The last two naval aviators to qualify to operate the MH-53E Sea Dragon are completing the final phases of their training while assigned to training squadron Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 in Norfolk...

Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) students from local high schools, North Carolina and Maryland participated in the 2nd annual JROTC Day at Hampton University in Hampton, Nov. 8...

Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 123 transferred two of their four E-2C Hawkeye aircraft to the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, the largest aircraft boneyard in the world in Tucson, in September.  This event was part of the squadron’s transition to the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye to be completed in...

Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 embarked on a significant mission to Titusville, Florida, Oct. 16, where they officially presented an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter to the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM), which will be on loan to Valiant Air Command in Titusville.  “We are...

Women who are a part of the Bainbridge Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, or WAVES, who served in the Navy during the Vietnam and Korean Wars visited a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69), in Norfolk, Virginia, for the first time, Oct. 15, to provide them a...

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...

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...

Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group (CPRG/CPRG Pacific) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk's Vista Point, June 14. Rear Adm. Brett Mietus assumed all duties and responsibilities as the 41st commander of CPRG and CPRG Pacific from Rear Adm. Adam Kijek.Adm. Daniel...

To honor the heroic actions of the men and women involved in one of the most significant air-sea battles of World War II, Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT) held a commemoration ceremony at the Naval Aviation Memorial Park in Virginia Beach, June 7. The commemorative event to mark the 82nd...