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...

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...

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. ...

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)...

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...

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...

Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 held a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, on Aug. 6 in which Capt. Dan Catlin relinquished his duties as Commander, CVW-8 to Capt. David Dartez...

Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40, the “Rawhides,” held a change of command ceremony aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Aug. 2, to mark a transition of command leadership. Cmdr. Brett Cameron, a native of Pinon Hills, California, assumed all duties and responsibilities as VRC-40 commanding...

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...

The “Bluetails” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 121, stationed aboard Naval Station Norfolk, held a change of command ceremony, June 27, to mark a transition of command leadership. During the change of command event, Cmdr. Brad Weiland, a native of Northridge, California, assumed all...