15 May 2023 Investigations into 2022 potable water contamination aboard Nimitz and Abraham Lincoln complete The U.S. Navy concluded its investigations into the separate potable water contamination incidents aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carriers USS Nimitz (CVN 68) and USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) on Oct. 26 and Nov. 10, 2022 respectively.
22 February 2023 Investigation into 2022 F-35C crash aboard Carl Vinson complete The investigation into the F-35C Lightning II crash that occurred onboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) on Jan. 24, 2022, is complete and was released on Feb. 16, 2023. The cause of the mishap was found to be pilot error; however, the error was not a result of reckless
28 October 2022 EA-18G Growler returns to the skies five years after a mid-air collision An EA-18G Growler attached to Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 129, successfully completed a functional check flight at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island, Oct. 17, marking the end of a complex transformation process for an aircraft thought to be beyond repair. This five-year effort demonstrates
21 October 2022 Update 2 on USS Abraham Lincoln Potable Water On October 20, 2022, personnel from Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS) and USS Abraham Lincoln completed the inspection of the affected potable water tanks. The inspection concluded that bilge water entered one of the potable water tanks through a hole that was found in the tank’s air vent line,
23 June 2022 TOCRON 10 holds change of command Cmdr. Karl N. Murray relieved Cmdr. Eliot A. Weston as commanding officer, Tactical Operations Control Squadron (TOCRON) 10, at a change of command ceremony on board Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington, June 16.
11 June 2022 Navy aviation units hold safety pause As a result of recent crashes involving U.S. Navy and Marine Corps aircraft, Commander, Naval Air Forces has directed all non-deployed Navy aviation units to conduct a safety pause on June 13 in order to review risk-management practices and conduct training on threat and error-management processes.
09 June 2022 Navy Helicopter crashes near El Centro, Calif.; all 4 air crew survived This evening at approximately 6 p.m., an MH-60S Seahawk crashed near El Centro, Calif. while conducting a routine training flight from Naval Air Facility El Centro.
05 June 2022 Super Hornet crashes near Trona, Calif.; Navy pilot killed—Update: Pilot Identified U.S. Navy pilot Lt. Richard Bullock was killed when his F/A-18E Super Hornet crashed in the vicinity of Trona, Calif., at approximately 2:30 p.m. (PDT), June 3.
03 June 2022 Super Hornet crashes near Trona, Calif.; Navy pilot killed This afternoon at approximately 2:30 PM PDT, an F/A-18E Super Hornet based at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif. crashed in the vicinity of Trona, Calif.
02 June 2022 Sailor Injured While Working on F-35C A Sailor assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 97 was injured yesterday evening while performing routine maintenance on an F-35C Lightning II aircraft at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif.