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Getting to grips with the C-130J This year will see the Royal New Zealand Air Force welcome the first of the new fleet of C-130J Hercules, a highly advanced, multi-purpose tactical airlift aircraft. Meet the aviators tasked with flying and maintaining this militarised bird.
09 MARCH, 2024 In 2020 the Future Air Mobility Capability (FAMC) C-130J Integrated Project Team (IPT) reached an agreement with the United States Air Force (USAF) for selected personnel to undertake extensive training on the new Hercules. This meant that a small group of Air Force aviators packed their bags and flew to theContinue reading “Getting to grips with the C-130J This year will see the Royal New Zealand Air Force welcome the first of the new fleet of C-130J Hercules, a highly advanced, multi-purpose tactical airlift aircraft. Meet the aviators tasked with flying and maintaining this militarised bird.”
Navy sailor finds her problem-solving niche with NZ Navy A childhood dream of a career in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has sparked a lot of satisfaction and pride for Able Marine Technician (Electrical) Dana Costello.
08 MARCH, 2024 Growing up in Nelson, she had a deep love of the ocean and wanted to join the Navy since she was 12 years old; her father was a Marine Technician, and she wanted to be like him. “I have a passion for problem-solving, getting my hands dirty, pulling things apart and fixingContinue reading “Navy sailor finds her problem-solving niche with NZ Navy A childhood dream of a career in the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN) has sparked a lot of satisfaction and pride for Able Marine Technician (Electrical) Dana Costello.”
USS GEORGIA 1904.USS Georgia (BB-15) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship, the third of five ships of the class. She was built by the Bath Iron Works in Maine, with her keel laid in August 1901 and her launching in October 1904. The completed battleship was commissioned into the fleet in September 1906. The ship was armed with an offensive battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and eight 8-inch (203 mm) guns, and she was capable of a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph).
Georgia spent the majority of her career in the Atlantic Fleet. In 1907, she took part in the Jamestown Exposition and suffered an explosion in her aft 8-inch gun turret that killed or wounded 21 men. At the end of the year, she joined the Great White Fleet on its circumnavigation of the globe, whichContinue reading “USS GEORGIA 1904.USS Georgia (BB-15) was a United States Navy Virginia-class battleship, the third of five ships of the class. She was built by the Bath Iron Works in Maine, with her keel laid in August 1901 and her launching in October 1904. The completed battleship was commissioned into the fleet in September 1906. The ship was armed with an offensive battery of four 12-inch (305 mm) guns and eight 8-inch (203 mm) guns, and she was capable of a top speed of 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph).”
HII Awarded USS Harry S. Truman $913M Mid-Life Overhaul Contract
SAM LAGRONE JANUARY 26, 2024 6:37 PM An MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to the ‘Proud Warriors’ of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 72, flies alongside USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on July 3, 2022. US Navy Photo HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding was awarded a $913 million contract for the advanced procurement for the mid-lifeContinue reading “HII Awarded USS Harry S. Truman $913M Mid-Life Overhaul Contract”
