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USA Today
06-07-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Lions' special teams coordinator Dave Fipp lives his dream in Blue Angels ride-along
Detroit Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp said it's always been a dream of his to fly with the Blue Angels. "There's no way this will ever happen," Fipp said about the possibility of ever going up with the famous U.S. Navy squadron. Turns out, there was a way. Fipp is a pilot himself and, through a few flying community connections, found himself in the cockpit of a fighter jet. The Lions posted a video on July 4 showing Fipp's ride-along with the Blue Angels in March. Fipp, the son of a Navy pilot, said he grew up watching the Angels perform at air shows in his hometown of San Diego. Fipp suited up and went up for a 45-minute flight in an F-18 Super Hornet at the El Centro naval air facility. "I can't even express in words how grateful I am for the opportunity to fly there... and really just be around those people... totally helped me understand my dad's love for it," Fipp said. Fipp joined the Lions in 2021 as special teams coordinator after spending eight seasons in the same role with the Philadelphia Eagles. Under his leadership, the unit has been a key contributor to the team's historic success in recent seasons.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group to return after 9-month deployment
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will begin returning to their respective homeports following a nine-month deployment. The strike group includes USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS Stout (DDG 55) and USS Jason Dunham (DDG 109) of Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 28, and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 with nine embarked squadrons. The USS Stout and the Truman will return Sunday, per a news release issued Thursday. During the deployment, the USS Harry Truman collided with another vessel near Egypt, a F-18 Super Hornet fell overboard during an attack by the Houthis and the USS Gettysburg mistakenly fired another Super Hornet. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Truman, strike group begin homecomings from Red Sea deployment
The Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group will return in the coming days from its nine-month deployment, with the Truman itself returning Sunday. The carrier group includes the USS Gettysburg, USS Stout, USS Jason Dunham, and Carrier Air Wing 1. Carrier Air Wing 1, with its nine embarked squadrons, will return from Thursday to Saturday, while the USS Stout will return Sunday, along with the Truman, according to a news release issued Thursday. The Truman shipped out for the Red Sea to beef up U.S. forces combatting the Houthi rebels in Yemen in September Its deployment was extended in March. The deployment had made headlines repeatedly. The carrier collided with a merchant vessel near Egypt, a F-18 Super Hornet fell overboard during an attack by the Houthis, and the USS Gettysburg mistakenly shot down another Super Hornet in December .
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Second fighter jet crashes into the sea after landing failure on USS Harry S. Truman
For the second time in eight days, a fighter jet was lost in the Red Sea after the aircraft went overboard from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier Tuesday, two U.S. officials told NBC News. There were only minor injuries after the two-seater, F-18 Super Hornet went off the deck of the aircraft carrier as it was landing around 9:45 p.m. local time Tuesday (early afternoon East Coast time) and crashed into the sea, the officials said. The two aviators aboard ejected after the failed landing, in which the aircraft failed to catch the wire, known as a "failed arrestment," one of the officials said. Just over a week ago, another fighter jet was lost from the USS Harry S. Truman. A Super Hornet, along with the tow tractor that was pulling it, fell off the ship on April 28, the office of the Navy Chief of Information in Bahrain said in a statement. Tuesday's incident is under investigation. One official said that based on initial reporting, the failed arrestment happened when the tail hook failed to hook the wire that slows down the aircraft. The aircraft continued to accelerate toward the bow of the ship and went into the water, the official said. The fighter jet that fell after trying to land Tuesday was an F/A-18F, the officials said. The fighter jet that fell as it was being towed on April 28 was a $67 million F/A-18E, the Navy said. The April 28 incident happened after the jet "was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft," the Navy said in the statement about that mishap. An investigation is underway, it said. This article was originally published on
NBC News
07-05-2025
- General
- NBC News
Another fighter jet lost at sea after falling off Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier
A second fighter jet was lost after falling over the side of the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier and into the Red Sea, two U.S. officials told NBC News. There were only minor injuries after the 2-seater, F-18 Super Hornet fell off the aircraft carrier as it was landing at around 9:45 p.m. local time Tuesday (early afternoon East Coast time), the officials said. The two aviators aboard ejected after the failed landing, in which the aircraft failed to catch the wire, known as a "failed arrestment," one of the officials said. The loss of the fighter jet is the second from the USS Harry S. Truman in a little more than one week. A Super Hornet, along with the tow tractor that was pulling it, fell off the deck of the ship on April 28, the office of the Navy Chief of Information in Bahrain said in a statement. Tuesday's incident is under investigation. One official said that based on initial reporting, the failed arrestment happened when the tail hook failed to hook the wire which slows down the aircraft. The aircraft continued to accelerate toward the bow of the ship and went into the water, the official said. The fighter jet that fell after trying to land Tuesday was an F/A-18F, the officials said. The fighter jet that fell as it was being towed on April 28 was a $67 million F/A-18E, the Navy said. The April 28 incident happened after the jet "was actively under tow in the hangar bay when the move crew lost control of the aircraft," the Navy said in the statement about that mishap. An investigation is underway, it said.
