New helicopter hangar opens

Numerous dignitaries, military personnel, contractors and their families turned out for a ribbon-cutting ceremony June 30 to officially open the Navy's newest helicopter hangar at NAS Jacksonville. The state-of-the-art facility will be home to five Helicopter Maritime (HSM) squadrons from HSM Squadron Wing, U.S. Atlantic Fleet. It will house approximately 57 MH-60R "Romeo" helicopters -the newest Seahawk in the Navy's fleet - and house more than 1,400 personnel. [ More ]

Adm. Greenert holds IA call
Adm. Jonathan Greenert, commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFF), visited NAS Jacksonville June 29 to hold an individual augmentee (IA) call with 35 NAS Jax and tenant IAs, tour the new P-3 hangar and visit HSM-70 to learn about the new MH-60R "Romeo" helicopters.

Sohl to take helm of Fleet Readiness Center Southeast
Capt. Paul Sohl will assume command of Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE), tomorrow when he relieves Capt. Tim Matthews at a 9 a.m. ceremony in Hangar 117 at NAS Jacksonville. Sohl will become the 38th commanding officer since the command was established in 1940. The guest speaker will be Vice Adm. David Venlet, commander, Naval Air Systems Command.

Sailors, families celebrate July 4th
As citizens gathered across the nation to celebrate the 4th of July with picnics, barbecues and sporting events, NAS Jacksonville Sailors, civilians and their families endured a blistering Florida afternoon with a heat index of 107 degrees to commemorate the base's first "Celebrate America's Freedom" event. The event also paid tribute to America's service members fighting for freedom in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa.

NAS Jax Sailors enjoy a day at the races
Fifty NAS Jacksonville Sailors and family members were treated to a trip to the Subway Jalapeño 250 Powered by Coca-Cola NASCAR race July 3. The event was sponsored by Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) for the second consecutive year.