24 January 2017 VFA 101 Holds Change of Command Ceremony The "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 held a change of command ceremony Jan. 12 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida...
13 January 2017 USS Nimitz Holds Change of Command Ceremony Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68) held a change of command ceremony Jan. 12 at the ship's homeport in Bremerton, Washington...
12 December 2016 F-35 Lightning IIs to Perform Thunderous Entrance above 117th Army-Navy Rivalry Four F-35C Lightning IIs with the "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 are slated to perform an inaugural diamond-formation flyover above M&T Bank Stadium during the opening ceremonies of the 117th Army-Navy Game, Dec. 10...
05 June 2016 Gudmundsson takes command of Strike Fighter Wing U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander, Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (CSFWP) hosted a change-of-command ceremony June 2 at Naval Air Station Lemoore, Calif...
11 May 2016 VFA-101 Passes Initial F-35C Weapons Inspection - 'Grim Reapers' Pending Safe for Flight Status The "Grim Reapers" of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 101 completed the first ever Conventional Weapons Technical Proficiency Inspection, the final phase required for Safe for Flight certification by Commander, Naval Air Forces, April 11, at Naval Air Station Lemoore, California...
12 April 2016 Navy Announces Director of JSF Fleet Integration The Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced April 12, that Rear Adm. Roy "Trigger" Kelley will be appointed as the director, Joint Strike Fighter Fleet Integration...
25 March 2016 Gahagan Takes Helm of Research, Development, Test, Evaluation for Naval Aircraft, Systems Naval aviation's research, development, test and evaluation command for aircraft and aircraft systems changed hands at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, March 23...
13 January 2016 CNO, MCPON Tour Future Fleet in Pax River and Bath Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens visited facilities at Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Md. and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Bath, Maine Jan. 13...
05 October 2015 Ike Receives Face Lift for F35C With a next generation aircraft, the F-35C, going through its developmental test phase, Nimitz-class aircraft carriers are making modifications to keep up with the latest technology...
03 October 2015 F-35C Lightning Boards Ike for Developmental Testing USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (Ike) accomplished its first arrested landing of an F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, Oct. 2...