With only four days left until leaving office, Vice President Mike Pence came to the Central Valley on Saturday to reflect on the Trump administration's efforts to build up the military. He spoke to approximately 80 sailors on the tarmac of Naval Air Station Lemoore. The vice president, in a...
Lemoore Based Navy Fighter Crashes in Mojave Desert
A Navy fighter jet from NAS Lemoore crashed Tuesday in the Mojave Desert, but its pilot safely ejected, the Navy said. The F/A-18E Super Hornet went down during a routine training mission in Superior Valley south of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, the Lemoore base said in a Facebook...
Aircraft Carrier Returns to Sea After Coronavirus Outbreak
WASHINGTON — After nearly two months sidelined in Guam with a coronavirus outbreak, the USS Theodore Roosevelt has gone out to sea for training, in preparation to return to duty in the Pacific. Nearly 800 fighter squadron personnel from the Central Valley are aboard the carrier. The ship has been...
Sailors on Carrier With Lemoore Crews Get Virus for Second Time
Five sailors have tested positive for COVID-19 a second time after returning to the sidelined aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, the Navy said Thursday. Two F/A-18 fighter squadrons with nearly 800 personnel from NAS Lemoore are deployed onboard the Roosevelt, which is docked in Guam as crew members recover. The...
Lemoore Homecoming Delayed as Sailors Remain at Sea to Protect Against COVID-19
An expected homecoming for NAS Lemoore-based sailors onboard the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman is being delayed. The Navy announced Monday that the ship will remain deployed and at sea as a precaution against COVID-19 and to ensure fleet readiness. The ship is heading back to the United States...
Navy Axes Captain of Ship with Lemoore Sailors Over Virus Warning
WASHINGTON — The captain of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus on his ship was fired Thursday. Navy leaders said he created a panic by sending a memo pleading for help to too many people. Capt. Brett Crozier was the commander of the USS...
Navy Carrier with Nearly 800 Lemoore Crew Aboard to be Partially Evacuated to Fight Outbreak
Nearly 3,000 sailors aboard the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt will be taken off the ship in an effort to stop a spreading coronavirus outbreak. Close to 800 NAS Lemoore-based personnel are on-board the ship, attached to two strike F/A-18E fighter squadrons from the base. The sailors will be taken off the ship by...
Lemoore Sailors on Aircraft Carrier Facing Coronavirus Outbreak
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members onshore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. In a memo to Navy leaders, the captain...
Uneasy Quiet in Mideast, Month After Iran Strike Against US
ABOARD THE USS HARRY S TRUMAN (AP) — Nearly a month after Iran launched a rare direct military attack against United States forces in Iraq, an uneasy quiet has settled across the Mideast. Watching fighter jets roar off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, the...
Lemoore Navy Fighter Squadrons Return After Historic Deployment
Two U.S. Navy fighter squadrons based in Lemoore returned home to loved ones Saturday following nearly 10 months away in the Mediterranean and Middle East. The squadrons were assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which just completed a 294-day deployment — the longest since the end of the Cold...