The grand ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront hotel was packed Nov. 20 with active duty military personnel and community movers and shakers who came together for a salute to America's military and their families. [ More ]
NAS Jax hosts Jacksonville Jaguars
NAS Jacksonville hosted a special group of visitors Nov. 25 as five Jacksonville Jaguars rookie players and several other staff members visited for a tour of the station. The tour was offered to give the new players an up-close and personal look at what life is like aboard a military installation and some of the jobs our servicemen and women perform.
CVW-8 marks one month in support of OEF
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 8 concluded their first month of combat missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) after relieving USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in the Arabian Sea Oct. 18. The NAS Jacksonville-based HS-3 "Tridents" is part of CVW-8.
25 years of 'panic in a drum' comes to an end
After 63,399 drops into the pool at the Aviation Survival Training Center (ASTC) Jacksonville, the 9D5 underwater egress trainer - commonly known as the dunker - will soon be on its way to the scrap yard. The next-generation 9D6 trainer is replacing it.
Wardroom vs. Goat Locker
Nov. 25 saw another friendly clash between the crme de la crme of mature athletes at NAS Jacksonville, otherwise billed as the "officers versus the CPOs."
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