08 August 2023 End of an Era: The Navy’s Last Special Warfare-Dedicated Helicopter Squadron Holds Deactivation Ceremony NAVAL BASE CORONADO, Calif. - The Navy’s last special warfare-dedicated helicopter squadron, the Navy Reserve’s “Firehawks'' of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 85, held a deactivation ceremony in the squadron’s hangar, June 30...
01 June 2023 “Condors” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 64 Provide Critical Support to Carrier Air Wing 9, Exercise Northern Edge ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska - The “Condors” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 64 provided critical support of Exercise Northern Edge by providing the transport of two Mobile SCIFs to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 9, 27-30 April, enabling CVW-9 to fully participate in the exercise...
17 January 2023 Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing Changes Command NAVAL AIR STATION - JOINT RESERVE BASE FORT WORTH, Texas - Capt. Ian Hawley was relieved by Capt. Dan Pugh as Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing (CFLSW) in a ceremony at the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VR) 59 “Lone Star Express” hangar at Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve...
20 July 2022 Reserve Sailors 'Single-Greatest Boon' to Navy's First Unmanned Patrol Squadron NAVAL BASE GUAM - As the Navy’s first unmanned squadron, the “Big Red” of Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19 has stretched its wings far and wide since its establishment in late 2013. Reserve Sailors assigned to VUP-19’s Reserve component have played a major role in the squadron’s continued success...
17 June 2022 Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve Changes Command SAN DIEGO - Rear Adm. Scott “Jonser” Jones was relieved by Rear Adm. Brad “Gunny” Dunham as Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve (CNAFR) in a ceremony at the Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30 “Providers” hangar at Naval Base Coronado, Calif., June 10...
06 May 2022 TAR Instructor Pilots, Students Assist Civilian Aircraft in Distress CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Late last year, two Training and Administration of the Reserve (TAR) Navy instructor pilots (IPs) and two active duty student naval aviators (SNA) with the “Rangers” of Training Squadron (VT) 28 in Corpus Christi, Texas, responded to a civilian aircraft in distress above the...
20 April 2022 Maritime Support Wing Holds Change of Command SAN DIEGO - Capt. Quentin Packard was relieved by Capt. Edward Hoak as commodore of Maritime Support Wing (MSW) in a ceremony at Naval Base Coronado, Calif., Mar. 3...
20 April 2022 Paying it Forward: CNAFR Sailors of the Year Share Advice for Junior Sailors SAN DIEGO - Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve (CNAFR) 2021 Sailors of the Year for the respective sea, shore and Reserve categories share advice for junior Sailors hoping to find similar success in their naval careers...
22 March 2021 Fleet Readiness Center East Sailor named Reserve Force Shore Sailor of Year JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - Aviation Electronics Technician 1st Class Maria English, a petty officer first class attached to Fleet Readiness Center East Detachment McGuire, recently earned the title of 2020 Navy Reserve Force Shore Sailor of the Year. The Navy Reserve announced the...
22 December 2020 Helo Squadron Returns From Deployment in Time for Christmas Holiday The “Jaguars” of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 60, Detachment 2 (HSM-60 DET 2) returned the week of Christmas from a two-month deployment operating independently aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS San Jacinto (CG 56) in the U.S. Second Fleet (C2F) and U.S. Sixth Fleet...