US Navy to Recover F-35 Warplane that Fell into South China Sea
F-35A fighter made an emergency landing during training.In April 2019, a Japanese F-35 stealth fighter crashed in the Pacific Ocean close to northern Japan, killing the pilot.The U.S. Navy said the pilot ejected safely in Monday's incident, but was among the personnel hurt.The Pentagon says two Carrier Strike Groups, led by the Carl Vinson and USS Abraham Lincoln, began operations in the South China Sea on Sunday. They entered the disputed sea for training as Taiwan reported a new Chinese air force incursion at the top of the waterway.Lockheed Martin, which makes F-35 jets, reported better-than-expected
U.S. Navy Requests $205.6B in 2020
; as the navy continues to progress toward a 355-ship fleet – submarines, aircraft and people, and highlights include: The budget provides for a deployable battle force of 301 ships in FY20 including 11 aircraft carriers and 10 big deck amphibious ships that serve as the foundation of our carrier strike groups and amphibious ready groups. This year’s budget request funds 12 new-construction battle force ships in FY20, including one aircraft carrier (CVN), three Nuclear Attack Submarines (SSNs), three guided-missile destroyers (DDGs), one small surface combatant (FFG(X)), two Fleet Replenishmen
Nimitz Strike Group Successfully Completes COMPTUEX
The USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 11 successfully completed its final pre-deployment assessment, Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), April 21, marking the completion of its condensed Inter-Deployment Training Cycle (IDTC) for an upcoming deployment. COMPTUEX is an exercise that tests a strike group's ability to work and operate as one cohesive unit in a simulated real-world-scenario based training environment. Nimitz was joined by CSG 11, to include Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 9 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 11, to prove their operational capabilities
Kearsarge, 26th MEU Begin ARG Exercise
operations. "You name it; if an amphib. does it, we're going to do it in the next two weeks," said Twiford. Following the conclusion of the exercise, the KSGARG will participate in the Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), which is the final certification before deployment. Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 oversees and conducts both ARGMEUEX and COMPTUEX. The KSGARG is scheduled to deploy in fall 2015
Middle East Maritime Security: Cooperation is the Key Vital
the region and in the maritime.” According to Miller, there isan average of about 17,000 Sailors in the NAVCENT AOR–10,000 of them at sea and another 7,000 on shore to support those who are at sea. NAVCENT operates about 45 surface units at any given time, including one Carrier Strike Group (CSG) and one Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with 2500 Marines in the embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit. There are about 130 aircraft in the theater – some are based on the aircraft carrier, but another 25 that are land-based, including maritime patrol aircraft. Miller says he&rsquo
Budget Worries Delay U.S. Carrier Group Deployment
The Secretary of Defense delays the scheduled deployment of 'USS Harry S. Truman' & 'USS Gettysburg'. The affected ships have begun formally notifying the men and women of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HST CSG) that they will not be deploying. "Facing budget uncertainty - including a Continuing Resolution and the looming potential for across-the-board sequestration cuts - the U.S. Navy made this request to the Secretary and he approved," said Pentagon Press Secretary George Little in a released statement. "This prudent decision enables the U.S. Navy to maintain these
U.S. Navy Treading Water on Shipbuilding
, as needed, issue updates to the Navigation Plan.” WARFIGHTING FIRST “Our warfighting investments directly support the missions outlined in the new defense strategic guidance,” Greenert says. The Navy’s FY 2013 – 2017 budget submission seeks to maintain the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) with its embarked air wing and the Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) with its embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) as the main instruments to deter and defeat aggression and project power. That Navy will sustain 11 carriers and 10 air wings, one each in Japan; and 10 ARGs, including
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