05 March 2024 AIRLANT officially kicks off the Active-Duty Fund Drive to support Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society The official kick-off ceremony for this year’s Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Active-Duty Fund Drive (ADFD) was held at U.S. Fleet Forces Command Headquarters on board Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, March 5. This year’s NMCRS ADFD chair is Rear Adm. Doug Verissimo,
27 February 2024 VFA-37 ‘Ragin’ Bulls’ Host Professional Bull Riders, Recognized with Sport’s ‘Be Cowboy’ Award As the “Ragin’ Bulls” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 still settle in after their nearly nine-month deployment aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), they got the special opportunity to share what kept them motivated during their time at sea with some special guests.Professional
12 February 2024 Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet Change of Command Capt. David F. Harris, commanding officer, Electronic Attack Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet, turned over command to Capt. David A. Ganci during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Whidbey Island on Feb. 2, 2024. The guest speaker for the event was retired command master chief, Jon
24 January 2024 Essay Winners win Opportunity to Shadow AIRLANT’s Force Master Chief for the Day Two students from Advanced Technology Center’s (ATC) Naval Architecture & Ocean Engineering course in Virginia Beach, who submitted essays on what their Navy means to them, won the first-ever Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT) essay contest. The students were provided an opportunity to
19 January 2024 ACCLOGWING Chaplain Introduces Mindfulness Training It’s the start of the New Year where people are triggered to think, plan, and act toward accomplishing goals to better themselves. For one Norfolk-based Navy chaplain, one of his New Year’s resolutions is to continue offering a short, but regular dosage of mindfulness training to benefit
29 December 2023 Naval Flight Surgeons to participate in Flyover of 90th Orange Bowl Two Navy flight surgeons will fly in two of the four T-45 Goshawk aircraft scheduled to fly over the 90th Orange Bowl featuring the Florida State Seminoles and the Georgia Bulldogs, Dec. 30.
23 November 2023 Celebrity Drew Carey visits U.S. Navy aircraft carriers during Thanksgiving holiday Sailors assigned to four aircraft carriers in Hampton Roads had the opportunity to visit with celebrity Drew Carey, with the help from the United Service Organization (USO), during the Thanksgiving holiday, Nov. 22 to 23.
20 November 2023 President Biden, First Lady Host ‘Friendsgiving’ for Gerald R. Ford, Dwight D. Eisenhower Families President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, alongside renowned Chef Robert Irvine, hosted a Friendsgiving meal in the Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 hangar on Naval Station Norfolk for roughly 400 family members of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and USS Dwight D.
17 November 2023 Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic conducts Aerial Change of Command Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic (CHSCWL), stationed aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, held a change of command ceremony, Nov. 9, to mark a transition of command leadership.
16 November 2023 HSC-26 Conducts Change of Command Ceremony The Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 “Chargers", stationed aboard Naval Station Norfolk held a change of command ceremony, Nov. 16 to mark a transition of command leadership.