‘Red Lancer’ women continue to excel
By MC3 Julie Cox and Lt. j.g. Brendan McGoey The “Red Lancers” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 are more than halfway through their historic final deployment with the P-3C Orion before transitioning to the...
View Article‘Mad Foxes’ home from deployment
From VP-5 Public Affairs The “Mad Foxes” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5, under the command of Cmdr. Greg Petrovic, began the process Jan. 29 of returning home to NAS Jacksonville following their seven-month...
View Article‘Fighting Tigers’ display high munitions proficiency
By Lt. j.g. Mark BadenVP-8 Public Affairs Officer In a prelude to their upcoming Safe-for-Flight (SFF) inspection for the P-8A Poseidon aircraft, Sailors of Patrol Squadron (VP) 8 successfully...
View ArticleFRCSE Mentor of the Year announced
By Kaylee LaRocqueFleet Readiness Center Southeast Public Affairs Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) Production Director Holly Martinez is the military depot’s 2014 Mentor of the Year, an honor...
View ArticleSimulated deadly shooter stalks NAVFAC Southeast HQ
From Staff Sailors and civilians at Naval Facilities Engine-ering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast aboard NAS Jacksonville conducted active shooter training as part of the anti-terrorism and force protection...
View ArticleNavy wide security exercise continues
From Staff The annual anti-terrorism and force protection exercise Solid Curtain-Citadel Shield (SC-CS) continued on Feb. 5 at NAS Jacksonville with a mission essential personnel (MEP) tabletop...
View ArticleDeployment Ready
By Ensign George Hinerman and MC3 Jackie HartUSS Farragut Public Affairs The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Farragut (DDG 99), with HSM-46 Detachment Six successfully completed...
View ArticleWanamaker to take helm of NAS Jacksonville
By Clark PierceEditor Capt. Howard Wanamaker will relieve Capt. Roy Undersander as NAS Jax Commanding Officer at a change of command ceremony tomorrow, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. in NAS Jacksonville Hangar...
View ArticleUndersander praises team for successful tour
By Clark PierceEditor NAS Jacksonville Commanding Officer Capt. Roy Undersander and his family will bid farewell to the air station following the Feb. 20 change of command ceremony at Hangar 117....
View ArticleNew commissary, NEX and pharmacy renovations break ground
By MC1 John SmolinskiStaff Writer NAS Jacksonville held a groundbreaking ceremony Feb. 12 to mark the beginning of construction of a new commissary store and renovations to the Navy Exchange (NEX) and...
View Article‘Pelicans’ depart on first P-8A Poseidon deployment
By Lt. j.g. Robert ValentichVP-45 Public Affairs Officer The “Pelicans” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 began their seven-month deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility (AOR) when the first...
View ArticleHigh Intensity Training
By MC1 John SmolinskiStaff Writer Dawn Metz-Andrews started CrossFit-style workouts when she was stationed at Naval Base Ventura County, Port Hueneme, Calif., two and a half years ago. “I used to run...
View ArticleWanamaker takes command of NAS Jacksonville
By Clark PierceEditor Hundreds of military and civilian well wishers braved mid-30s temperatures at NAS Jacksonville Hangar 117 when Capt. Howard Wanamaker relieved Capt. Roy Undersander as NAS...
View ArticleWounded Warriors, families brought together during NRSE symposium
By MC2 (SW/AW/EXW) Stacy LaseterNavy Region Southeast Public Affairs A panel of seriously wounded, ill and injured Sailors, alongside their spouses, gathered at the Commander, Navy Region Southeast...
View ArticleCOMFRC commands make retaining Sailors top priority
From Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers Public Affairs The 2014 Retention Excellence Award (REA) winners were recently announced and several Commander, Fleet Readiness Centers (COMFRC) commands were...
View ArticleJapanese aviators review NATOPS at VP-30
By Lt. Justin MooreVP-30 Public Affairs Officer VP-30 welcomed members of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) for the annual review of the P-3C Orion NATOPS Manual Jan. 20-23. read more
View ArticlePatrol and Reconnaissance changes command
From Chief of Naval Personnel Public Affairs Rear Adm. Sandy Daniels relieved Rear Adm. Matthew Carter as Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group/Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group Pacific...
View ArticleVP-26, Coast Guard team chalks up $17 million drug interdiction
From VP-26 Public Affairs U.S. Navy Combat Aircrew (CAC) 9, flying a P-3C assigned to VP-26 and aided by the experience of embarked members from VP-10, in cooperation with U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian...
View Article‘Pelicans’ detach to the Philippines
By Lt. j.g. Eric Aragone The “Pelicans” of VP-45 recently completed the first detachment of their 2015 deployment to Clark Air Base, Republic of the Philippines. From Feb. 1 - 21, the Pelicans mission...
View ArticleFRCSE Sailor saves accident victim’s life
By Kaylee LaRocqueFleet Readiness Center Southeast Public Affairs A Sailor from Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) has earned the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal for his heroic actions...
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