Capt. Jim Webb, commanding officer of Oceana Naval Air Station, joined 18 other F/A-18 pilots who have clocked more than 4,000 hours on the type during a routine flight as an instructor this month.
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Two Bulava SLBMs test fired
The troubled Bulava SLBM program saw success on Friday when two were launched from the Borey-class Yury Dolgoruky nuclear-powered submarine.
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USN to test launching UAV from submarine at RIMPAC 2012
A submerged U.S. Navy submarine will launch a unmanned aerial vehicle in next year’s RIMPAC exercise.
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USN MH-60S crashed, crew safe
A MH-60S from NAS Fallon went down Thursday morning near the Mountain Warfare Training Center. All five on board were able to walk away from the crash.
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Photo: Varyag’s third sea trial
Varyag left Dalian for its third trial at sea on Dec. 20 and is expected to be back on Dec. 29.
