Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 conducted aerial firefighting training on the use of the Bambi Bucket, Sept. 8-9. 

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) welcomed USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Aug. 25 in advance of its 13-month Planned Incremental Availability (PIA).

Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT), spoke at the Navy League 2021 Sea-Air-Space Exposition, the largest maritime exposition in the United States, Aug 3.  

The “Sea Dragons” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12stationed aboard Naval Station Norfolk, held a change of command ceremony, July 22, to mark atransition of command leadership.

Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 honored the life of Rear Adm. Henri Bertram Chase III with a missing-man formation during a memorial service at Claybrook Baptist Church in Weems, Virginia, July 17. 

Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, served as the guest speaker for the most recent graduating class (Class 2102) of Naval Nuclear Power School (NNPTC), June 25. 

In a time-honored naval tradition, Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 held a change of command ceremony aboard USS Bulkeley (DDG 84) in port Naval Station Norfolk, Jun. 17.

Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 performed a flyover for a bridge dedication ceremony in Suffield, Connecticut, June 12.

 Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) spoke at the 2021 Mass Communication Specialist (MC) Symposium as a special guest speaker, June 3.

Commander, Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic (CSFWL), held a change of command ceremony, May 27, to mark a transition of top command leadership onboard Naval Air Station Oceana.