US Navy takes delivery of first John Lewis-class oiler T-AO 205

US Navy takes delivery of first John Lewis-class oiler T-AO 205 The USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205) oiler will be operated by the Military Sealift Command (MSC). The US Navy accepted delivery of the lead ship of its new class of fleet replenishment oilers, USNS John Lewis (T-AO 205). Credit: US Navy/ US Naval SeaContinue reading “US Navy takes delivery of first John Lewis-class oiler T-AO 205”

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey lands aboard the Royal Australian Navy HMAS Canberra (L02) during RIMPAC 2022.

  PACIFIC OCEAN (July 24, 2022) A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey performs deck landing maneuverers aboard the Royal Australian Navy landing helicopter dock ship HMAS Canberra (L02) during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2022. Twenty-six nations, 38 ships, three submarines, more than 170 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 29Continue reading “A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey lands aboard the Royal Australian Navy HMAS Canberra (L02) during RIMPAC 2022.”

U.S. Navy and Belgian air force aircraft fly over USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea.

  MEDITERRANEAN SEA (July 25, 2022) F/A-18E Super Hornets attached to Carrier Air Wing 1 (CVW-1) and Belgian air force F-16s fly in formation over the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), July 25, 2022. The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. Naval ForcesContinue reading “U.S. Navy and Belgian air force aircraft fly over USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) in the Mediterranean Sea.”

USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts flight operations in the South China Sea.

SOUTH CHINA SEA (July 28, 2022) An F/A-18E Super Hornet attached to the Royal Maces of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 27 and an E-2D Hawkeye attached to the Tigertails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 launch from the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). TheContinue reading “USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) conducts flight operations in the South China Sea.”

A U.S. Navy Consolidated XP2Y-1 aircraft at anchor at Naval Air Station Anacostia, Washington D.C. (USA), in 1932.

  A U.S. Navy Consolidated XP2Y-1 aircraft at anchor at Naval Air Station Anacostia, Washington D.C. (USA), in 1932. This plane was later flown as the “Queen Mary”, but the top engine was finally removed as it had little effect on performance. from JC’s Naval, Maritime and Military News https://ift.tt/LK6CjM7 via IFTTT