250813-N-NG136-1001 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Aug. 13, 2025) – Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 143 pilots, including Lt. Michael Kach, conduct flight operations at Naval Air Station Oceana. VFA-143 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7, the offensive air and strike component of Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 10. (U.S. Navy video by Multimedia Specialist Zachary Wickline)
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 held a sundown ceremony at
Naval Station Norfolk, March 21, closing the chapter on 54 years of excellence.
Twenty-one U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets conducted a missing man formation flyover to honor the former U.S. President James Earl āJimmyā Carter on Jan. 9.