Photo by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis | Naval Base Ventura County | 07.29.2025
POINT MUGU, Calif. (July 29, 2025) Members of Jacobs engineering and technical support team attend the groundbreaking ceremony for the MQ-25 Stingray hangar onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu, July 29. The MQ-25 Stingray will be the world’s first operational, carrier-based unmanned aircraft and provide aerial refueling for the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) and Carrier Strike Group......
Photo by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis | Naval Base Ventura County | 07.29.2025
POINT MUGU, Calif. (July 29, 2025) Capt. Daniel S. Bense, commodore, Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing (ACCLOGWING), left, Capt. Daniel Fucito, program director, Unmanned Carrier Aviation Program Manager (PMA-268), right, and Capt. Daniel "DB” Brown, commanding officer, Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), center, breaks ground for the new MQ-25 Stingray hangar onboard Point Mugu,......
Photo by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis | Naval Base Ventura County | 07.29.2025
POINT MUGU, Calif. (July 29, 2025) Capt. Daniel Fucito, program director, Unmanned Carrier Aviation Program Manager (PMA-268), delivers remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the MQ-25 Stingray hangar onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu, July 29. PMA-268 is responsible for the MQ-25 Stingray unmanned air system and the Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control System......
Photo by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis | Naval Base Ventura County | 07.29.2025
POINT MUGU, Calif. (July 29, 2025) Capt. Dan "DB" Brown, commanding officer, Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), delivers remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony MQ-25 Stingray hangar onboard Point Mugu, July 29. The MQ-25 Stingray will be the world’s first operational, carrier-based unmanned aircraft and provide aerial refueling for the Carrier Air Wing (CVW) and Carrier Strike Group......
Photo by Lt.j.g. Drew Verbis | Naval Base Ventura County | 07.29.2025
POINT MUGU, Calif. (July 29, 2025) Capt. Daniel S. Bense, commodore, Airborne Command & Control and Logistics Wing (ACCLOGWING), delivers remarks during the groundbreaking ceremony for the MQ-25 Stingray hangar onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point Mugu, July 29. The MQ-25 Stingray will be the world’s first operational, carrier-based unmanned aircraft and provide aerial refueling......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hillary Becke | USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) | 12.14.2021
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Fuel) Nathan Weirum and Ms. Claudia Molina, plane captain, fuel an F-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). GHWB is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests.......
Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Hillary Becke | USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) | 12.14.2021
Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Kyle Kidd conducts catapult maintenance on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). GHWB is operating in the Atlantic Ocean in support of naval operations to maintain maritime stability and security in order to ensure access, deter aggression and defend U.S., allied and partner interests. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass......
Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Roberson | USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) | 12.13.2021
A Boeing unmanned MQ-25 aircraft is given operating directions on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77). The MQ-25 will be the world’s first operational, carrier-based unmanned aircraft and is integral to the Air Wing of the Future Family of Systems (AWotF FoS). Its initial operating capability (IOC) as an aerial refueling tanker will extend the range,......