30 October 2020 Angels on The Jordan Bridge Being in the right place at the right time can be viewed as luck. On the other hand, some believe having a guardian angel means an ethereal entity is watching over you, guiding and protecting...
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...
26 October 2020 Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 Gets Battle “E” Award The “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 were presented the prestigious Battle Efficiency, or Battle “E” award for the second consecutive year in a ceremony at the squadron’s hangar aboard Norfolk Naval Station, Oct. 26. ...
22 October 2020 VP-30 earns CNO Safety “S” Award Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group Rear Adm. Lance Scott presented the Patrol Squadron (VP) 30 Safety Department with the 2019 CNO Aviation Safety “S” Award during a ceremony, Oct. 15. ...
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...
19 October 2020 Navy, Marine Corps reach ‘Unprecedented Milestone’ For the first time in recorded naval aviation history, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps closed out the previous fiscal year without a single aviation-related fatality in either service...
15 October 2020 HSC-2 Welcomes New Commanding Officer during an Aerial Change of Command Ceremony During the same week our Navy celebrates its 245th birthday, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2 held their aerial change of command ceremony to mark the transfer of leadership, Oct. 15...
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...