29 July 2022 CNAL attends “SUPER-16” JROTC Flight Academy Graduation at ECSU Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), attended the graduation of Junior ROTC Flight Academy cadets at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), Elizabeth City, North Carolina, July 28. ...
30 June 2022 HSC-7 Holds Change of Command onboard Naval Station Norfolk The “Dusty Dogs” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7, stationed onboard Naval Station Norfolk, held a change of command ceremony Thursday, June 16th, to mark a transition of command leadership...
17 June 2022 HSM-79 Establishes New Spain Detachment, CNAL Presides Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79 established a new detachment stationed at Naval Station Rota, Spain, June 16, 2022...
09 June 2022 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Marks Completion of State-of-the-art Maintenance Operation Center (MOC) The Maintenance Operation Center (MOC) celebrated the opening of its new state-of-the-art facility with a ribbon cutting ceremony, June 6...
23 May 2022 Sailors treated to advance screenings of “Top Gun: Maverick” Sailors at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana were treated to an advance screening of “Top Gun: Maverick,” at the base theater, May 21...
16 May 2022 HSC-22 Holds Aerial Change of Command The “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Squadron (HSC) 22, stationed at Naval Station Norfolk, held an aerial change of command ceremony, May 5...
22 April 2022 CNAL Announces Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year for 2021 Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) named the Fiscal Year 2021 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year after a week of consideration, April 21...
30 March 2022 Norfolk-based E-2 Hawkeye Crashes, Two Injured, One Fatality NORFOLK, Va. – A Navy E-2D Hawkeye assigned to an East Coast Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) crashed in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Va., March 30. One crew member has died and two have been injured...
18 March 2022 SPARTANS RESCUE DOWNED PILOT Two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters, assigned to the “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70, responded to a distress call from a downed civilian aircraft near the Palatka Municipal Airport on Monday, March 14, 2022.The two aircraft were conducting routine training operations when...
17 March 2022 Truman,Cavour, Charles de Gaulle Conduct Joint Operates in Ionian Sea Naval forces from France, Italy and the U.S. conducted tri-carrier operations in the Ionian Sea, Mar. 17, in direct support of NATO security operations...