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...
28 October 2022 USS Gerald R. Ford arrives in Halifax for First International Port Visit HALIFAX, Nova Scotia - The first-in-class aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and embarked crew arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, for the ship’s first international port visit, Oct. 28, 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. ...
11 September 2022 Deployed Truman Strike Group Sailors Become U.S. Citizens ATLANTIC OCEAN —Petty Officers 3rd Class John Gacad and Francisian Manaog became U.S. citizens during a naturalization ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), Sep. 9...
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...
17 May 2022 SECNAV, CNO visit USS George Washington NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro and Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Mike Gilday traveled to Newport News, Va. today to meet with Sailors assigned to the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73)...
01 April 2022 Service Member Killed in E-2D Crash Identified NORFOLK, Va. - On Wednesday, March 30, Lt. Hyrum Hanlon, assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120 lost his life when an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye conducting routine flight operations crashed in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Va. ...
31 March 2022 Salvage Planning Efforts are Underway for E-2D Advanced Hawkeye That Crashed Near Wallops Island, Virginia NORFOLK, Va. -- Salvage planning efforts are underway for the Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye attached to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120 that crashed in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Va, March 30. The crash, which left one service member dead and two injured remains...
30 March 2022 Norfolk-based E-2 Hawkeye Crashes, Two Injured, One Fatality NORFOLK, Va. – A Navy E-2D Hawkeye assigned to an East Coast Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) crashed in the vicinity of Wallops Island and Chincoteague, Va., March 30. One crew member has died and two have been injured...