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US Navy amphibious assault ship sails into Hawaii with flight deck loaded up with World War II warbirds
A US Navy amphibious assault ship sailed into Hawaii this week carrying an unusual collection of ai…
Ryan Pickrell
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How Navy aircraft carriers have projected US military might all over the world for 86 years
Decades of hard experience have made the US Navy's aircraft carriers an imposing centerpiece for th…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Marine Corps' first F-35C squadron is now fully ready to fight from the Navy's aircraft carriers
The squadron, known as the "Black Knights," is expected to deploy with a carrier strike group next …
Ryan Pickrell
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Fighter pilot from the Marine Corps' first F-35C squadron says the stealth jet is making US aircraft carriers more lethal
"The jet brings a lot of capability to the Marine Corps and to the Navy," Maj. Mark Dion told Insid…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US is creating 'mini' carrier strike groups, and they are already proving their worth in combat
"You can see that layered defense," he said, pointing to the ARGs cooperation with destroyers and o…
Ryan Pickrell
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The Navy has resurrected a WWII-era tactic so aircraft can talk to ships without being overheard
During the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo, Japan, a Douglas SBD Dauntless pilot spotted a Japanese patrol …
Petty Officer 1st Class Lynn Andrews, US Navy
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The US military is reportedly preparing to take its F-35 stealth fighters into combat for the first time
The F-35B is designed for short takeoffs and vertical landings, giving it the ability to take off f…
Ryan Pickrell
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The British Navy's 2 new aircraft carriers hit a major milestone at the same time — on opposite sides of the planet
It's been a busy fall for HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, which the Royal Navy calls "…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US F-35 has entered combat for the first time, conducting its first airstrike against the Taliban in Afghanistan
The most expensive weapons system in the history of the US military, the F-35 is a fifth-generation…
Ryan Pickrell
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Here's what it looked like when 2 Iranian speedboats zipped by a US warship carrying the top commander in the Middle East
"Even with decreased incidents, we remain concerned with the increased number of Iranian UAVs opera…
Christopher Woody
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A Marine Corps F-35 was damaged by a round fired from the fighter's own cannon that exploded
The F-35's 25 mm cannon can fire over 3,000 rounds a minute. The military is still investigating wh…
Ryan Pickrell
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Marine F-35 aircraft carrier arrives in Middle East after Russia threatened US forces in Syria
In February, US forces in Syria came under a pro-regime attack made up of hundreds of Iranian, Syri…
Alex Lockie
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The first Marine Corps F-35 squadron able to fight from Navy aircraft carriers is officially ready for combat
The first Marine Corps F-35C squadron has achieved initial operational capability, meaning it is re…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy just quietly sent an F-35 aircraft carrier to the Pacific - and it signals a big change
The F-35 has become the most expensive weapons system in history, and earned its share of criticism…
Alex Lockie
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The US is ready to send in F-35s into combat if tensions with Russia and Syria boil over
But the US does have the USS Essex, a US Navy small-deck helicopter carrier modified to carry US Ma…
Alex Lockie
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US Air Force pilot becomes the first woman to fly the F-35A stealth fighter into combat
"Being the first female, it's a pretty big honor," Capt. Emily Thompson, call sign "Banzai," said o…
Ryan Pickrell
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See inside the historic World War II-era aircraft carrier that was hit by 4 Japanese kamikazes and a torpedo and served in the Vietnam War
Known as "the Fighting I" for its extensive combat history, the ship participated in numerous campa…
Harrison Jacobs
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A US Navy warship was seen in the South China Sea carrying an unusually large number of F-35s
The Wasp deployed carrying at least 10 F-35B Lightning II stealth fighters, more than the usual loa…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US military is racing to develop missiles that can sink ships at long distance as China's naval power grows
China uses threatening, long-range missiles to keep US forces at arms length. Were a conflict to br…
Ryan Pickrell
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US Navy to fight breast cancer with a bright pink fighter jet
The USS Lexington Museum on the bay in Corpus Christi, Texas, is hosting the Cougar, which was a ma…