Congratulations, Sir: A U.S. Navy Admiral Just Completed His 1,000th Carrier Landing
After sticking the landing, Rear Adm. Michael Wosje became the newest member of the U.S. Navy's "Grand Club."
United States Navy flag rank officers are typically charged with leading carrier strike groups (CSGs), amphibious ready groups (ARGs), and task forces. When on a carrier, such individuals are on the bridge of the warship overseeing key operations—and they typically arrive via a barge.
But that wasn't the case earlier this month, when Rear Adm. Michael Wosje, commander of Carrier Strike Group ONE, landed on the flight deck of the United States Navy's Nimitz-class nuclear powered supercarrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet. In reality, Wosje had already been on the flattop, but took part in an aircraft sortie—which ended with the completion of his 1,000th trap on the flight deck.
He flew one of the Super Hornets assigned to the "Stingers" of Strike Fighter Squadron 113 (VFA-113), which was part of the airwing embarked on USS Carl Vinson.
The significant milestone occurred during the recently concluded Pacific Steller 2025 joint training exercise in the Philippine Sea, where CVN-70 took part in a multi-large deck (MLD) event with the French Maritime Nationale's (French Navy's) flagship Charles de Gaulle, and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force's (JMSDF's) JS Kaga.
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