24 February 2025 NAS Oceana personnel keep master jet base mission-ready during record snowfall Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia -- As winter weather blanketed the region, mission-essential personnel at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana worked around the clock to ensure the installation remained safe and operational. From clearing roads to securing aircraft and facilities, their efforts...
07 January 2025 Navy awards $3.5B contract to Northrop Grumman to develop successor to E-6B Mercury aircraft NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, MD -- The U.S. Navy announced today that it has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $3.5 billion contract to conduct the mission-systems integration for the E-130J, which will be the successor to the E-6B Mercury for the Take Charge and Move Out (TACAMO) mission...
22 August 2024 HM-15 Holds Change of Command Ceremony, Welcomes New Commanding Officer The “Blackhawks” of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15 (HM-15) changed commanders during the squadron’s change of command ceremony on Aug. 22 on board Naval Station Norfolk...
29 March 2024 NIWC Atlantic Conducts Largest-Ever, All-Domain, Naval Integration Event CHARLESTON, S.C. — In its push to advance joint all-domain warfighting concepts across the command, Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic wrapped up its largest-ever annual System of Systems Naval Integration Experiment (SoSNIE) event on March 22...
07 November 2023 U.S. Fleet Forces Command Hosts the Inaugural Norfolk Clergy Collective NORFOLK, Va. (Oct. 26, 2023) – The U.S. Fleet Forces Command Chaplain’s Office, hosts the inaugural Norfolk Clergy Collective meet-and-greet event at the Naval Station Norfolk Base Chapel. During the event, U.S. Navy chaplains met with local clergy of various faith groups from the Norfolk area to...
09 August 2023 Navy and Marine Corps Commence Large Scale Exercise 2023 NORFOLK, Va. -- More than 10,000 Sailors and Marines across 22 times zones are now participating in Large Scale Exercise (LSE) 2023 as the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps officially kick off one of the maritime service’s largest exercises, Aug. 9.LSE 2023, integrating six Navy and Marine Corps...
05 March 2023 Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Innovates to Support Fleet Need for Air Combat Training Aircraft JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Since Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) inducted its first F-5N Tiger II, the depot has forged forward despite the challenges associated with standing up a new product line. ...
06 February 2023 U.S. Navy Collecting Surveillance Balloon Debris ATLANTIC OCEAN - The U.S. military began collecting the remnants of a Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon shot down by an Air Force fighter over the weekend...
13 January 2023 Unmanned Maritime Strike – Navy and Air Force at the Cutting Edge of Tactical Integration MEDITERRANEAN SEA – The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Air Force (USAF) partnered to complete first-of-a-kind exercises that incorporated Navy and USAF expertise and assets in December 2022. Jackpot Hooligan II – a maritime strike exercise, demonstrated the capability of an MQ-9 unmanned aerial...