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Without change, US Navy’s future fleet looks too ambitious for industry
For industry to execute the plans in the Future Years Defense Program, major improvements will have to take place.
By Theo Egan
Navy’s new ‘Project Avenger’ flight training program aims to produce stronger aviators
The prototype aims to strengthen flight training for student pilots while reducing the time it takes by combining traditional classroom instruction and flying time in the T-6B Texan II with virtual and mixed-reality trainers, artificial intelligence, tablets and aviation apps.
By Diana Stancy
Book excerpt: ‘X Troop: The Secret Jewish Commandos of World War II’
The incredible World War II saga of the German-Jewish commandos who fought in Britain’s most secretive special-forces unit — but whose story has gone untold until now.
By Leah Garrett
‘Star Wars: Rise of Skywalker’ may have been terrible, but at least we have this X-wing
The X-wing is on display May 5.
By Sarah Sicard
Best pics of the week: April 4, 2021
A visit, board, search and seizure training on the USS Lewis B. Puller, assessments at the U.S. Army John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School, looking out on the Ike, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.
Lawsuit blames Saudi Arabia for deadly 2019 attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola
Victims of a 2019 shooting at a Florida military base and their families are suing Saudi Arabia, claiming the kingdom knew the gunmen had been radicalized and that it could have prevented the killings.
Massive volunteer effort rescues nearly 1,000 cold-stunned sea turtles at NAS Corpus Christi
More than 900 cold-stunned sea turtles and counting have been rescued at NAS Corpus Christi thanks to a massive volunteer effort.
By Howard Altman
How COVID changed military homecomings — one spouse’s perspective
It was quieter, but the excitement was still there.
By Kat Mellon
Junior sailor dies in kayaking mishap
The drowning occurred last month near Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida.
Chuck Yeager, 1st to break sound barrier, dies at 97
Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles “Chuck” Yeager, the World War II fighter pilot ace and quintessential test pilot who showed he had the “right stuff” when in 1947 he became the first person to fly faster than sound, has died. He was 97.
This very good girl was awarded a medal at her retirement ceremony at NAS Key West
With two deployments and 38 presidential missions in just six years, Jessy has earned her retirement.
By Harm Venhuizen