Celebrating 4 years, Operation Cherrybend is proud to announce “Operation Cherrybend 2018” September 15, 2018 LIVE at the Murphy Theatre. 

Flight Deck Veterans Group completes yet another historic restoration, here are just a few pictures of the finished product.

With restoration complete, the U.S. Navy A7E Corsair will be raised back to its display pylon by Keller Construction at noon today.

This year’s week-long event invited 14 veterans to relax and enjoy food, fishing, clay target shooting, and good music at Cherrybend Pheasant Farm. This year they added a fishing tournament and tandem skydiving to their list of activities.

A matter that I hold close to my heart each and every day is the health and happiness of our veterans. I strive to thank those who served our country, or are currently serving, in the military whenever the opportunity arises, as they so often sacrificed time,...

Grammy Award-winner Joe Diffie is the featured performer for this year’s annual Operation Cherrybend concert at the Murphy Theatre Saturday, Sept. 16.

FDVG/Carolinas Chapter to restore the A6 Intruder!

Restoration work on the US Navy A7E Corsair II on display at Edwardsville Township Community Park has begun, Edwardsville Township Supervisor Frank Miles says.

The Frisbee was among the things found in the tailpipe of the A-7E Corsair that sits on a pedestal in the Edwardsville Township Airplane Community Park.

The famed U.S. Navy A7E Corsair on display is being lowered from the display pylon by Keller Construction Monday morning at Robert C. Stille Edwardsville Township Community Park.

The Flight Deck Veterans Group has partnered with Edwardsville Township in Illinois to restore a United States Navy A-7E Corsair.

The Flight Deck Veterans Group and Cherrybend Pheasant Farm, in partnership with R+L Carriers, hosted the 2016 Operation Cherrybend event which raised over $60,000 on Saturday, Oct. 8.

The Flight Deck Veterans Group and Cherrybend Pheasant Farm in partnership with R+L Carriers are proud to announce the 2016 Operation Cherrybend event on October 8th featuring platinum-selling country band, Lonestar, at The Murphy Theatre 50 W. Main Street.

Hundreds of aviation fans witnessed the long-anticipated unveiling of Fast Eagle 102 at Midland International Airport on August 27th.

The Commemorative Air Force’s High Sky Wing, based in Midland, Texas will begin the refurbishment of F-14A Tomcat Bu.160403 tomorrow, July 27th, 2016.

For survivors of a deadly fire aboard the USS Forrestal, the passage of 48 years has not wiped away the pain.

The Flight Deck Veterans Group is pleased to announce LCDR Mark Parcell, USN (Retired), as our new Executive Officer.

FDVG reflects on amazing first year!

As the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower entered the Mediterranean Sea this week, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson told lawmakers on Capitol Hill the deployment has historic import for the Navy.

People waving flags and standing at attention said goodbye Saturday to a Blue Angels pilot who was killed in a crash while practicing for an air show.

You may recognize the name Bill Parks, Parks the founder and former Commanding Officer of the Carolina’s Chapter has been appointed to the position of Command Master Chief.

This past Saturday morning our FDVG members gathered at Patriots Point one last time,

On Saturday, April 23 at 1 p.m. volunteers with the United States Navy Flight Deck Veterans Group (FDVG), will host a brief ceremony to unveil the work they’ve done to restore the F-14 Tomcat currently displayed at Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum. Since...

The Carolina's Chapter has made amazing progress despite rainy weather and high winds. They are fast becoming the FDVG’s most promising state chapter. This past weekend they started the process of erecting a tent in preparation of painting the F-14 Tomcat. Surface...

Thirty-one members from the Carolina Chapter and several from the Florida group embarked on the historic floating museum: USS Yorktown in Charleston SC. Some volunteers traveled hundreds of miles to dust off those skills from their former flight deck experiences and...

Most people in Little Rock haven’t even heard of Joe Mains or Leap of Faith. And that’s to be expected; Leap of Faith doesn’t have a taproom or even a brewery to call home right now. But that doesn’t mean that Mains isn’t important to Little Rock’s beer scene. Indeed,...

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has once again turned down an effort by Navy veterans to get compensation for possible exposure to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. In a document released Friday, the VA said it would continue to limit benefits related to...

The Board of Directors for the aircraft carrier USS Yorktown, a floating museum which sits at Patriots Point in Charleston SC has given FDVG the green light to adopt and restore the very weathered F-14 Tom Cat which currently sits on the flight deck. These retired...

If you served with (VFA-143) at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virgina, you are in luck! The USS Yorktown, it's Board of Directors and the FDVG have decided on the paint scheme for the F-14 restoration project to take place in the coming months, Pukin Dogs is the lucky...

'We are just a few veterans who care, We are veterans serving veterans! Say's Bill Parks; Commanding Officer of the duel state Carolinas Chapter. Special thanks to FDVG member and coordinator Michael Moss who oversaw this project, Christmas came a little early for...

Plankowners share the unique experience of watching their ship transition from a PCU (Pre-Commissioning Unit) to a USS (United States Ship). One captain might lead the commissioning of the ship before turning over command to another shortly thereafter. Similarly, John...

WILMINGTON — Country music star John Michael Montgomery will headline the first-ever Operation Cherrybend: A Hero’s Concert presented by The U.S. Navy Flight Deck Veterans Group to benefit wounded vets Oct. 9 at the Murphy Theatre in Wilmington. Montgomery has had...

Navy helicopters crews, medics and rescue swimmers were all part of a harrowing rescue of a mother and her 18-month old little girl who clung to debris while drifting in the ocean after being lost at sea off the coast of Papua New Guinea.

After 45 years of service, the Navy EA-6B Prowler has made its final flight.

The Navy plans to invest $25 million a year beginning in 2017 in techniques to lower the cost of building its new Ford-class aircraft carriers, service officials said.

Flight deck veterans across the nation will experience the birth of the U.S. Navy Flight Deck Veterans Group—a national fraternal organization—on July 4, 2015.

Shellback Caribbean Rum today announces its partnership with emerging Nashville singer and songwriter Jared Ashley, who will serve as an ambassador for the brand.

Operation Cherrybend, A Hero's Hunt! A very special event taking place at Cherrybend Pheasant Farm in Wilmington Ohio. Cherrybend, a family owned business owned by Matt and Beth Ellis is one of the most beautiful pheasant hunting preserves in the world. FDVG and it's...

FDVG’s Board of Advisor’s select AZC(AW) Josh Cinelli as Senior ‘Active Duty’ Board of Advisor. “We aim to be ‘Active Duty’ friendly,” say’s John Lunsford, FDVG’s Commanding Officer.

John Lunford, FDVG’s newly appointed Senior Board Of Advisor, has announced that Retired Senior Chief Chris Wills, has been selected Assistant Senior Board Of Advisor (XO in Naval terms).

The U.S. Navy Flight Deck Veterans Group Board of Advisors has selected John Lunsford as the very first Senior Board Of Advisor. Mr. Lunsford will assume his post immediately.

Darren Sapp released his novel, Fire on the Flight Deck, November 22 on Amazon, NOOK, iBooks, and limited bookstores. The story follows eighteen-year-old Brian Donley from boot camp to the aircraft carrier USS William Halsey, whose crew calls her The Bull. While the...

Navy Chief (Ret) and Graphic Artist Jeff Hobrath’s unique artistic style is unmistakable and evident in everything he creates, whether it’s illustrations, technical drawings, web sites, page layout, cartoons, or logos. 30+ years experience as a leader and senior...

Cindy Kirby, a Veteran U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswains Mate- Fuels, Aviation Maintenanceman and Navy Career Counselor, has distinguished herself with actions above and beyond what is expected in her performance as a Therapeutic Recreational Specialist, working with...

ABH3(AW) Nicole Liskey was born and raised in San Bernardino, CA before she and her mom moved to Bellevue, WA in 1997. Nicole graduated from Newport High School in 2001. She first joined the Navy in 2006, and in May 2007 reported to her first command, the USS...