidelined and its role has been replaced by “Ernie” from VMGR-452.
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