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The runway at Naval Station Norfolk will require repaving and the Grumman C-2 and E-2 aircraft will be relocating to NAS Oceana from Mar. 1 to Jun. 30.

An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to the Bluetails of Carrier Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 121 launches from Naval Station Norfolk during its inaugural test with the squadron. The E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy’s latest variant of the E-2 Hawkeye advanced warning aircraft. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Shane A. Jackson/Released)

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Japan has been flying P-3Cs over Mischief Reef several times for the past three years

Posted on February 27, 2021February 27, 2021 by alert5

A protest by China over the flight of two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force P-3Cs near disputed Mischief Reef in the South China Sea in 2018 has brought to light the fact that the maritime patrol aircraft have been flying over the area for the past three years.

Toshi Aoki – JP Spotters, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. SecDef visits USS Nimitz via CMV-22B

Posted on February 26, 2021February 26, 2021 by alert5

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III flew out to the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz off the coast of California on Feb. 25 and photos released by the Pentagon shows Austin being flown on board using the CMV-22B.