16 January 2024 Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 142 Returns from Deployment WHIDBEY ISLAND, Wash. - After an extended 2023 deployment, the “Gray Wolves” of Electronic Attack Squadron 142 (VAQ 142) return to Whidbey Island. The “Gray Wolves” deployed with Carrier Air Wing 8 (CVW 8) aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) as part of Carrier Strike...
16 January 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – The “Ragin Bulls” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 37 returned to their home base Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, January 15, 2024, following a nearly nine-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations...
16 January 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – The “Golden Warriors” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 87 returned to their home base Naval Air Station Oceana on January 15, 2024, following an eight and a half-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation...
16 January 2024 Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 Returns from Deployment JACKSONVILLE, Florida – The “Spartans” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 70 returned to their home base at Naval Air Station Jacksonville in Florida, on January 14th, 2024, following a nearly nine month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet...
16 January 2024 The “Bear Aces” Return Home NORFOLK, Va. – The “Bear Aces” of Airborne Command and Control Squadron One Two Four returned to their home base Naval Base Norfolk, January 14, 2024, following an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG-12) to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation...
16 January 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 213 Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – The “Fighting Blacklions” of Strike Fighter Squadron 213 (VFA-213) returned to their home base of Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach on January 15, 2024 following an eight-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group 12 (CSG-12) to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of...
16 January 2024 Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 Returns from Deployment NORFOLK, Va. – The “Tomcatters” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 31 returned to Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia, January 15, 2024, following a nine-month deployment with Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operation. After completion of a four-week...
12 January 2024 Nuclear Power Training Unit First – Three Royal Australian Navy Officers Graduate the Program MT. PLEASANT, South Carolina – Three Royal Australian Navy Officers graduated the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power Training Unit (NPTU) Charleston today, marking a significant step in Australia’s goal to operate conventionally armed, nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs). ...
12 January 2024 Navy Leader Visits Indo-Pacific, Underscores Vital Region and Partnerships WASHINGTON – Under Secretary of the Navy (UNDERSECNAV) Erik Raven travelled to Guam and Hawaii, Jan. 7-12, to meet with government officials, military leaders, and speak with service members assigned to the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. ...
12 January 2024 Navy Completes Work on Naming Commission Recommendations WASHINGTON – Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro announced that the Department of the Navy completed the renaming of 33 ships, buildings, and streets ahead of the Department of Defense’s 2024 deadline to rename all military property that honored the Confederacy...