USS New York Hosts 9/11 Ceremony
By MC2 Amanda E. BrittinghamUSS New York Public Affairs The crew of the amphibious transport dock ship USS New York (LPD 21) assembled on the ship’s flight deck for a remembrance ceremony to...
View ArticleCNO, MCPON visit NAS Jax, NS Mayport Sailors
From Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON) Mike Stevens held an all hands call at both Naval...
View ArticleActive shooter exercise disrupts base headquarters
By Clark PierceEditor Sailors and civilians aboard NAS Jacksonville conducted an active shooter exercise Sept. 23 as part of the station’s anti-terrorism and force protection training that evaluates...
View Article‘Mad Foxes’ help keep Jacksonville Beaches clean
By Lt. Jeffrey LongVP-5 Public Affairs Officer As Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 was wrapping up the Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 8 Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), several “Mad Foxes” volunteered...
View ArticleCNO spouse tours NAS Jax
By Julie M. LucasNAS Jacksonville Public Affairs With the Navy’s newest Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Adm. John Richardson, taking command, part of his duties brings to tour naval bases. When...
View ArticleSAPRO director checks in at NAS Jax
By Julie M. LucasNAS Jacksonville Public Affairs Office Department of the Navy, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO) Director Jill Loftus paid a visit to Naval Air Station Jacksonville...
View ArticleVP-5, VP-8 complete Truman Strike Group exercise
By Lt. j.g. Nicholas MartinVP-5 Public Affairs As September drew to a close; so did the Harry S. Truman Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX). During the exercise, the “Mad Foxes” of VP-5 and...
View ArticleVP-5 ‘Mad Foxes’ help feed the homeless
By Lt. Sean ConkleVP-5 Public Affairs Officer Members of the VP-5 “Mad Foxes” team volunteered recently at the City Rescue Mission’s New Life Inn on State Street in downtown Jacksonville. Lt. Jeffrey...
View ArticleVIPs and celebs welcome at NAS Jacksonville
From Staff Celebrities and VIPs are no strangers to NAS Jacksonville. Over the past 75 years, entertainers, sports figures, politicians and cultural icons have landed at the station to learn about its...
View ArticleHispanic Heritage Month recognizes contributions of many
By AMC (AW/SW) Joanna MadridCommand Climate Specialist The NAS Jacksonville Multicultural Awareness Committee (MCAC) brought Sailors and civilians from around the base together for the annual Hispanic...
View Article‘Red Lancers’ deemed ‘Safe For Flight’
By CWO3 Erik GonzalezVP-10 Public Affairs Officer Fifty years have passed since Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 last transitioned to a new aircraft – going from the P-2V Neptune to the P-3A Orion in 1965....
View ArticleCelebrating 75 years of service
By Clark PierceEditor From its humble pre-World War II beginnings of training aviators and technicians for the aeronautical branch of the naval service, NAS Jacksonville has evolved into a premier...
View ArticleEnvironmental partnerships celebrated
From Staff NAS Jacksonville hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Oct. 15 at Patriots Grove to celebrate completion of the station’s wastewater reuse project. It’s the first major utility in Northeast...
View ArticleTeam Navy Jax celebrates 10 years of cycling
By Kaylee LaRocqueFleet Readiness Center Southeast Public Affairs Team Navy Jax cyclists celebrated the team’s 10-year anniversary the weekend of Oct. 10-11 as 33 members participated in the 29th...
View ArticleNH Jacksonville Satellite Pharmacy drive-thru re-opens
From Naval Hospital Jacksonville Public Affairs The new drive-thru is now open at Naval Hospital (NH) Jacksonville Satellite Pharmacy (next to NAS Jacksonville’s Navy Exchange). The newly renovated...
View Article‘Mad Foxes’ complete training with our neighbors to the north
By Lt. j.g. Nicholas MartinVP-5 Public Affairs The “Mad Foxes” of Patrol Squad-ron (VP) 5 spent the past week on the road, completing allied maritime training with Canadian military forces. The Mad...
View ArticleArtists rock the stage at Fall Fest
By Julie M. LucasNAS Jacksonville Public Affairs While the temperatures are cooling off for the fall, Naval Air Station Jacksonville turned up the heat with live music during the Fall Fest. Three...
View ArticleCommands go to war at MWR Sports Challenge
By Morgan KehnertMWR Marketing Nearly 400 Sailors from ten commands aboard Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville battled it out in the 2015 Command Sports Challenge, hosted by NAS Jax Morale, Welfare...
View ArticleFRCSE engineers install new eCass system to aid fleet readiness
By Clifford DavisFleet Readiness Center Southeast Public Affairs At the end of a long, sterile hallway deep inside a non-descript building at Cecil Commerce Center, lies a chain of mammoth rooms, lined...
View ArticleJU hosts national NROTC conference
From staff Dozens of top-level higher education officials were in Jacksonville Oct. 15-17 as Jacksonville University (JU) hosted the annual meeting of the Association of NROTC Colleges and...
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