Families cheet as the aircraft assigned to the “Seahawks” of Airborne Command & Control Squadron (VAW) 126 line up in front of their hangar on Naval Station (NS) Norfolk during the squadron’s homecoming, May 30, 2025. VAW-126, part of Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 embarked on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75), returns to NS Norfolk following an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operation. (U.S. Navy video by Air Traffic Control Specialist 1st Class Amber Gibson)
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 “Jimmy” Carter on Jan. 9.
Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 12 embarked on a significant mission to Titusville, Florida, Oct. 16, where they officially presented an MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter to the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM), which will be on loan to Valiant Air Command in Titusville.
