Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 40 the “Mighty Bison” held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, May 2. Cmdr. Matthew Boyce, left, who is from Spokane, Washington was relieved by Cmdr. Mason Fox, right, who is from Lemoore, California served as the executive officer before assuming the position as commanding officer during the ceremony.

Thousand Points of Light

Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, speaks with Cmdr. Mason Fox, executive officer of Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron (VRM) 40 the “Mighty Bison,” following the arrival of the first East Coast-assigned Navy tiltrotor vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) aircraft CMV-22B Osprey at Naval Station Norfolk, April 5. The CMV-22B airframe will provide the fleet’s medium-lift and long-range aerial logistics capability, replacing the C-2A Greyhounds of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 over the next several years.

The Landing Signal Officer (LSO) School is the launching pad for all LSOs in the U.S. Navy. The school provides their initial training on providing safe and expeditious landings of aircraft on aircraft carriers.

VFA-213 Pilots and a Weapons Systems Officer participate in FAA Virtual Women’s History Month Celebration

Capt. Kathryn Wijnaldum, the officer in charge of the surface propulsion mobile training team assigned to Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), spoke to students attending Indian River High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFJROTC) in Chesapeake, March 27.