01 December 2020 HSC-9 Sailor Receives Navy and Marine Corps Medal for Heroic Actions A U.S. Navy Sailor who was at the right place, at the right time in October 2019 was awarded for his heroic actions with the prestigious Navy and Marine Corps Medal on Dec. 1 aboard Naval Station Norfolk...
06 November 2020 VP-26 ‘Tridents’ return home to NAS Jacksonville The first of five P-8As with aviators and Sailors from Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 are returning home to NAS Jacksonville following a seven-month deployment to Japan and El Salvador in support of U.S. 4th and 7th Fleets. ...
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. ...
22 October 2020 VP-30 earns CNO Safety “S” Award Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group Rear Adm. Lance Scott presented the Patrol Squadron (VP) 30 Safety Department with the 2019 CNO Aviation Safety “S” Award during a ceremony, Oct. 15. ...
21 October 2020 Airborne Command & Control Community Marks the 60th Anniversary of its First Maiden Flight While the U.S. Navy celebrated its 245th birthday this October, the Airborne Command & Control Logistics Community marked a longevity milestone, the 60th anniversary of the maiden E-2 flight, Oct. 21.On Oct. 21, 1960, the first flight of the E-2A occurred out of Bethpage, New York. Five years...
13 October 2020 CNAL Celebrates Navy’s 245th Birthday Members of the staff of Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic took time out on Oct. 13 to participate in a time-honored tradition as they celebrated the U.S. Navy’s 245th birthday...
09 October 2020 Norfolk-based HM-12 Successfully Trains Squadron on Aerial Firefighting Capability Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 successfully tested, trained, and qualified their squadron and aircrew from three separate squadrons on the use of the Bambi Bucket to support aerial firefighting missions, if tasked, on the East Coast, Oct. 8...
20 July 2020 CNAL Continues to Leverage Aircraft Readiness by Restoring an E/A-18G, Returning Aircraft to the Fleet As the Naval Aviation Enterprise continues to press forward with aircraft readiness, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) has maintained its readiness sustainment efforts to improve not only the culture of life-cycle acquisition and maintenance best practices but to improve the overall Naval...
09 July 2020 Commander, Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic Changes Leaders Commander, Fleet Readiness Center Mid-Atlantic (FRCMA) changed leadership during a change of command ceremony held onboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana, July 9...
05 July 2020 CVN 77 Sailors and Shipyard Team Awarded Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), Rear Adm. John Meier, recognized four Sailors assigned to the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) and eight civilians from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Project Team during a ceremony at the ship July 2...