Latest "Strike Fighter Squadron 106" stories

‘Apparent bird strike’ hobbles Super Hornet jet

No one was injured in last week's mishap.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

20 months ago

Top Navy aviators sued by lieutenant claiming vast racist conspiracy

He says he's facing ongoing reprisals because he blew the whistle on wrongdoing.

By Carl Prine

3 years ago

Marines clear XO fired from the Navy’s Gladiators

Over the protests of his Navy superiors, on Aug. 5 the Marine Corps relieved the lieutenant colonel after 52 months as the XO of the sea service's East Coast F/A-18E/F Super Hornet training squadron.

By Navy Times staff

4 years ago

Marine XO of the Navy’s Gladiators fired

Located at Naval Air Station Oceana, VFA 106 is the Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet training squadron for the East Coast.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

The inside story on why Air Boss barred paddles from wagering boozy ‘bottle bets’ with nuggets

The practice was both widespread in the tiny world of naval aviation and almost completely unknown to outsiders, according to records provided to Navy Times.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

4 years ago

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