US Military Aviation
Images US NAVY 80s-today



Miscelaneous images of US NAVY and USMC aircrafts, pilots, action movies and personel from 80s through today.


F-14A Tomcat of VF-84 Jolly Rogers from USS Nimitz on 1983. (US Navy)

TOPGUN instructor Lt. Mike Blue "Vida" on board of and F-5E Tiger during the middle of the 80s. Mike Blue was a formed VF-84 Pilot from 1979 to 1982, with two cruise on board of USS Nimitz, and later US Navy Fighter Weapons School instructor from 1983 to 1985 (US Navy)

US Navy "TOPGUN" instructors at NAS Miramar during the middle of the 80s, in the same period when the TOPGUN Movie was filmed. (US Navy)

A-7E Corsair of VA-12 Kiss of Death during the 80s. (US Navy)

F-14A Tomcat of VF-41 Black Aces during the 1981 cruise on USS Nimitz. (US Navy)

A-6A Intruder Pilot of VA-35 Black Panthers during the early of the 80s. (US Navy)

F-14A Tomcat of VF-41 Black Aces during the 90s. (US Navy)

F-14D Tomcat cockpit. (US Navy)

F-14A Tomcat of VF-84 in 1986. (US Navy)

F-14A Tomcat of VF-24 in 1987. (US Navy)

LCDR Orville "Opie" Prins and LT Ed "P'ski" Piotrowski on F-14A Tomcat of VF-103 Sluggers in 1985. (US Navy)

USMC MV-22 Osprey on USS Battaan. (US Navy)

S-3B Viking cockpit. (US Navy)

US Navy Viking pilots of VS-24. (US Navy)

US Navy NFO from VF-114 Aardwark from the cockpit of an F-14A Tomcat (US Navy)

US Navy F-14D Tomcat of VF-2. (US NAVY)

US Navy F-14B Tomcat crew of VF-103 Jolly Rogers during the 2004 on board of USS John F. Kennedy. (US Navy)

US Navy A-6E Intruder from VA 165 "Boomers" on board of USS Constellation in 1990 with non standard camouflage paint (US Navy)

US Navy E-2C Hawkeye of VAW-123 lands on USS Enterprise in 2005. (US Navy)

F-14A Tomcat of VF-111 during the late 80s. (US Navy)

F-14A Tomcat pilot of VF-114 Aardwarks during the early of 80s. (US Navy)

A-7E Corsair II of VA-72 Blue Hawks in Desert Storm camuflage from USS John Kennedy in 1991. (US Navy)

F-14A Tomcat of VF-32 Swordsmen in 1991. (US Navy)

US Navy F-14B pilots of VF-41 Black Aces. (US Navy)

F/A-18F of VFA-103 Jolly Rogers prepares for launch from USS Eisenhower in 2006. (US Navy)

VFA-87 Golden warriors pilots and ground crew. (US Navy)

F/A-18E pilot with JHMCS helmet. (US Navy)

F/A-18 pilot. (US Navy)

X-35 Test pilot USN Lt Cdr Brian Goszkowicz in December 2000.

AV-8B Harrier on flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan in 2006. (US Navy)

F/A-18F OF VFA-103 Jolly Rogers prepares for launch from USS Eisenhower in 2007. The pilot is wearing the JHMCS helmet (US Navy)

Flight deck crew of USS Eisenhower in 2007. Note the "Jolly Rogers" style face hood
(US Navy)

F/A-18F of VF-41 Black Aces prepares for launch from USS Nimitz in 2006. (US Navy)

US Navy F-16A of the Naval Strike Air Warfare Center from NAS Fallon. (US Navy)

AV-8B Harrier of VMA-513 on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Essex. (US Navy)

F-5N of Aggressor Squadron FVC-111 "Sundowners" at NAS Key West in 2007 (Louis De Paemelaere)

A couple of F-5N from VFC-111 "Sundowners" during an Air Combat Training (JETPHOTOS.net)

F-5N pilot from VFC-111 "Sundowners" during an Air Combat Training

F-5N pilot from VFC-111 "Sundowners" during an Air Combat Training

An F/A-18E pilot of VFA-14 "Tophatters wearing the JHMCS helmet. USS Nimitz 2007 (Peter Steehouwer)

US Navy pilots with JHMCS flight helmets on F-18F Super Hornet (US Navy)

Blue Angels pilot Cap Ryan Bernacchi (USMC) in the cockpit of his F-18 (US Navy)

US Marines MV-22 Osprey machine-gun man during the 2008 (US marines)

US Navy "TOP GUN" F-16 pilots (US Navy)

F/A-18E Super Hornet of VFA-27 Royal Maces on catapult of USS George Washington in 2009 (US Navy)

View of the CH-53E's cockpit during an in-flight refueling operation with an Air Force HC-130 Hercules (US Navy)

USMC CH-53 helicopter crew (USMC)

F-18C Hornet of CAG with special pixels pattern similar to the one designed for the new US Navy BDU (US Navy)

USMC EA-6B Prowler crew (USMC)

USMC EA-6B Prowler cockpit (USMC)

Carrier landing of a T-45 Goshawk (US Navy)

Carrier landing of a F-18B from VFC-12 Fighting omars during the 2005 (US Navy)

F-18B from NSAW over San Clemente island in 1999 (US Navy)

F-18F Super Hornet of VFA 103 on board of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in 2006 (US Navy)

F-18F Super Hornet of VFA 103 on board of USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in 2012 (US Navy)

F-18F RIO on board of USS Carl Vinson ready for take off (US Navy)

The first F-35B landed on Wasp‘s flight deck Oct. 3, 2011 beginning an 18-day test period for the aircraft. During the testing, two F-35B Marine Corps test jets (BF-2 and BF-4) accomplished vertical landings and short take-offs under various conditions. (US Navy)

Northrop Grumman test pilots Bruce McFadden and Dave Lorenz are pictured with their arm-mounted controllers in front of an X-47B pilot-less drone combat aircraft before it is launched for the first time off an aircraft carrier on May 2013. They are on the USS George H. W. Bush. (US Navy)

Crew prepares the ultimate unmanned drone X-47B for trials from USS George H.W. Bush carrier. (US Navy)

Air refueling of the unmanned drone X-47B. (US Navy)

VFA 101, based at Eglin Air Force Base, will serve as the F-35C Fleet Replacement Squadron, training both aircrew and maintenance personnel to fly and repair the F-35C (US Navy)

Female US Navy pilot during the trainig on T-45 Goshhawk in 2020. (US Navy)

Cdr Joseph "caps" Hubley XO of VFA 27 on F/A-18E in 2020 (US Navy)

US Marines F-35B pilots in 2020 (US Navy)

CAG F/A-18F from VFA-103 Jolly Rogers in 2020 (US Navy)

USMC first female pilot of F-35B from VMFAT-501

F/A-18F of VFA-103 during air refueling in 2021. The crew are equipped with the JHMCS helmet fitted with the new Night Vision Cueing and Display (NVCD)

Fwd Deck area of USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 in 2012 (US Navy)

Mid Deck area of USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 in 2012 (US Navy)

Aft Deck area of USS Carl Vinson CVN 70 in 2012 (US Navy)