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Navy Selects New Female Aviator For F-35C Training

The U.S. Navy has selected newly minted naval aviator Lt. j.g. Suzelle Thomas to train for the F-35C Lightning II, marking the first time a woman has gone from earning her “Wings of Gold” to postgraduate flight training in the single-seat fighter aircraft, according to the service. Thomas’ selection was announced after the Birmingham, Alabama, […]

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Naval Flight Mishaps On The Rise

Naval flight mishaps are on the rise, more than double what they were two years ago, according to the Naval Safety Center (NSC). So far this year, there have been a dozen Class-A flight mishaps of crewed aircraft, up from five reported in fiscal 2019, according to the most recent batch of NSC data. In […]

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U.S. Navy Recovers Remains of Five Killed in MH-60S Crash

The remains of five sailors who died when their MH-60S Seahawk crashed into the ocean in late August have been recovered, the U.S. Navy announced Tuesday. The MH-60S Seahawk, which was aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, crashed into ocean waters while conducting a routine flight operation about 60 nautical miles off the coast of San […]

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