FRCSE civilians earn GWOT Medal

"It was an intense environment, especially the first six months with incoming rockets and mortars - and our outgoing artillery. I had two or three very close calls," said Jonathan Stafford of his 11-month deployment to Iraq as a Department of Defense (DoD) civilian employee embedded with the U.S. Army. [ More ]

'Dusty Dogs' adjust to carrier deployment changes
"HS-7 has completed all work-ups for our next deployment on board USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) - but since we received word that the Truman will leave Norfolk later than planned for its 2010 deployment - we're scheduling 'sustainment' detachments to keep a sharp edge on our readiness levels," said HS-7 Executive Officer Cmdr. Larry McCullen.

Celebrating 70 years of aviation excellence
Dozens of historically savvy Sailors and civilians gathered at Heritage Park Oct. 30 to be some of the first to receive a pair of posters commemorating the 70th anniversary of NAS Jacksonville. The posters were unveiled by NAS Jacksonville Commanding Officer Capt. Jack Scorby Jr. and Executive Officer Capt. Jeffrey Maclay.

NH Jax 'Under My Wing' Sailors visit USS Carney
USS Carney (DDG 64), home ported at NS Mayport, recently hosted a "Fleet for a Day" experience for 12 Sailors from the Naval Hospital Jax who participate in the "Under My Wing" mentoring program.

Aircraft emergency landing exercise
It's an emergency situation that every airport must be prepared for - a plane approaches for landing with malfunctioning landing gear. Hundreds of military and civilian personnel participated in the Oct. 29 emergency scenario at NAS Jacksonville, when a four-engine P-3C Orion aircraft assigned to VP-30 is forced to land with a collapsed nose gear.