Latest "naval aviator" stories

NASA names naval aviator to lead next moon mission

NASA announced a naval aviator will lead an upcoming mission around the moon.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

8 weeks ago

The Blue Angels, the Navy’s flight demonstration squadron, conducted the final flight on the F/A-18 A/B/C/D "Legacy" Hornets over Pensacola, Fla., Nov. 4, 2020.

New in 2021: Blue Angels to start flying F/A-18 Super Hornets

The Blue Angels’ final flight in the legacy F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet was completed in November.

By Diana Stancy Correll

2 years ago

7 little-known facts about ‘Top Gun’

Do you know these facts about the 1986 blockbuster film?

By Diana Stancy Correll

2 years ago

Here’s how the Navy is revolutionizing officer career paths

Testifying before the Senate Armed Service Committee’s Personnel Subcommittee, the Navy’s chief of personnel, Vice Adm. Bob Burke, updated lawmakers on how far and fast the sea service has come in revamping the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act, the landmark 1980 legislation that’s come to be known as simply “DOPMA.”

By Mark D. Faram

4 years ago

Navy boosts pilot bonuses to battle glaring retention woes

Faced with low retention among the aviation community, Navy officials are sweetening the pot financially.

By Mark D. Faram

5 years ago

Aviator vying to be Navy's first female CO of an aircraft carrier

Capt. Amy Bauernschmidt is looking to make history again.

By Victoria Leoni

5 years ago

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