OCTOBER 22, 2024 - Naval Station (NAVSTA) Rota, Spain celebrated the arrival of the guided-missile destroyer, USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79), with a homeport ceremony Oct. 16, 2024 hosted by senior U.S. and Spanish Navy leaders. The Oscar Austin departed Norfolk, Va., September 30, after being homeported there since its commissioning Aug. 19, 2000, and is now assigned to … [Read more...]
Navy Releases Names of Aviators Killed in Crash
OCTOBER 21, 2024 - The U.S. Navy released the names of the two naval aviators who died, Oct. 15, when their EA-18G Growler crashed near Mount Rainier. Names of the deceased are Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay P. Evans, 31, a Naval Flight Officer from California and Lt. Serena N. Wileman, 31, a Naval Aviator from California. The cause of the crash is under investigation. In the world … [Read more...]
Navy Announces National Museum Site
OCTOBER 21, 2024 – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro formally announced the site for the new National Museum of the United States Navy, Oct. 18, during a ceremony at the new museum location. The new NMUSN site is just outside of the historic Washington Navy Yard, at Tingey Street and M Street, and will give the public unfettered access to U.S. Navy history and … [Read more...]
F-35B Successfully Lands on USS Tripoli
OCTOBER 18, 2024 - Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211 deployed with the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the Essex Amphibious Ready Group in 2018, marking the first combat deployment of the F-35B Lightning II. This deployment demonstrated the effectiveness of amphibious forces when the Marine Corps’ fifth generation fighter capabilities were integrated aboard the Navy’s … [Read more...]
Keeping the Blue Angels Soaring
OCTOBER 18, 2024 - Airmen from the 56th Air Refueling Squadron operated multiple KC-46 Pegasus aircraft to refuel the U.S. Navy Blue Angels' F/A-18 Super Hornets mid-flight, highlighting their technical capabilities in the skies of Texoma, Oct. 14, 2024. Nineteen of The University of Oklahoma Naval ROTC midshipmen joined the 97th Air Mobility Wing Airmen to experience an … [Read more...]