Naval Aviation Progress Comes in Fits, Starts

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150318-N-FI568-180 ATLANTIC OCEAN (March 18, 2015) – An E-2D Hawkeye, assigned to the Tigertails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125, launches off the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) March 18, 2015. Theodore Roosevelt deployed from Norfolk and will execute a homeport shift to San Diego at the conclusion of deployment. Theodore Roosevelt is conducting naval operations in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Taylor L. Jackson/Released)

The Navy is in the midst of sweeping changes in aviation, particularly in the future carrier air wing.