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,...
29 June 2021 USS Theodore Roosevelt to Change Homeport for Planned Maintenance, Upgrades SAN DIEGO – The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) will depart San Diego July 16 in order to change its homeport to Bremerton, Washington and conduct a docking planned incremental availability (DPIA) at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard (PSNS)...
02 October 2020 Ninth 'Air Boss' Assumes Command of Naval Air Forces Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell relieved Vice Adm. DeWolfe Miller III to become the ninth Commander, Naval Air Forces/Commander, Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet during a ceremony today aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) at Naval Air Station North Island...