Video by Brock Vergakis | Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | 08.31.2020
Naval Air Station Oceana will broadcast a live air show on Sept. 19. The broadcast will include live performances by the Air Force’s F-22 and A-10 Thunderbolt tactical demonstration teams. The F-22 is the Air Force’s stealth fifth generation fighter jet and the A-10 provides close air support for troops on the ground. The broadcast will also show pre-recorded video features that......
Story by Brock Vergakis | Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | 08.27.2020
The decision to broadcast the air show, instead of inviting the public on the base to view, allows Hampton Roads residents to see naval aviation up close in a safe environment during the COVID-19 pandemic....
Story by Brock Vergakis | Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | 07.13.2020
The Navy today announced the cancellation of the 2020 Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show originally scheduled for Sept. 19 - 20 due to public health risks associated with COVID-19. The NAS Oceana Air Show is the Navy’s premier aviation event in North America, drawing more than 250,000 spectators each year. The last time the air show was canceled was in 2013 due to budget shortfalls from......
Story by Brock Vergakis | Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | 07.06.2020
Local CBS affiliate WTKR-TV (Channel 3) recognized the port operations department at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk as their “Military Unit of the Month” for June as a way to educate Hampton Roads viewers on how the Navy prepares for hurricanes at the world’s largest naval installation...
Photo by Brock Vergakis | Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | 06.26.2020
NORFOLK, Virginia -- Petty Officer 1st Class Ivan Godinez, a boatswain's mate from Lawrenceville, Georgia, speaks with local CBS affiliate WTKR-TV during a live broadcast at Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk on Friday, June 26, 2020. NAVSTA Norfolk's port operations department was recognized as the television station's "Military Unit of the Month" for June as a way to educate Hampton Roads......
Story by Brock Vergakis | Navy Region Mid-Atlantic | 04.14.2020
Marines conducting security use quick thinking to help save lives bound for USNS Comfort. The medical staff aboard the Norfolk, Virginia-based ship are treating trauma, emergency and urgent care patients without regard to their COVID-19 status to help relieve local hospitals that have become overwhelmed with patients because of the coronavirus pandemic....
