10 November 2020 Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group Commences First-ever Integrated Operations Under the leadership of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) along with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2, CSG-12’s Air and Missile Defense Commander, Commanding Officer of USS Gettysburg (CG 64), and CSG-12’s Information Warfare Commander...
28 October 2020 Dual Carrier Damage Control Training Crew members of the aircraft carriers USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) participated in two in-port emergency team (IET) training evolutions on Oct. 24 and 26, to build teamwork and cultivate best practices across ship platforms and in collaboration with the Naval Station...
21 October 2020 Airborne Command & Control Community Marks the 60th Anniversary of its First Maiden Flight While the U.S. Navy celebrated its 245th birthday this October, the Airborne Command & Control Logistics Community marked a longevity milestone, the 60th anniversary of the maiden E-2 flight, Oct. 21.On Oct. 21, 1960, the first flight of the E-2A occurred out of Bethpage, New York. Five years...
21 October 2020 CVW-7’s HSC-5 Conducts Inland River Rescue Training with Elements of the West Virginia National Guard Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 5 the “World Famous Nightdippers” based out of Naval Station (NS) Norfolk are conducting a myriad of training opportunities to include a multi-day water survival and rescue training opportunity with elements of the West Virginia National Guard in the...
13 October 2020 CNAL Celebrates Navy’s 245th Birthday Members of the staff of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic took time out on Oct. 13 to participate in a time-honored tradition as they celebrated the U.S. Navy’s 245th birthday...
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...
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...
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...