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Navy looks to shake up traditional carrier strike group model
A new Navy plan seeks to improve flexibility of forces worldwide, while allowing aircraft carriers to remain deployed for longer periods of time.
By Diana Stancy
Marine F-35C used for Top Gun training takes a nosedive while parked
The jet “experienced an incident involving collapse of the nose landing gear” on Jan. 26, a Marine spokeswoman said.
USS Delbert D Black concludes brief surge deployment with carrier Ford
Delbert D. Black's three-month deployment tested a new Navy concept of cycling out a carrier strike group's destroyers during deployment.
By Diana Stancy
Air Force knows what failed in fatal Osprey crash — but not why
NBC News reported Monday that the crash was linked to chipping from the Osprey’s proprotor gearbox.
By Tara Copp, AP
UK carrier suffers propeller problem, sidelined for NATO exercise
HMS Queen Elizabeth was supposed to lead a large NATO exercise.
Misplaced flashlight in F-35 engine results in $4 million in damage
A handheld flashlight was sucked into the F-35's inlet engine during a maintenance ground run.
By Sarah Sicard
Aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford returns home after 8-month deployment
The USS Gerald R. Ford returned home on Jan. 17.
By Sarah Sicard
Air Force ends effort to recover final member of downed Osprey’s crew
Maj. Eric "Doc" Spendlove's body remains missing.
How the Navy is dealing with a military-wide grounding of Ospreys
With the Osprey out of commission, officials say carriers have other options for ferrying people and supplies on and off the ships.
Ospreys had history of safety issues long before they were grounded
More than 50 troops have died in Osprey accidents since the early 1990s.
By Tara Copp, AP
Air Force recovers bodies of 6 airmen killed in Osprey crash in Japan
The search continues for the remains of two more missing airmen.
By Tara Copp, AP