CNATTU gears up for new P-8A training facility
By Clark PierceEditor Instructors and contractors at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit (CNATTU) Jacksonville are eager to complete preliminary inspections on the P-8A Maintenance...
View Article2016: Happy New Year
From Staff As the calendar rolls over to 2016, a leap year, those who work aboard Naval Air Station Jacksonville share what they are hoping to make happen in the upcoming year. For some, it is a...
View ArticleVP-5 completes ORE
By Lt. j.g. Nicholas MartiVP-5 Public Affairs The “Mad Foxes of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 completed their Operational Readiness Evaluation (ORE) on Dec. 2. The first portion of ORE consisted of a...
View ArticleOperational Health Support Unit Jacksonville conducts change of charge ceremony
By Yan KennonNaval Hospital Jacksonville senior writer Operational Health Support Unit (OHSU) Jacksonville held its change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station Jacksonville’s Officers’ Club Dec....
View ArticleWorkers reminisce at ceremony for last Prowler
By Clifford DavisFleet Readiness Center Southeast Public Affairs Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) held a bittersweet ceremony Dec. 17 to honor the workers of the EA-6B line as the last Prowler...
View Article‘Pelicans’ visit COMSUBGRU 9
From VP-45 Public Affairs Members from Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 welcomed Rear Adm. Dave Kriete, commander, Submarine Group Nine (COMSUBGRU 9) aboard NAS Whidbey Island, Wash., Dec. 9 to discuss, tour...
View ArticleNavy Drug Screening Lab maintains warfighter readiness
By Julie M. LucasNAS Jacksonville Public Affairs Drug testing in the Navy began in the early 1980s following the crash on USS Nimitz, in which numerous firefighters tested positive for illegal drugs....
View ArticleBecome a do-it-yourself mechanic at Auto Center
By Julie M. LucasNAS Jacksonville Public Affairs Office The Navy Morale, Welfare and Recreation Auto Skills Center on Naval Air Station Jacksonville started a new vehicle maintenance class this year....
View ArticleNavy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 trains for Deep Freeze
By MCC Edward KesslerNAVELSG Public Affairs Active and Reserve component Sailors assigned to Navy Cargo Handling Battalion 1 (NCHB 1) participated in a three-day refresher training at Naval Weapons...
View ArticleDeCA Stores Set Record For Paper, Plastic, Cardboard Recycling
By Mike PerronDeCA public affairs specialist The numbers are in: Military commissaries surpassed their fiscal 2015 environmental goals for recycling and diverting waste from landfills. The Defense...
View ArticleSolid Curtain-Citadel Shield 2016 coming
From Navy Installations Command and U.S. Fleet Forces Command Public Affairs Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces (USFF) and Commander, Navy Installations Command (CNIC) will conduct Exercise Solid...
View Article‘Red Lancers’ detach P-8A to Point Mugu
By Lt. j.g. Jaime CaldwellVP-10 Public Affairs Officer This past December, a P-8A Poseidon with 20 aircrew and maintainers from Patrol Squadron (VP) 10 embarked to Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC)...
View ArticleVP-30 upgrades hangar bay for P-8A Poseidon
By Clark PierceEditor VP-30, the Navy’s fleet replacement squadron for the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, is upgrading its hangar at NAS Jacksonville to accommodate the new Navy patrol...
View ArticleNAS Jax runway construction hits halfway mark
By Julie M. LucasNAS Jacksonville Public Affairs More than six months has passed since the runway construction project kicked off at Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jax) last June. The $52 million...
View ArticlePlayground safer for all children
By Julie M. LucasNAS Jacksonville Public Affairs Office Children on Naval Air Station (NAS) Jacksonville now have a new place to play thanks to the refurbished playground at the intersection of Child...
View ArticleVP-5 maintainers excel on latest inspection
By Lt. j.g. Nicholas MartinPublic Affairs Officer The “Mad Foxes” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 received high marks on their Aviation Maintenance Inspection (AMI) conducted Jan. 19-22. The four-day...
View ArticleDON teaches SAPR training through interactive show
By Julie M. LucasNAS Jacksonville Public Affairs An educational message sent through interactive performances was how the Department of the Navy (DON) chose to teach Sexual Assault Prevention and...
View ArticleHornet hauled down highway
By Miriam S. GalletNAS Jax Public Affairs Officer Towing a 56-foot long aircraft with a wingspan of 37.5 feet from Cecil Commerce Center to NAS Jacksonville is no easy feat. However, the Fleet...
View ArticleVP-45 conducts first burial-at-sea with P-8A
By Lt. j.g. Keith EstesVP-45 Public Affairs Officer The “Pelicans” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 45 conducted a burial-at-sea Jan. 7 for James Lincoln “Linc” Sparks Sr., a deceased former naval flight...
View Article~ In Memoriam – Henry “Hank” Steadman, Jr. ~
From Staff Hank passed away on Jan. 11, 2016 in Middleburg. He was a dedicated family man who served his country for 43 years. He never served in the military, but worked at the NAS Jacksonville...
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