Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) Launches the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye
The first Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) catapult launch of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from the runway at Joint Base …
Naval Aviation
Tomcats Over the Desert: Naval Aviation Through the Decades
When Operation Desert Storm began, the F-14 Tomcat was the only in-service fighter in the U.S. inventory to have scored …
Libya Again, Praying Mantis, and the 600-ship Navy
In January 1986, naval air returned to Libya, with the same freedom of navigation issues at stake.
Two carrier battle …
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: After Vietnam, a Decade of Skirmishes
After Vietnam, naval air was plagued by a material inventory decline but continued to make progress in research and development, …
Interview: Capt. James D. Webb
Capt. James D. Webb, a native of Atlanta, Ga., reported to NAS Oceana after serving as the deputy chief of …
Phantom Over North Vietnam
Caught up in the largest air battle ever waged over North Vietnam on May 10, 1972, Showtime 106 was a …
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: War in Vietnam
The first American in the Vietnam War was a young lieutenant, Ken Moranville, who turned over AD Skyraiders to Saigon’s …
Sidewinder Missile Approaches Sixty
Next year, the U.S. Navy will hold a celebration at China Lake, Calif., to mark the 60th anniversary of the …
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: War in Korea
Inter-service struggles in Washington took place amid the looming threat of atomic war between the United States and the Soviet …
Naval Aviation Through the Decades: Rotary Wings
A little-known fact is that the Coast Guard was ahead of the other services in helicopter development – acting, at …