U.S. Navy

The US Army UH-60 pilot with a wounded soldier aboard that during Operation Urgent Fury landed on a US Navy carrier even though he was waved off because he was not deck qualified

The US Army UH-60 pilot with a wounded soldier aboard that during Operation Urgent Fury landed on a US Navy carrier even though he was waved off because he was not deck qualified

The UH-60 Black Hawk during Operation Urgent Fury In October 1983, the US Army received orders to provide immediate military… Read More

6 hours ago

EA-18G pilot explains why the F/A-18 Super Hornet wings when folded are not closer to the wing root

The F/A-18 Super Hornet The F/A-18E and F/A-18F are designed to meet current Navy fighter escort and interdiction mission requirements,… Read More

6 hours ago

Launch ‘Em: Carrier Suitability Branch project manager at NAS Pax River explains What Every Pilot Catapulting Off the Carrier Needs

The last thing a Navy pilot launching from an aircraft carrier wants is that sinking feeling as the jet descends… Read More

1 day ago

F-14 pilot recalls when he nearly fired an AIM-7 Sparrow against a Boeing 727 on intercept vector to the RC-135 his Tomcat was escorting

The F-14 Tomcat Overall, the US Navy's Grumman F-14 Tomcat was without equal among Cold War fighter jets. Six long-range… Read More

4 days ago

The story of the US Navy F/A-18 that was able to land safely without canopy, with a KC-10 refueling basket stuck in its refueling probe

Air-to-Air Refueling, a dangerous process Air-to-Air Refueling (AAR) is a force multiplier. Aerial refueling allows aircraft to remain in the… Read More

1 week ago

US Navy P-8A Poseidon splashes in Kaneohe Bay after Overshooting Hawaiian Runway. Crew Safe.

US Navy P-8A Poseidon in Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay According to US Marine Corps (USMC) officials a US Navy P-8A Poseidon… Read More

1 week ago

Naval Aviator explains why USAF Pilots land softer than US Navy Pilots

Landing on an aircraft carrier. It takes skills and nerves of ice for a US Navy pilot to land an… Read More

1 week ago

US Navy Submariner explains why Submarines can’t flush the toilet while operating in hostile waters

Submarines toilet Just like surface ships, the toilet on board a submarine is referred to as its head out of… Read More

1 week ago

One F9F Vs Six MiG-15s: the legendary dogfight that made Royce Williams the top-scoring Naval Aviator of the Korean War

Royce Williams and his epic, 15-minute dogfight. On Nov. 18, 1952 an epic, 15-minute dogfight involving three F9F-5s and seven… Read More

2 weeks ago

45 Years of F/A-18 Legacy Hornet, the US Navy’s first multirole aircraft

45 Years of F/A-18 Legacy Hornet Born out of necessity and innovation, the US Navy’s F/A-18 Hornet introduced a level… Read More

2 weeks ago

‘The BUFF can carry [more than] the entire weight of the Growler…in bombs!’ EA-18G pilot’s take on B-52 payload

The B-52 The B-52A first flew in 1954, and the B model entered service in 1955. A total of 744… Read More

2 weeks ago

Eagle Vs Tomcat Vs Hornet: the F-15 in Dissimilar Fighting against legendary F-14 crews and why F-15 Pilots liked the Fake Canopies painted on CF-188s

The F-15 Eagle The F-15 is a twin-engine, high-performance, all-weather air superiority fighter. First flown in 1972, the Eagle entered… Read More

2 weeks ago

The U-2 that crashed in Bolivia after its pilot died suffering hypoxia while overflying Cuba and after US Navy F-4s failed to shoot it down

The U-2 and the Cuban Missile Crisis Built in complete secrecy by Kelly Johnson and the Lockheed Skunk Works, the… Read More

2 weeks ago

US Navy submariner recalls when while his boat was on silent running engineering watchstanders had to bang wrenches on metal for half an hour before other subs and ships could find it during drills

Silent running. Silent running (or ultra-quiet) is a stealth mode of operation for submarines. During silent running, the propellers have… Read More

3 weeks ago