25 July 2023 CNAL Squadrons Receive Battle "E" Award NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), presented the first of many Battle Efficiency, or Battle “E,” awards to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 11, Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 126 and Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 81,...
23 June 2023 FRCE marks first with adoption of battery-powered ground power units Fleet Readiness Center East’s (FRCE) UH-1N Huey production line is swapping out diesel-powered ground power units (GPU) for a sustainable alternative with the recent purchase of battery-powered GPUs, becoming the first adapter of this technology within the Naval Aviation community...
22 May 2023 CNAL Announces Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year for 2022 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. -- Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) named the Fiscal Year 2022 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year after a week of consideration, May 19. ...
22 May 2023 Extra Credit: Design Challenge Recognizes Students For Innovative Climate Change Solutions MONTEREY, Calif. -- A total of 75 students representing 20 science classes and robotics teams from Monterey County high schools competed in the second annual Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) Rapid Innovation Design Challenge, offering real-world local solutions to a national security imperative and...
19 May 2023 Bee-hind the Scenes: Protecting the Environment, Saving the Bees JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - What do you do with 500,000 bees? After Kupono Solar Project personnel discovered a wild beehive on Feb. 13 while working on a berm at the construction site of the future solar panels at the West Loch Annex on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, they...
09 May 2023 Providing Quality of Service to Sailors One Light Bulb at a Time NORFOLK, Va. - In modern day society, walking into a room and flipping on a light switch is a common occurrence. The availability and ease of access to electricity allows homes to be illuminated, holiday lights to shine with joy, and, in the case of naval aviation, the ability for hangar bays...
08 May 2023 Navy League Hosts CNAL Spouse Working Group NORFOLK, Va. - Navy League Hampton Roads hosted a Navy spouse working group, in coordination with Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), to provide the spouses of senior leaders in naval aviation an opportunity to advocate for issues that are important to them and their families, May...
28 April 2023 Representatives of 98 Countries to Gather in Monaco for the IHO Assembly MONACO CITY, Monaco - Representatives of the 98 Member States of the International Hydrographic Organization will gather for the Assembly, Member State, and Industry Exhibition from May 1-5, 2023...
13 April 2023 AIRLANT Welcomes New Force Master Chief NORFOLK, Va. - Naval Air Force Atlantic (AIRLANT) welcomes Force Master Chief (FORCM) Jimmy W. Hailey III...
30 March 2023 FRCE Secures Future C-130 Workload, Plans for 200-plus New Jobs MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. - Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) will expand its support of military aviators when the depot takes on maintenance, repair and overhaul duties for Navy and Marine Corps C/KC-130J Super Hercules and C/KC-130T Hercules aircraft. Navy officials announced...