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,...
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. ...
14 December 2022 Out With the Old, in with the New…Radios! NORFOLK, Va. - Over the past year, as a part of an ongoing, proactive effort to provide and sustain a safe environment for all of naval aviation, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) recently helped replace flight line radios for Strike Fighter Wing Atlantic (SFWL)...
21 November 2022 Naval Air Force Atlantic Commander Embarks George H.W. Bush on Deployment ADRIATIC SEA - Rear Adm. John F. Meier, commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic, embarked the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), Nov. 13-14, 2022...
30 September 2022 CNAL Stands Up Safety Training Team Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), established a safety training team, September 16, 2022, in order to observe, understand, and solve potential risk factors in naval aviation. ...
30 September 2022 CNAL Stands Up Safety Training Team NORFOLK, Va. - Rear Adm. John F. Meier, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL), established a safety training team, September 16, 2022, in order to observe, understand, and solve potential risk factors in naval aviation...
20 September 2022 Norway Prime Minister, Minister of Defense, SECNAV Visit USS Gerald R. Ford NORFOLK, Va. - Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway’s Minister of Defense Bjørn Arild Gram, and the U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited the first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) Sept. 19, 2022...
13 September 2022 66th Tailhook Symposium Stresses Urgency to Deliver Capability and Capacity to the Warfighter RENO, Nev. - The Tailhook Association’s 2022 symposium—Hook ’22— took place Sept. 8-10, closing with its annual banquet keynoted by the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday. This year’s theme was celebrating the centennial of the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier. The three-day symposium featured...
01 September 2022 Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Holds Change of Command Ceremony Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group (CPRG/CPRG Pacific) held a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk's Vista Point, August 26...
01 July 2022 Commander, Naval Air Forces hosts Safety Summit in Norfolk Commander, Naval Air Forces (CNAF) hosted its inaugural Safety Summit in Norfolk, Va. June 28-29. Approximately 450 active-duty aviators, maintenance experts, aircraft carrier departmental leaders, and safety officers are expected to attend the event aimed at improving safety standards across the...