23 February 2023 HSC-22 Conducts Final Flight The “Sea Knights” of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 22 conducted their final flight on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, almost 16 years after their first flight in 2006...
17 January 2023 Joint Effort Completes HSM-79 MH-60R Repairs Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 79 completed an MH-60R tail bushing repair with Spanish aviation specialists at Naval Station Rota, Spain, January 2023...
14 December 2022 OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW…RADIOS! Over the past year, as a part of an ongoing, proactive effort to provide and sustain a safe environment for all of naval aviation, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) recently helped replace flight line radios for Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic (SFWL). ...
14 December 2022 VAW-120 holds Change of Command The “Greyhawks” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120, stationed aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, held a change of command ceremony, Dec 7, to mark the transition of command leadership. ...
09 December 2022 World Famous Vanguard of HM-14 fly final flight! The World Famous Vanguard of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Fourteen (HM-14) flew the final flight of the squadron in Norfolk, Virginia on December 8...
21 November 2022 Naval Air Force Atlantic Commander Embarks George H.W. Bush on Deployment Rear Adm. John F. Meier, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Nov. 13-14, 2022...
21 November 2022 Ford’s first CO returns for Ford’s first deployment Rear Adm. John F. Meier, the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford’s (CVN 78) first commanding officer and current commander of Naval Air Force Atlantic, visited Ford during the ship’s first deployment, Nov. 10-11, 2022...
16 November 2022 Three Flyovers in One Day for Hampton Roads Squadrons Two Hampton Roads squadrons conducted flyovers for three local college football games in honor of Veterans Day, November 12. ...
03 November 2022 VFA-131 Receives Captain Michael J. Estocin Award The “Wildcats” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131 were presented with the Captain Michael J. Estocin Award during a ceremony in the squadron’s hangar at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, Nov. 3. ...
24 October 2022 Carrier Strike Group 4 Exercise Enhances Beginning of Gerald R. Ford Inaugural Deployment with NATO Allies The Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group and ships from three North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries completed a three-week exercise orchestrated by Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 4 called Task Force Exercise (TFEX) 23-2 from Oct. 5 to 23. ...