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...
21 June 2024 VFA-106 Rhino Demo Team, ODU Football come together to share ‘day-in-the-life’ experiences Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106 Commanding Officer Capt. Jason Papadopoulos, members of the Rhino Demonstration team, and Naval Air Force Atlantic’s Force Master Chief Jimmy W. Hailey III, visited Old Dominion University (ODU) campus, June 20, to get a glimpse into the day and life of their...
14 October 2021 VFA-37 Conducts Change of Command During the same week the Navy celebrates its 246th birthday, the “Ragin’ Bulls” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 held a change of command ceremony to mark a transition of leadership, Oct. 14. ...
09 November 2020 New Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation Program Provides Modern Foundation for Flight Training The first 33 students graduated from the Navy’s new Naval Introductory Flight Evaluation (NIFE) program aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola, Oct. 14. ...
26 October 2020 Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 Gets Battle “E” Award The “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 were presented the prestigious Battle Efficiency, or Battle “E” award for the second consecutive year in a ceremony at the squadron’s hangar aboard Norfolk Naval Station, Oct. 26. ...
19 October 2020 Navy, Marine Corps reach ‘Unprecedented Milestone’ For the first time in recorded naval aviation history, the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps closed out the previous fiscal year without a single aviation-related fatality in either service...
15 October 2020 HSC-2 Welcomes New Commanding Officer during an Aerial Change of Command Ceremony During the same week our Navy celebrates its 245th birthday, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 2 held their aerial change of command ceremony to mark the transfer of leadership, Oct. 15...