The U.S. Navy has decided to suspend the practice of emergency landings at Norfolk after a E-2C nearly collided with a civilian plane in February.
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Cameron approves decision to switch back to F-35B
The British government will inform parliament tomorrow of its decision to switch back to the F-35B and abandon plans to convert an aircraft carrier to a conventional one.
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Venlet: Good old fashioned engineering is going to take care of “F-35’s problems”
Vice Adm. David Venlet told three members of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s air-land panel that current problems with the F-35 is not something engineering cannot fix.
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DDG 116 named after Korea War Medal of Honor recipient
The U.S. Navy will name its newest destroyer as USS Thomas Hudner. Thomas J. Hudner Jr. was a naval aviator who crashed his plane during the Korean War to help his wingman who was shot down.
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Makin Island, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Groups turnover duties
The Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) and the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) were relieved of their duties in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) by the Iwo Jima ARG and the 24th MEU, May 5.
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