Sailors team up on San Salvador orphanage improvements
By Lt.j.g. Mark BadenVP-8 Public Affairs Officer Sailors from VP-8 and Cooperative Security Location (CSL) Comalapa, El Salvador supported the Love and Hope Children’s Home in San Salvador during a...
View ArticlePressure testing base fire trucks
By Clark PierceEditor Jacksonville Navy Metro Fire & Emergency Services hosted the mobile fire pump tester June 9 from NAS Pensacola. In addition to the three fire trucks assigned to NAS...
View ArticleHospital welcomes home individual augmentees
By Yan KennonNaval Hospital Jacksonville Public Affairs Senior Writer Three sailors from Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville returned home June 6 from a 10-month individual augmentee (IA) deployment to...
View Article‘Proud Warriors’ participate in BALTOPS gunnery exercise
By MC3(SW) D.J. RevellNavy Public Affairs Support Element-East Sailors aboard USS Oscar Austin (DDG 79) participated in a gunnery exercise with German navy ship, FGS Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (F218), as...
View ArticleKiwus retiring after 30 years of service
By Earl BittnerNAVFAC Southeast Public Affairs Capt. Christopher Kiwus, a Civil Engineer Corps (CEC) officer, is retiring June 27 after 30 years of naval service – during the Naval Facilities...
View ArticleRegion Southeast hosts Fleet Forces SAPR, suicide prevention training
By MC1(SW) Greg JohnsonNavy Region Southeast Public Affairs Instructors from U.S. Fleet Forces Command conducted Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) and suicide prevention training aboard NAS...
View ArticleNJROTC Sailing Academy at Mulberry Cove
By Clark PierceEditor Thirty-eight Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) students from Florida and Georgia high schools attended the annual NJROTC Sailing Academy, June 16-20 at NAS Jax...
View ArticleJU president, leadership team visit base
By Clark PierceEditor Jacksonville University (JU) President Tim Cost, Ph.D, and five members of his academic leadership team were welcomed to NAS Jacksonville June 18 by Commanding Officer Capt. Roy...
View ArticleVP-8 home again
By Lt.j.g. Mark BadenVP-8 Public Affairs Officer The VP-8 “Fighting Tigers” recently returned home to eagerly awaiting families and friends at NAS Jacksonville after a seven-month, multi-site...
View ArticleNew mosquito virus threatens Florida residents: Combating chikungunya
By HM2 Kevin JusticeNavy Entomology Center of Excellence It is summer in Jacksonville and that means it is time for some fun in the sun – accompanied by the increased risk of mosquito-borne illness....
View ArticleNaval Hospital Jacksonville mentors local high school students
By Yan KennonNH Jacksonville Public Affairs Senior Writer Students from Darnell-Cookman School of the Medical Arts participated in Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville’s annual Science, Service, Medicine...
View ArticleCNRSE Sailors help at local Ronald McDonald House
By MC2(SW/AW/EXW) Stacy LaseterNavy Region Southeast Public Affairs Sailors assigned to Comman-der, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) volunteered their time to assist the staff at the Ronald McDonald House...
View ArticleFarley retires after 40 years
From Staff Camille Farley retired from the NAS Jax IT Department July 3 at a ceremony held at the NAS Jacksonville Officers’ Club surrounded by her coworkers, friends and family. Farley began her...
View ArticleVP-16 home from historic deployment
From VP-16 Public Affairs On Nov. 29, 2013 two P-8A Poseidons from VP-16 lifted off from NAS Jacksonville, marking the beginning of a dynamic seven-month deployment for the “War Eagles” and the first...
View Article‘Pro’s Nest’ earns top CNO awards
By Lt. Brian MorganVP-30 Public Affairs Officer VP-30 Commanding Officer Capt. Curt Phillips and AM1 William Harnisch were recently presented the 2013 “Golden Wrench Award” by Chuck Martello of...
View Article‘Pelicans’ arrive in Hawaii for RIMPAC 2014
By Lt. Alec VeroneVP-45 Public Affairs VP-45 Combat Aircrew 2, Combat Aircrew 4, and maintenance personnel arrived recently at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii to participate in Rim of the...
View ArticleNMCRS fund drive sets record
From Staff The official check presentation of the 2014 Active Duty Fund Drive in support of the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) took place July 14 in the office of Commander, Navy Region...
View ArticleNAS Jax hosts district Little League tournament
By MC2 Amanda CabasosStaff Writer This year’s Florida District 11 Major League All-Star Baseball Tournament, played from June 28 to July 8, closed the season with animated cheers from the spectators...
View ArticleRegion Southeast holds change of command ceremony
By MC2(SW/AW/EXW) StacyLaseterNavy Region Southeast Public Affairs Rear Adm. Mary Jackson relieved Rear Adm. Rick Williamson as Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) during a change of command...
View Article‘War Eagles’ and families celebrate historic homecoming
From Staff Hundreds of VP-16 shipmates, family members and friends – joined by local TV news teams – welcomed the final airlift of Sailors from their 7-month deployment in the Pacific theater back to...
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