Four U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets conducted a formation flyover to honor the 100th birthday of former U.S. President James Earl “Jimmy” Carter on Oct. 1...

Chief Selects from Naval Air Force Atlantic and others assigned to Naval Support Activity (NSA) Hampton Roads held a 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at NSA Hampton Roads POW/MIA Chapel to pay respect to the lives lost 23 years ago on Sept. 11, 2001.  Collectively, the nation paused on Sept. 11, 2024, on...

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW-3) Sailors and officers joined more than 50 Military and Family Life Counselors (MFLC) during a back-to-school kick-off meeting in Virginia Beach, Aug. 21. The panelists participated in a two-hour discussion to answer questions from current...

A remarkable opportunity waited for a 12-year-old aviator who travelled from Greenville, North Carolina to Norfolk for a once-in-a-lifetime experience meeting with some of the Navy’s finest naval aviators...

Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 9 has fused naval tradition and modern trends with a personalized touch by painting their ceremonial squadron aircraft, an MH-60S Seahawk helicopter, and adding a new twist to National Tattoo Day observed annually on July 17...

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, who is from Spokane, Washington was relieved by Cmdr. Mason Fox, who is from Lemoore, California served as the executive officer before...

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,...

As the Navy celebrates its 248th birthday this year, it allows Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT) to highlight the Sailors who serve in Naval Aviation.  For the first time in his naval career, AIRLANT’s Force Master Chief Jimmy W. Hailey III, has served on the same coast as his daughter,...

Retiring from naval service is a time-honored tradition and is especially significant if family members play a part in the ceremony. This was the case when now retired, Rear Adm. John Meier, conducted his retirement ceremony in conjunction with the Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT) change of...

The crew of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) received the 2020 Battenberg Cup Award in a ceremony aboard the ship, June 1, 2021...