'Red-stripe' returns

Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) completed repairs on the first "red-stripe" P-3C Orion and delivered the aircraft to its squadron in Brunswick, Maine. [ More ]

MCPON announces retirement
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)(SW/FMF) Joe Campa Jr., the 11th Sailor to serve in that capacity, announced his plans to retire from active duty at the end of his enlisted active obligated service, April 1, 2009.

Elementary students honor base Sailors
How big is an aircraft carrier? How much does it weigh? How many people can it hold? Does the ship grow its own food? These are just some of the questions Crystal Springs Elementary School students had for Sailors from NAS Jacksonville during their Nov. 7 Veterans Day program.

Award-winning restoration
Members of the CMO-11 Tiger Team were awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal Nov. 5 by Capt. Kyle Kozad, Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 for their professional achievement.

NAS Jax Sailor captures glimpse of Navy humanitarian efforts
I arrived in San Diego the last week of April to join the crew of USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) for its four-month Pacific Partnership 2008 humanitarian and civic assistance mission. Because I was a surface warrior going to a ship, I thought I'd be prepared for what awaited me - I was wrong.