The U.S. Navy will conduct a field carrier landing practice detachment operation at Naval Air Station Key Westâs Boca Chica Field, Friday through Sunday, April 9-11, with Super Hornet aircraft deployed from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia,
The FCLPs are scheduled during NAS Key Westâs published flight hours and also from 7 to 10 p.m. over the weekend.
This training is required for all Navy and Marine Corps aviators before actual landing practice on at-sea aircraft carriers. Boca Chica Field has two runways that are painted and lighted to simulate the deck of an aircraft carrier; a third runway is painted but not lit.
The U.S. Navy will conduct a field carrier landing practice detachment operation at Naval Air Station Key Westâs Boca Chica Field, Friday through Sunday, April 9-11, with Super Hornet aircraft deployed from Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia,
The FCLPs are scheduled during NAS Key Westâs published flight hours and also from 7 to 10 p.m. over the weekend.
This training is required for all Navy and Marine Corps aviators befoere actual landing practice on at-sea aircraft carriers. Boca Chica Field has two runways that are painted and lighted to simulate the deck of an aircraft carrier; a third runway is painted but not lit.
USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker: April 5, 2021
April 5, 2021 10:35 AM
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These are the approximate positions of the U.S. Navy’s deployed carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups throughout the world as of April 5, 2021, based on Navy and public data. In cases where a CSG or ARG is conducting disaggregated operations, the chart reflects the location of the capital ship.
Total U.S. Navy Battle Force:
297
In Japan
Sparky the Fire Dog, the Easter Bunny, and Yoko-Pon, Commander, Fleet Activities Yokosuka’s (CFAY) mascot, kick off the Morale Welfare and Recreation (MWR) Easter Parade at Purdy Gym on April 3, 2021. US Navy Photo
Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Sustains Engine Damage After Hitting a Bird
An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Gladiators of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 conducts airshow practice at Naval Air Station Oceana Jan. 15, 2020. (Caledon Rabbipal/U.S. Navy)
1 Apr 2021
A Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet sustained engine damage earlier this month from a bird strike during a routine flight.
The pilot and weapons systems officer were unharmed and were able to land the two-seater jet following the March 22 mishap, said Lt. Cmdr. Robert Myers, public affairs officer for Naval Air Force Atlantic.
The F/A-18, from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, was conducting a low flight near Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, according to a Naval Safety Center report.