USS Nimitz headed towards South China Sea on Feb. 2, 2021 a few days after Chinese combat aircraft conducted a mock…
USS Nimitz
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary Aviation
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For most people the Christmas holidays bring happy celebrations with family and friends. For military personnel, however, separation from loved ones…
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Military Aviation
VMFA-323 is carrying out USMC last deployment to an aircraft carrier for F/A-18 Hornet strike fighters
by Dario LeoneThis will be the Marine Corps’ last deployment to an aircraft carrier for Hornets, which are being replaced after nearly 40…
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Aviation HistoryU.S. Navy
Check out this image of CVW-17 Sailors aboard USS Nimitz recreating a 1943 photo featuring Grumman Avenger aboard USS Card
The original 1943 photo (which is shown below) was aimed to demonstrate that about 90 people were necessary, to get one…
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Cold War EraLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
The sad Story of EA-3B Ranger 12 Crash on USS Nimitz and the End for the Whale in US Navy Service
by Dario LeoneThe deaths of seven crew in the crash of an EA-3B during a night recovery onboard USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in the…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMilitary Aviation
F-14 Pilot’s Unreleased Notes on Filming “The Final Countdown”
One of the F-14 pilots who flew in The Final Countdown shares his personal notes on the movie that introduced the…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Former B-52 Pilot Tells the Story behind this Photo of two BUFFs Buzzing USS Midway Aircraft Carrier
by Dario Leone‘We were tasked by the JCS to fly a mission deep into the Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf to surveil the Soviet Fleet.…
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Aircraft CarriersU.S. Navy
US Navy CSG kicks off Overseas Deployment Without its Broken-Down Aircraft Carrier
by Dario LeoneThe ongoing maintenance backlog in the East Coast’s aircraft carrier fleet leaves the Navy with no ready aircraft carrier available to…
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Cold War EraF-14 TomcatMiG KillersMilitary Aviation
Tomcats 2-Fitters 0: how two U.S. Navy F-14s shot down two Qaddafi’s Su-22s over the Gulf of Sidra on Aug. 19, 1981
by Dario LeoneKleemann waited about 5 seconds for the Libyan to clear the sun, then pulled the trigger The following article titled Sudden…
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Aircraft CarriersMilitary AviationU.S. Navy
Check out this video of when a typical U.S. Navy Carrier Air Wing was filled with many beautiful, colorful and different aircraft
by Dario LeoneThere was a time when the Carrier Air Wings crowded the decks with airplanes of different shapes, sizes and capabilities Today…