Posted by Java Joe on August 31, 2020 · Leave a Comment
Arson is suspected as the cause of a July 12 fire that damaged the USS Bonhomme Richard. A US Navy sailor was being questioned. The fire on the amphibious assault ship, docked in San Diego, burned for more than four days.
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Posted by Java Joe on September 25, 2019 · Leave a Comment
As China works to spread its influence, US Pacific Air Forces is growing its outreach to countries across the Indo-Pacific region.
Posted by Java Joe on February 6, 2019 · Leave a Comment
Parts of the VA health care system are being considered for merging into the DoD health care system, potentially impacting 19 million military personnel, retirees, dependents, and vets.
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Posted by Java Joe on March 27, 2017 · Leave a Comment
The US Navy has delivered an upgraded Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System to the fleet. The Tomahawk Weapons System Program Office has maintained the system since 2004 with incremental updates, but to ensure future viability, software modernization was required.
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Posted by Java Joe on September 7, 2016 · Leave a Comment
The F-35 helmet is a marvel, expensive, and still not everything a pilot might wish for.
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Posted by Java Joe on February 8, 2016 · Leave a Comment
It might be heightened awareness, but reports of F-18 in-flight oxygen failures are increasing. Navy documents record 297 incidents from May 2010 through October 2015.