The F/A-18 Hornets involved were 162454 (‘AF 03’ – this is the blue one) and 162475 (‘AF 12’ – the… Read More
"It was a significant testament to the construction of the F/A-18—that we were able to fly both aircraft after the… Read More
The F/A-18F sucked debris into both of its engines during the mishap which took place on Jan. 27, 2020, causing… Read More
The F/A-18C Legacy Hornet took off from NAS Oceana accompanied by three F/A-18F Super Hornets for a one-and-a-half hour flight… Read More
As the near end of the runway disappeared below the pointy nose of his Rhino, Slammer snapped to the left,… Read More
“The Hornet is known as many things,” said Cmdr. Mathis. “Legacy, highly reliable, multi-role attack fighter… but to us, she… Read More
Rosemary Mariner had personally mentored some of the women involved in the flyover On Feb. 2, 2019 the U.S. Navy… Read More
VFA-34 ‘Blueblasters’ is the last combat unit within the service to operate the Legacy Hornet The U.S. Navy is planning… Read More
“Having a simulator that allows us to tie the full flight deck team with all the key decision-makers, supervisors, catapult… Read More
The clip documents a year of footage compiled from squadrons stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana The super cool footage in… Read More
No single aircraft was more exciting, more sought after on the show circuit than the F-14 Tomcat The following article… Read More
"I knew about VF-84 Jolly Rogers from the movies and building models as a kid. It's a great public relations… Read More
This was VFA-34's final deployment flying the F/A-18C Legacy Hornet. They'll be the last U.S. Navy squadron to transition to… Read More
Most of the units stationed at NAS Oceana transitioned from the F-14 Tomcat to the F/A-18 Super Hornet a decade… Read More
