20 November 2023 President Biden, First Lady Host ‘Friendsgiving’ for Gerald R. Ford, Dwight D. Eisenhower Families President Joseph R. Biden Jr. and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, alongside renowned Chef Robert Irvine, hosted a Friendsgiving meal in the Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 hangar on Naval Station Norfolk for roughly 400 family members of USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and USS Dwight D.
17 November 2023 Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic conducts Aerial Change of Command Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic (CHSCWL), stationed aboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, held a change of command ceremony, Nov. 9, to mark a transition of command leadership.
25 August 2023 AIRLANT Civilian Inducted into the National Aviation Ordnanceman Hall of Fame Naval Air Force Atlantic’s (AIRLANT) Dion Edon, the Aviation Ship Weapons Integration manager, was inducted into the National Aviation Ordnanceman’s (AO) Hall of Fame (HOF) during the annual Aviation Ordnancemen Managers Leadership Continuum and the Association of Aviation Ordnancemen
24 August 2023 VFA-83 Conducts Airborne Change of Command Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 83 held an airborne change of command ceremony while flying over Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, where Cmdr. Richard Prescott was relieved of command by Cmdr. Benjamin Orloff, Aug. 18.
25 July 2023 CNAL Squadrons Receive Battle "E" Award Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), presented the first of many Battle Efficiency, or Battle “E,” awards to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 126 and Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81, July 17 and July
09 May 2023 Providing Quality of Service to Sailors One Light Bulb at a Time In modern day society, walking into a room and flipping on a light switch is a common occurrence. The availability and ease of access to electricity allows homes to be illuminated, holiday lights to shine with joy, and, in the case of naval aviation, the ability for hangar bays to be effectively
30 March 2022 Norfolk-based E-2 Hawkeye Crashes, Two Injured, One Fatality NORFOLK, Va. – A Navy E-2D Hawkeye assigned to an East Coast Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) crashed in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Va., March 30. One crew member has died and two have been injured.
22 February 2021 Naval Air Force Atlantic demonstrates UAS prototype Naval Air Force Atlantic conducted a test of a logistics Unmanned Air System prototype over Naval Station Norfolk on Feb. 21, 2021. The long-range cargo transport, dubbed Blue Water UAS, is designed to operate with Naval Forces that typically operate in heavy winds over open water and require
23 December 2020 Naval Aviation and Aircraft Carrier Medical Staffs to Receive First Dosage of the COVID-19 Vaccination Medical personnel from a variety of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) commands will receive the first coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccinations at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) Immunization Clinic, in Portsmouth, and at Navy Branch Health Clinic, Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida
11 December 2020 HELSEACOMBATWING Atlantic welcomes new Commander Commander, Helicopter Sea Combat Wing Atlantic held an aerial change of command ceremony to mark the change in leadership, Dec. 11.