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,...
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)...
18 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...
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...
08 August 2022 HSM-40 Welcomes Commanding Officer MAYPORT, Fla. - Cmdr. Justin Banz was relieved by Cmdr. David Bizzarri during a change of command ceremony for the Airwolves of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 40 onboard Naval Station Mayport on Aug. 04. Bizzarri assumed all duties and responsibilities as the commanding officer of HSM-40...
30 June 2022 HSC-7 Holds Change of Command on board Naval Station Norfolk NORFOLK, Va. - The Dusty Dogs of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7, stationed onboard Naval Station Norfolk, held a change of command ceremony Thursday, June 16th, to mark a transition of command leadership...
22 April 2022 CNAL Announces Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year for 2021 NORFOLK, Va. - Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic (CNAL) named the Fiscal Year 2021 Sea and Shore Sailors of the Year after a week of consideration, April 21...
17 December 2021 MQ-4C Triton UAS Arrives in Mayport MAYPORT, Fla. - The Navy's MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) arrived in Mayport, Florida, Dec. 16, following its initial deployment in the Pacific theater...
03 December 2021 VFA 131 holds Aerial Change of Command NORFOLK, Va. - The Wildcats of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 131, stationed aboard Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, held an aerial change of command ceremony, Dec. 2, to mark a transition of command leadership...
22 November 2021 MQ-25 Conducts Ground Testing at Chambers Field NORFOLK, Va. - The U.S. Navy and Boeing are completing ground tests of the MQ-25 Stingray test asset at Chambers Field onboard Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia...