Navy’s 2013 Fleet Manager of the Year from NAVFAC Southeast
From Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast Public Affairs Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southeast announced Dec. 18 that Transportation Specialist Johnny Washington was...
View ArticleU.S. 7th Fleet commander praises P-8A performance
From U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs Vice Adm. Robert Thomas, commander, 7th Fleet, flew over Japan with Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 in the Navy’s newest maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft, the...
View ArticleCPRW-11 to hold change of command
By Lt. Eric FrankCPRW-11 PAO Capt. Sean Liedman will relieve Capt. Eric Wiese as the 53rd commodore of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Eleven (CPRW-11) during a change of command ceremony Jan. 16....
View ArticleLocal Wounded Warrior shares message of hope in Hawaii
By Patty BabbNavy Wounded Warrior - Safe Harbor A wounded warrior from NAS Jacksonville competed in his first adaptive athletics competition at the Wounded Warrior Pacific Invitational Jan. 8 in...
View ArticleVP-30 wings Navy’s newest naval flight officers
By Lt. Brian MorganVP-30 PAO On Dec. 13, VP-30 Commanding Officer Capt. Curtis Phillips and Cmdr. David Whitehead, aviation officer community manager awarded naval flight officer (NFO) wings to the...
View ArticleNavy Exchange associates cater to customers
By AE2 Samantha JonesStaff Writer Since its inception in 1946, the Navy Exchange Service Command’s (NEXCOM) goal has been to make every patron “a customer for life.” “To accomplish that, we work hard...
View ArticleNavy renders honors for heroic aviator Rear Adm. Joseph Coleman
By MC1(SW) Greg JohnsonNavy Region Southeast Public Affairs Sailors, family and friends gathered for a memorial service at Hardage-Giddens Funeral Home in Jacksonville Jan. 19 to honor retired Rear...
View Article‘Pelicans’ QA Department safely leads transition to first P-8A
By Lt. j.g. Joseph JohannesVP-45 Public Affairs Officer The VP-45 “Pelicans” continue to excel as they transition to the Navy’s new maritime patrol asset, the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. VP-45’s Quality...
View ArticleNAS Jax earns StormReady® certification
By Kaylee LaRocqueNAS Jax Public Affairs Specialist Members of the National Weather Service (NWS) Jacksonville office presented NAS Jacksonville’s Commanding Officer Roy Undersander and Emergency...
View ArticleFRCSE 400 Division Sailors keep P-3C power plants ‘ready for issue’
By Clark PierceEditor The P-3C Orion has been the Navy’s frontline, land-based maritime patrol aircraft since 1969. To ensure the P-3C platform remains a viable warfighter until the P-8A Poseidon...
View ArticleNAS Jax recognizes top civilian employees
By Kaylee LaRocqueNAS Jax Public Affairs Specialist Mary Francis Chergi of the NAS Jax Legal Department and Vick Smith of the Air Operations Department were recently selected as the 2013 NAS Jax Senior...
View ArticleRoyal Australian Navy celebrates In Service Date
By Clark PierceEditor Focusing on what unites Aussies and Yanks in the Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing community, officers and Sailors from both navies gathered Jan. 24 at NAS Jacksonville Hangar 1122...
View ArticleBlue Angels visit NAS Jax to discuss upcoming air show
By MC2 Amanda CabasosStaff Writer Two members of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, The Blue Angels, visited NAS Jacksonville to meet with members of the station’s air show committee on Jan....
View ArticleSailors of the Quarter honored at luncheon
By Kaylee LaRocque NAS Jax Public Affairs Specialist NAS Jacksonville recognized 81 top Sailors from the base and tenant commands for the first quarter during the Sailor of the Quarter (SOQ)...
View ArticleMilitary music makers: Navy Band Southeast
By Clark PierceEditor Established in 1995, Navy Band Southeast is one of 13 official U.S. Navy Bands. The command consists of 35 versatile musicians dedicated to the highest levels of musical...
View ArticleVP-8 Sailors volunteer at a Bahrain Elementary School
By MC2 Clay WhaleyVP-8 Public Affairs Sailors assigned to the “Fighting Tigers” of VP-8, participated in a community relations (COMREL) project at the RIA-Institute in Bahrain. During the COMREL,...
View ArticlePacific Fleet commander takes close look at P-8 advanced capabilities
From U.S. 7th Fleet Public Affairs Adm. Harry Harris Jr., Pacific Fleet commander, saw firsthand the advanced capabilities of the P-8A Poseidon on a Jan. 24 flight with the “War Eagles” of VP-16,...
View ArticleVP-45 Poseidon transition right on target
By Clark PierceEditor In a prelude to their upcoming P-8A Safe for Flight (SFF) inspection, the VP-45 “Pelicans” successfully completed their Conventional Weapons Training Proficiency Inspection...
View ArticleCarrying on for fallen shipmate
By MC2(AW) Doug WojciechowskiVP-5 Public Affairs The “Mad Foxes” of VP-5 visited Ramona Elementary School in Jacksonville Jan. 30 to continue their presence in the community and to honor their fallen...
View ArticleVR-58 ‘Sunseekers’ hold change of command
By MC2(SW/AW) Daniel MeshelReserve Component Command VR-58 held a change of command ceremony Jan. 25 at NAS Jacksonville Hangar 1000 where Cmdr. Anthony Gutierrez assumed command from Cmdr. Richard...
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