National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the U.S. Navy announced the discovery of World War I-era fleet tugboat USS Conestoga (AT 54), 95 years after her disappearance with 56 officers and Sailors, at the Navy Memorial, March 23. NOAA located Conestoga, the last U.S. Navy ship to be lost without a trace, in the […]
STEM Students Dream Big with Naval Aviation
Some want to be engineers. Others simply want to learn more. And at least one student wants to be an astronaut. In fact, the next possible iteration of Neil Armstrong spoke confidently as he surveyed the incredible machines surrounding him at the Wilson Air Center. “It means a lot to me to see these aircraft […]
Navy closer to landing UAV on aircraft carrier
USS HARRY S. TRUMAN, At Sea (NNS) — A team from the Navy Unmanned Combat Air System program office tested communication software for the Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program aboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) during its sea trials, July 7-10. The UCAS-D program, based at the Naval […]