'Red Lions' airlift to Iraq

What's the fastest way to deploy a detachment of four Navy Seahawk helicopters and more than 70 personnel to Iraq in support of the global war on terrorism? [ More ]

'Burn house' opens new era in disaster readiness
Live fire training is now a reality for firefighters and other first responders, thanks to the March 13 opening of the NAS Jacksonville "burn house" located on the north perimeter of the base.

NMCRS fund drive kicks off
This year's Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society (NMCRS) Fund Drive began March 9 with an organizational kickoff at the former Sea Control Wing Weapons School auditorium.

JU SPRING REGATTA
Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) students from colleges throughout the northeast gathered at NAS Jacksonville March 6-7 to compete in the Jacksonville University Spring Regatta sponsored by the Navy Jax Yacht Club.

Sailors volunteer to help local school
Sailors assigned to NAS Jax Air Operations volunteered at Venetia Elementary School March 12 to help prepare and serve breakfast for third-, fourth-, and fifth-grade students who were taking the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test (FCAT). The FCAT is a high stakes test designed to measure the math, reading and science skills of the students.