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VFA-211 to start transition to F/A-18E

Posted on July 24, 2020 by alert5

VFA-211 will be saying goodbyes to its F/A-18F as the squadron is starting its transition to the E model.

Official Navy Page from United States of America Lt. Cmdr. Josh Hammond/U.S. Navy / Public domain

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F/A-18E with Mk 63 Quickstrike mine

Posted on July 24, 2020 by alert5

A U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 loaded with a Mark 63 Quickstrike mine flies in support of a mine countermeasure exercise led by Naval Surface and Mine Warfighting Development Center (SMWDC) as part of U.S. 3rd Fleet’s Trident Warrior exercise. Trident Warrior, in its 18th year of execution, is an annual U.S. 3rd Fleet at-sea field experiment that helps the Navy identify warfighting capability gaps and provides inventive solutions in an operational environment. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Travis Franklin)

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B-1Bs conduct maritime integration operation with Ronald Reagan CSG

Posted on July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 by alert5

A pair of B-1B bombers from the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron took part in a maritime integration operation with the Ronald Reagan carrier strike group in the Philippine Sea on Jul. 21.

Photo: U.S. Navy

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Watch the Nimitz Carrier Strike Group conducting cooperative exercises with the Indian Navy

Posted on July 24, 2020 by alert5

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Posted on July 24, 2020July 18, 2020 by alert5

U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke Moeder