Capt. Matthew Arny, CO of NAS Whidbey Island, briefed members of the Oak Harbor Chamber of Commerce on future developments at the naval air station. Arny disclosed that the mission of the EP-3E will be taken over by the MQ-4C from 2024. Therefore, VUP-11 will not reach IOC until that date and VAQ-1 retirement has […]

A sinking exercise (SINKEX) targeting the decommissioned frigate USS Curts (FFG 38) was carried out as part of Exercise Valiant Shield 2020. One of the videos that was released by Carrier Strike Group 5 shows a EA-18G from VAQ-141 firing a AGM-88 HARM (High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile) at the decommissioned warship.