04 May 2020 HSC-26 Maintains Mission Readiness during COVID-19 Pandemic As the world adapts to the unique challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the "Chargers" of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 have demonstrated flexibility while continuing to execute training and operational missions in support of the nation's defense at home and abroad...
29 April 2020 Naval Sea Systems Command Continues Fleet Support Despite COVID-19 Restrictions If there is a single message Vice Adm. Tom Moore shares every day with his workforce, it's that NAVSEA is open for business...
23 April 2020 "Old Gal" takes a victory lap as VX-20 sunsets the C-2A Greyhound A noteworthy chapter of Naval test flight came to an end last month at Naval Air Station Patuxent River when C-2A Greyhound BuNo 162142 made its final flight, taking to the air with a crew of veterans who had flown the aircraft countless times over its nearly 30-year career with Air Test and...
22 April 2020 Fifth Advanced Weapons Elevator certified aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Program Executive Office (PEO) Aircraft Carriers announced the certification of a fifth Advanced Weapons Elevator (AWE) aboard USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) this week...
21 April 2020 USS Gerald R. Ford Finds Center of Gravity With Rare Inclining Test USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) pulled away from the pier for three hours into the Elizabeth River to conduct a rare weighted inclining experiment, April 16...
21 April 2020 Ford Forges Forward Thanks to Norfolk Naval Shipyard Off-Yard Carriers Team Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) Commander Capt. Kai Torkelson recognized personnel involved with the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) project Apr. 17 for their support in bringing the carrier to certified status and readiness for naval aviation training...
14 April 2020 Student Naval Aviator Logs 2,000th Trap Aboard USS Gerald R. Ford off Florida Coast A student naval aviator logged a key milestone in Naval Aviation history April 8 when he landed a T-45C Goshawk aboard aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during carrier qualifications (CQ), marking the 2,000th trap for the ship...
14 April 2020 Talking Shop: Shop 11 - Shipfitter Shop The leaders of Norfolk Naval Shipyard's (NNSY) Shipfitter Shop (Shop 11) beam with pride when they discuss their shop, their people, and their work...
12 April 2020 Readying Fleet Aviators: Ford Prepares Pilots for Deployment The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) concluded its first-ever Fleet Replacement Squadron (FRS) carrier qualifications (CQ) for Naval aviators while underway in the Atlantic Ocean, April 4...
10 April 2020 Minimizing the Spread, Maximizing the Mission: Norfolk Naval Shipyard Continues Service to the Fleet During COVID-19 Pandemic Minimizing the spread, maximizing the mission: Norfolk Naval Shipyard continues service to the fleet during COVID-19 pandemic...