01 December 2020 HSC-9 Sailor Receives Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroic Actions A U.S. Navy Sailor who was at the right place, at the right time in October 2019 was awarded for his heroic actions with the prestigious Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Dec. 1 aboard Naval Station Norfolk...
25 November 2020 Navy “Air Boss” Visits AIRLANT, Observes Aviation Readiness Cell SAN DIEGO – Vice Adm. Kenneth Whitesell, Commander, Naval Air Forces and Naval Air Force, Pacific Fleet, visited the Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic headquarters in Norfolk, Nov. 23, to meet with the AIRLANT commander, Rear Adm. John Meier, and observe the activities of the Maintenance...
19 November 2020 VRC-40 Conducts Aerial Change of Command Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40 the “Rawhides” conducted an aerial change of command above Naval Station Norfolk, Nov. 19...
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...
09 November 2020 New Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation Program Provides Modern Foundation for Flight Training The first 33 students graduated from the Navy’s new Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation (NIFE) program aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Oct. 14. ...
06 November 2020 VP-26 ‘Tridents’ return home to NAS Jacksonville The first of five P-8As with aviators and Sailors from Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 are returning home to NAS Jacksonville following a seven-month deployment to Japan and El Salvador in support of U.S. 4th and 7th Fleets. ...
06 November 2020 Patrol Squadron 16 “War Eagles” return from deployment The “War Eagles” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 and the “Lightning Riders” of Mobile Tactical Operations Center-1 begin their transition back to Naval Air Station Jacksonville Nov. 2 after a pioneering seven-month deployment to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas of responsibility (AOR)...
06 November 2020 Navy Captain Lands aboard 6 Classes of Aircraft Carriers On Nov. 14, 1910 the U.S. Navy launched an airplane from a ship for the first time, less than six months later on Jan. 18, 1911 Eugene B. Ely landed on the USS Pennsylvania, completing the first successful landing on a stationary warship; it would be nearly six years from that date before someone...
03 November 2020 Navy Continues to Enhance Combat Capability on Second Ford-Class Carrier, USS John F. Kennedy The Navy on Nov. 2 announced F-35C modifications to the future USS John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) under a contract structure now in place to deliver the second USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) aircraft carrier, employing a single-phase acquisition strategy, instead of two-phase, as originally planned...
30 October 2020 CNAL IG’s Top 10 Tips When Posting to Social Media As a member of the Armed Forces, you fight for, protect, and enjoy the right of free speech. However, you are subject to the Uniform Code of Military Justice 24 hours a day, and 365 days a year. Before you post, comment or link to material that violates the UCMJ, Joint Ethics Regulations, or any...