Its final time to be seen in Mobile Bay, LCS 38, or the future USS Pierre, passes Gaillard Island the morning of OCT 10th 2025, while heading to assignment with the US Navy. The 418 foot by 104 foot vessel is the last Independence class variant warship to be built for the Navy by Austal…
A US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon passes over Battles Wharf in Fairhope OCT 8th 2025 while the crew practices touch-and-go landings at Brookley Field in Mobile. Poseidons–which specialize in detecting and attacking enemy submarines–are based at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL and NAS Whidbey Island, WA. How much would you have to dig out of…
A US Navy Boeing P8 Poseidon is captured just before sunset OCT 1st 2025, making a pass over Fairhope. Based out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Poseidon crews regularly appear over the central Gulf coast as part of training by practicing touch-and-go landings at Brookley Field in Mobile. Based on the airframe used for Boeingโs…
๐พ๐ก๐ค๐จ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐๐ฃ ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ช๐๐ก๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ค๐ง๐ฎ: The future USS Pierre heads out of Mobile Bay the morning of SEP 30 2025 to begin a series of crew familiarization exercises. Built by Mobile-based Austal USA, Littoral Combat Ship or LCS 38 (as itโs currently named), is the nineteenth and last of the Independence class-variants to be…
Nicknamed a submarine killer for its anti-submarine warfare capabilities, a US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon crew flies patterns over Fairhope MAY 21 2025. If the aircraft looks vaguely familiar, thatโs because the P-8A is based on the Boeing 737 passenger jetโs airframe. Based out of Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Poseidons routinely make such flights over…
A US Navy Leonardo TH-73A Thrasher flies along the eastern shore the morning of MAY 2nd 2025. Captured about 975 feet up, the aircraft moves at a ground speed of 140 knots or 161 mph. The TH-73A is used for training aviators in the Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. A fleet of TH-73As is…
๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฝ๐๐ฎ: USS Pierre, a Littoral Combat Ship built by Austal USA in Mobile, heads into port Wednesday afternoon after undergoing Builderโs trials. LCS 38, as itโs also known, underwent christening in May and is the last ship in the Navyโs Independence-variant LCS program. Pierre will be deployed to the Pacific fleet…
Poseidon over Fairhope: A US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon makes passes over Point Clear late Tuesday afternoon while practicing touch-and-go landings at Brookley Field in Mobile. Based on the design of Boeingโs commercial 737 aircraft, Poseidons are modified for military use. Specializing in anti-submarine warfare, the aircraft is capable of carrying torpedoes and missiles. Poseidons…
US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon crews make frequent passes over the eastern shore Friday while practicing touch-and-go landings at Brookley Field in Mobileโฆ