Pearl Harbor Survivor Sikorsky JRS-1 Moves to Museum Facility
In March, the world’s only surviving Sikorsky JRS-1 amphibious seaplane (the military version of the Sikorsky S-43) arrived at the …
Naval Aviation
Naval Observer Wings Are Back
Many Marines in the past earned the Naval Aviation Observer Badge, a set of wings worn on the uniform breast …
The Loneliest Post
Nearly 7,000 miles separate Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron Fourteen’s Detachment One (HM-14, DET 1) from its home base at Naval …
Odyssey Dawn: U.S. Joins Coalition Partners to Establish a No-fly Zone Over Libya
The United States has joined with coalition partners to establish a no-fly zone over Libya in response to a United …
Poseidon Among New Naval Aircraft Joining the Fleet During the Centennial of Naval Aviation Year
The U.S. Navy’s new P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft has entered into Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP).
Prime contractor …
Gulf War: F-14 Tomcat in Combat
When Operation Desert Storm began, the F-14 Tomcat was the only fighter in the U.S. inventory to have scored an …
Gulf War: Two-seat Hornet Was a “Whizbang” Weapon in Desert Storm
When Marines went to war in the Persian Gulf in 1991, their “secret weapon,” in the words of one back-seater, …
Gulf War: Desert Storm Was an Heroic Moment for A-7E Corsair II
When the United States began its intervention in the Persian Gulf region following Iraq’s Aug. 2, 1990 invasion and seizure …
A “Rough Beast” Is the First Aircraft for Udvar-Hazy’s New Restoration Facility
On Nov. 23, 2010, a rare Navy dive-bomber arrived via flatbed trailer at the National Air And Space Museum‘s (NASM’s) …
Seahawk Flies on Camelina-based Alternative Fuel
The U.S Navy’s alternative fuel initiative, announced in late 2009 by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, continues to pick …