01 October 2024 Navy Honors Longest-Living President with Historic 100th Birthday Flyover 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...
26 September 2024 Navy, Air Force Integrate for Training aboard IKE while Underway The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) (IKE) hosted Airmen from the U.S. Air Force 1st Fighter Wing (FW) while underway off the coast of Florida for carrier qualifications, Sep. 20-26. The underway was an opportunity for Air Force assets from the 1st FW to train with IKE...
23 September 2024 PCU John F. Kennedy Hosts Change of Command Ceremony Pre-Commissioning Unit John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) hosted its change of command ceremony aboard the ship, Sept. 20, 2024. Capt. Colin P. Day, the second commanding officer of John F. Kennedy, was relieved by Capt. Douglas M. Langenberg...
20 September 2024 CVW-7 Holds Change of Command Capt. Martin N. Fentress, Jr. relieved Capt. Alex L. Hampton, as Commander Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 during a change of command ceremony onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and in the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 105 hangar, Sept. 18. ...
11 September 2024 NSA Hampton Roads Chief Selects hold 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony 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...
11 September 2024 A Tribute to Heroes: Honoring 9/11 Victims and George Howard aboard USS New York USS New York (LPD 21) serves as a lasting tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001, attacks, which claimed 2,760 lives in New York City. The ship’s bow stem, forged from 7.5 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center, symbolizes New York City's resilience and unity while...
28 August 2024 IKE Sailors Join Military and Family Life Counselor School Year Kick-off Meeting 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...
24 August 2024 Amici e Alleati – Friends and Allies The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) is underway completing its final deployment preparations including Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), but she isn’t alone. ...
23 August 2024 Truman COMPTUEX Marks 10th NATO Scenario in Pre-Deployment Training Vice Adm. Doug Perry led the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) in the role of a NATO maritime component commander during a multi-day scenario in the strike group’s current Composite Unit Training Exercise (COMPTUEX)...
22 August 2024 HM-15 Holds Change of Command Ceremony, Welcomes New Commanding Officer The “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) changed commanders during the squadron’s change of command ceremony on Aug. 22 on board Naval Station Norfolk...