VP squadrons reach out with love and hope in El Salvador
By Ensign Mark Baden The “Fighting Tigers” of VP-8, on deployment to Cooperative Security Location (CSL) Comalapa, El Salvador, supported the Love and Hope Children’s Home in San Salvador during a May...
View ArticleMemorial Day: Remembering the cost of freedom
From Staff In what many would consider one of Florida’s best small towns, Green Cove Springs civic leaders and citizens observed Memorial Day as part of the 26th Riverfest celebration on the banks of...
View ArticleHSM-72 ‘Proud Warriors’ practice SAR jumps into river
By Clark PierceEditor Two rescue swimmers and a pair of simulated survivors from HSM-72 took part in a May 22 exercise over the St. Johns River. The training was designed to keep aviation rescue...
View ArticleSafety stand down kicks off summer
By MC2 Amanda CabasosNAS Jax Public Affairs It was standing room only at the VP-30 Auditorium May 22 when hundreds of Sailors and civilian employees from Commander, Navy Region Southeast and NAS...
View ArticleTeam Navy Jax rides for a cure
By Kaylee La RocqueFleet Readiness Center Southeast Public Affairs Members of Team Navy Jax cycled in the ninth annual Jacksonville Tour de Cure, raising more than $6,300 to benefit the Jacksonville...
View Article2014 Military Spouse of the Year recognized
By MC1(SW) Greg JohnsonNavy Region Southeast Public Affairs The 2014 “Heroes at Home” Jacksonville Military Spouse of the Year was announced during a ceremony aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville May...
View ArticleFRCSE refurbishing helicopters for Spanish navy
By Kaylee LaRocqueFleet Readiness Center Southeast Public Affairs Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) hosted representatives from Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Program Manager Air (PMA) 299...
View ArticleResponders quickly contain lightning-sparked woods fire
By Clark PierceEditor A potentially dangerous stand of pine trees and cabbage palms was set on fire by a lightning strike May 30 at about 2:15 p.m. Since there were no fire hydrants in proximity to the...
View ArticleNAS Jax Shoreline Cleanup
By MC2 Amanda CabasosNAS Jax Public Affairs More than 200 volunteers from NAS Jax and tenant commands participated in the annual NAS Jax Shoreline Cleanup May 29 at Mulberry Cove Marina. The event...
View ArticleCNRSE Sailors, civilians help feed the homeless
By MC1(SW) Greg JohnsonRegion Southeast Public Affairs Sailors and civilians from Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) served hot meals to more than 400 homeless people during a volunteer event at...
View ArticleNMCRS shows royal hospitality to volunteers
By Barbie SmolinskiNMCRS Public Affairs With all the signs of spring in the air along the bank of St. John’s River, ladies donned hats and their Sunday best April 30 for the Navy Marine Corps Relief...
View ArticleUSO Military Appreciation Night At Adventure Landing 2014
More than 2,000 service members and their families from NS Mayport, NAS Jacksonville, NSB Kings Bay, Coast Guard and local recruiting districts were able to escape the Florida heat at Adventure Landing...
View ArticleVP-45 update: Full plate of training, exercises
By Clark PierceEditor Since assuming command of the VP-45 “Pelicans” May 15, Cmdr. T.J. Grady has kept a steady hand on the squadron’s helm as they start the fourth month of their Inter-Deployment...
View ArticleBattaglia honors decorated World War II veteran at soccer match
By Terri Moon CronkAmerican Forces Press Service In a ceremony that brought 50,000 people to their feet, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff presented an award June...
View Article‘Nomads’ detachment home from U.S. Central Command
From VR-62 Public Affairs A one-aircraft C-130T detachment of the VR-62 “Nomads” returned home to NAS Jacksonville May 27 after 51 days on deployment to U.S. Central Command. “It was a great...
View ArticleAustralian Navy’s ‘Bromeo’ gets fresh paint job at FRCSE
By Kaylee LaRocqueFleet Readiness Center Southeast Public Affairs The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) 725 Squadron’s newest acquisition, a maintenance training helicopter, received a facelift courtesy of...
View ArticleAUV surveys SAR training area
By AE2(AW) Samantha JonesStaff Writer Rescue swimmers aboard NAS Jax have been conducting training in the St. Johns for the past 40 years. In order to avoid boat traffic in the river channel, the...
View ArticleFFG 40 Comes Home
By Lt. j.g. Stephanie SantarelliUSS Halyburton Public Affairs Guided-missile frigate USS Halyburton (FFG 40) returned to Mayport June 4 from a five-month deployment to U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations...
View ArticleNavy League honors Battle of Midway veterans
By MC1 Michael WissNavy Public Affairs Support Element East, Detachment Southeast Hundreds of guests honored World War II veterans at the 17th commemoration of the U.S. naval victory at Midway during a...
View ArticleTraining for society’s worst
By MC2 Amanda CabasosStaff Writer Fifteen service members from the security departments of various Northeast Florida commands participated in a weeklong Active Shooter Response Course at NAS Jax to...
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