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Navy Aviation Forces Hold Safety Pause After Series Of Crashes

Navy Aviation Forces Hold Safety Pause After Series Of Crashes
F/A-18E and F Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, stack up in preparation for launch from the flight deck of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) during flight operations in the Atlantic Ocean on March 21, 2020 while conducting carrier qualifications. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The Naval Air Forces Command (NAVAIR) directed all non-deployed Navy aviation units on Monday to conduct a “safety pause” after a series of recent Navy and Marine Corps aircraft crashes. NAVAIR said the pause is being done “in order to review risk-management practices and conduct training on threat and error-management processes.” The service said it must ensure safety as one of its top priorities to maintain force readiness. Deployed units are not necessarily immediately participating but were directed to conduct…

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