Unit insignia of U.S. Navy Air and Test Evaluation Squadron 9, based out of China Lake, California, was recently spotted on ...

What does it take to become a naval aviator? For Captain Juston Kuch, Former Commander of Naval Air Station Meridian, the answer begins with curiosity, discipline, and a lifelong love of aviation. In ...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (WABC) -- A group of female pilots are planning to make history this weekend while honoring a fallen legend. The Navy will perform its first ever, all-female flyover Saturday ...

Flying a fighter jet is often compared to being in a car crash over and over again. Retired Navy F/A-18 Hornet pilot Matthew "Whiz" Buckley, a TOPGUN graduate and former instructor, remembers being ...

With a thunderous bang, a Navy F/A-18 slammed onto the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on Feb. 16, snagging a steel wire with its tailhook to complete a “trap,” the Navy’s term for a safe landing on the ...

The U.S. Navy has selected the Gentex Pursuit helmet as the Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet (NGFWH) to equip flight crews ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The USS George H. W. Bush aircraft carrier has been an airport at sea since 2009. Over 5,000 sailors are on board when the ship is at capacity, and the F-18 and F-35 pilots ...

WASHINGTON — Former Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, an ace naval aviator who resigned from Congress in disgrace after pleading guilty to corruption charges, died Wednesday at age 83. The San Diego Union ...

Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...

Naval aviation took off on San Diego’s North Island in 1911 with the help of pioneer aircraft manufacturer Glenn Curtiss.

Pilots' Licenses Collection, NASM.XXXX.0650, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution. Naval Aviator certificate issued to Beckwith Havens by the United States Navy Department. Dated 22 ...