Moving at 11 mph, the US Naval Ship Mercy passes Gaillard Island while heading out of Mobile Bay the morning of FEB 24 2026. Sailing under the flag of USA, the 893 foot by 105 foot Mercy is one of two hospital ships in non-commissioned service under the Navy’s Military Sealift Command. Mercy arrived at…
A US Navy Boeing P-8 Poseidon makes passes over the eastern shore the morning of JAN 28th 2026 while practicing touch-and-go landings at Brookley Field in Mobile. If the aircraft looks similar to a commercial passenger jet, that’s because the P-8 is based on Boeing’s 737, with modifications made to accommodate military use. The Poseidon…
The U.S. Navy’s hospital ship USNS Comfort passes Gaillard Island on its way into the port of Mobile the morning of JAN 22 2026. Moving at 13 mph, the ship finishes a six day voyage that began from Comfort’s homeport of Naval Station Norfolk, VA. Comfort’s arrival at Alabama Shipyard is part of a $16.7…
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 Boeing’s…
𝘾𝙡𝙤𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙝𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮: 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 it’s 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, that’s because the P-8A is based on the Boeing 737 passenger jet’s 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…
𝙒𝙖𝙧 𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙞𝙣 𝙈𝙤𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝘽𝙖𝙮: USS Pierre, a Littoral Combat Ship built by Austal USA in Mobile, heads into port Wednesday afternoon after undergoing Builder’s trials. LCS 38, as it’s also known, underwent christening in May and is the last ship in the Navy’s Independence-variant LCS program. Pierre will be deployed to the Pacific fleet…