Joint US/French carrier ops highlight common ground and interests

The last time the United States and France combined for an operation off the coast of Virginia, the French Navy defeated the British and prevented resupply of Gen. Cornwallis’ troops, who was surrounded by French and…

• Mark D. Faram
• Navy Times

The British surrendered and the United States won its independence.

Now, 237-years later, the two long-time allies are at it again, this time experimenting with the idea of integrating aviaton squadrons of both navies into a single air wing during an exercise called the…

Navy officials say though the allies have operated together in carrier operations, they’ve never attempted such an…