09 October 2020 Norfolk-based HM-12 Successfully Trains Squadron on Aerial Firefighting Capability Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 successfully tested, trained, and qualified their squadron and aircrew from three separate squadrons on the use of the Bambi Bucket to support aerial firefighting missions, if tasked, on the East Coast, Oct. 8...
06 October 2020 Driven To Succeed Surface Warfare Officer and NASCAR drive, Lt. Cmdr. Jesse Iwuji proves that through determination, Reserve Sailors can proudly serve in the military and still pursue individual passions at the highest levels...
02 October 2020 HSC-9 Completes Unit-Level Training in the Appalachian Mountains More than 100 pilots, maintainers, and aircrew personnel assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 the “Tridents”, based out of Naval Station (NS) Norfolk are conducting a nine-day unit-level training in the Appalachian Mountains, Sept. 25-Oct. 4...
01 October 2020 JFK Crew Celebrates One Year Anniversary Sailors aboard the Navy's newest Ford-class aircraft carrier, Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (JFK) (CVN 79), celebrate the one-year mark of establishing a ship’s crew and officially becoming a command...
28 September 2020 VFA-106 Naval Aviator Receives Prestigious Britannia Award A naval aviator assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana was awarded the prestigious Britannia Award by the British naval attaché to the United States...
25 September 2020 Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 Units Operate Independently At Sea Rear Adm. Craig Clapperton, Commander, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 conducted a strike group circulation to visit Sailors assigned to the guided-missile destroyer USS Nitze (DDG 91) and the strike group flagship, aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), during each unit’s independent...
18 September 2020 VFA-87 Changes Commanders during Airborne Ceremony Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 conducted an aerial change of command ceremony, Sept. 17, to signify the time honored naval tradition of transferring the responsibilities of command from one commander to another...
15 September 2020 HSC-22 Receives First MQ-8C Firescout Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 received their first MQ-8C Firescout on Sept. 15 aboard Naval Station Norfolk...
29 August 2020 NNSY undocks USS George H.W. Bush on time Aug. 29 Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) undocked USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) on time Aug. 29, a key milestone in the carrier’s Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA)...
09 August 2020 Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group Returns from Deployment USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) carrier strike group returned home to Norfolk Naval Station Aug. 9 after seven months operating in 5th and 6th Fleet...