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Once the Air Wing’s planes arrived aboard Nimitz, the Fire Control team on Princeton saw an opportunity to use those assets and eyeballs to help solve the AAV mystery. At the same time FASTEAGLE flight was wrapping up its scheduled training, the CO of Marine Hornet squadron VMFA-232, Lieutenant Colonel “Cheeks” Kurth, was completing a post-maintenance check flight not too far away. He was the first fast-mover contacted by Princeton. The communication was strange and intriguing. He was asked to investigate an unidentified airborne contact. This wasn’t a terribly unusual request while a Strike Group was in transit or deployed far from home waters, but it was more than a little strange practically in sight of the San Diego Homeport. To add to the unusual communications, he was queried as to what ordinance he had on board. ....
The ships are scheduled for retirement this decade, but may see their service lives extended. Here s What You Need to Know: Nimitz-class supercarriers will continue to sail the world’s oceans well into the mid-twenty-first century. Giant aircraft carriers have become synonymous with U.S. military power, but many do not realize just how exceptional these vessels are. These floating air bases are loaded with dozens of advanced war planes and can launch up to 150 sorties per day. No other nation has deployed a nuclear-powered supercarriers of comparable size and striking power and the United States Navy operates eleven of them. ....
SAN DIEGO A San Diego-based Marine F/A-18C squadron flew off the aircraft carrier Nimitz and back to eager family and loved ones at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar on Thursday, after a 9-month deployment to the Middle East and Africa. The squadron the “Death Rattlers” of VMFA-323 left San Diego May 6. While on deployment, the Nimitz supported operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and also provided air support as the U.S. repositioned its forces in Somalia. Due partly to complications from COVID-19, carrier deployments have been extended by a month or more than usual recently. SAN DIEGO, CA - FEBRUARY 25: Kristen Boucek embraces her husband Major Steve Boucek as their daughters Giovanna, 5, and Amber, 2, watch their parents reunite on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021 in San Diego, CA. (Jarrod Valliere / The San Diego Union-Tribune) ....