Naval Air Station Oceana

02/06/2020

ATTN: Impending Weather and Potential for Base Flooding

A tornado watch was issued at 12:42 and valid until 7:00 p.m today, February 6, 2020. A Tornado Watch means conditions are favorable for a tornado to form in the watch area. Be prepared to take cover on short notice.

Weather forecasts indicate a heavy line of precipitation currently approaching Virginia Beach at 40 MPH. Wind gust this evening will reach 50kts. Consider securing items outside work areas and home. Tie down items that could become missile hazards.

Be alert to flooded roadways. Stay alert to high water and road closures. With periods of moderate to heavy rainfall, the storm has the potential to cause localized road and parking lot flooding on NAS Oceana. Areas historically hit include the traffic circle (Hornet/Tomcat), intersection of 3rd and B, intersection of 3rd and E, intersection of F Ave and 3rd, and the housing area by the golf course.

Stay tuned for updates.

02/06/2020

Defense Health Agency Transformation Joint Services to hold Town Hall meeting Friday, Feb. 7 at 10:00 am at Naval Station Norfolk building C-9. This event is open to all active duty service members and dependents to answer questions about military health care. The event will also be streamed LIVE for those who cannot attend in person.
Please see flyer for registration details.

Defense Health Agency Transformation Joint Services to hold Town Hall meeting Friday, Feb. 7 at 10:00 am at Naval Station Norfolk building C-9. This event is open to all active duty service members and dependents to answer questions about military health care. The event will also be streamed LIVE for those who cannot attend in person.
Please see flyer for registration details.

02/06/2020

The NAS Oceana Back Gate (POST 2) will be closed to all traffic today, Thursday 6 Feb 2020 from 11am - 2pm. Please use the NAS Oceana Main Gate (POST 1) to enter and exit the installation during the Back Gate closure.

02/06/2020

02/05/2020

02/05/2020

Master-at-Arms 2nd Class Terry Smith conducts a detection training exercise with Military Working Dog Zito on board Naval Air Station Oceana during Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020.

#NavyInstallations are conducting Exercise Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2020 as a two-part, force protection exercise. The annual exercise is not in response to any specific threat, but is used to evaluate #NavyReadiness of the fleet and installation security programs.

#CSSC20

02/05/2020

The NAS Oceana Back Gate (POST 2) will be closed to all trafiic today, Wednesday 05 February 2020 from 11-2. Please use the NAS Oceana Main Gate (POST 1) to enter and exit the installation during the back gate closure.

02/05/2020

02/04/2020

02/03/2020

Photos from Naval Air Station Oceana's post

02/03/2020

ATTN: NAS Oceana and Dam Neck Annex are currently unable to issue visitor passes due to the DBIDS system being non-operational. This is a systemwide degradation. We will update this post when the system returns to service. If you are currently bringing visitors on base and experiencing delays, thank you for your patience.

02/03/2020

This morning, the Flame of Hope was transferred to the NAS Oceana Chapel of the Good Shepherd as the Flame of Hope Memorial Park undergoes repairs.

The Flame will be transferred back to the monument this afternoon during a ceremony at 2:00 p.m.

#VBFlameOfHope
Flame of Hope Memorial

02/01/2020

Every year, the United States recognizes February as Black History Month. The movement began in the summer of 1915 when Dr. Carter G. Woodson and thousands of other black Americans traveled from across the country to Chicago to take part in the Celebration of 50th anniversary of emancipation.

Greatly inspired by this, Woodson decided to team up with four others to form the Association of the Study of African-American Life and History (ASALH). It has been said that Woodson chose the month of February to encompass the birthdays of two great Americans, Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass. As the unofficial celebration grew every year with more and more Americans celebrating the lives and Achievements of Black Americans in U.S History, Black history lessons began being taught in schools across America.

In 1975, President Ford issued a Message of the Observance of Black History Week which would later be expanded by the ASALH to Black History Month. Every year since 1976, every president has issued proclamations advocating the Association of the Study of African American Life and History's annual theme.

This year's theme for Black History Month is "African Americans and the Vote." 2020 marks the sesquicentennial of the fifteenth amendment that gave black men the right to vote and the centennial of the nineteenth amendment that gave women the right to vote.

01/31/2020

Congratulations to Naval Air Station Oceana's admin officer, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Maurice Evans, who was promoted to CWO3 this afternoon!

01/30/2020

ATTN: NAS Oceana Back Gate will be closed to all traffic today, Thursday, January 30, 2020, noon - 2:00 p.m. Please, use the NAS Oceana Front Gate to enter and exit the installation during the Back Gate closure.

01/30/2020

01/29/2020

Naval Air Station Oceana to participate in Security Exercise

01/29/2020

Naval Air Station Oceana will be holding a Flame of Hope Rededication ceremony on February 3, 2020 at 2:00 p.m.

Earlier that morning, the flame is being transferred to the NAS Oceana Chapel of the Good Shepherd as maintenance is being performed on the flame's sconce and the park's flagpole is being raised. The flame will be transferred back and reignited during the ceremony.

Please, join us as we rededicate our commitment to the service members who remain Missing In Action or were taken Prisoner Of War.

01/29/2020

Defense Health Agency Transformation Joint Services to hold Town Hall meeting Friday, Feb. 7 at 10:00 am at Naval Station Norfolk building C-9. This event is open to all active duty service members and dependents to answer questions about military health care. The event will also be streamed LIVE for those who cannot attend in person.
Please see flyer for registration details.

Defense Health Agency Transformation Joint Services to hold Town Hall meeting Friday, Feb. 7 at 10:00 am at Naval Station Norfolk building C-9. This event is open to all active duty service members and dependents to answer questions about military health care. The event will also be streamed LIVE for those who cannot attend in person.
Please see flyer for registration details.

01/29/2020

www.ready.navy.mil

Maintaining #NavyReadiness for the possibility of an active shooter:

1. Be Informed
- Be aware of your environment and any possible dangers.
- Sign up to receive local emergency alerts and register your work and personal contact information in the Wide Area Alert Network.
- Ask your employer to explain the emergency action plan for your building.Understand the plans for individuals with special needs and/or disabilities.
- Take the Active Shooter Training via Naval Education and Training

2. Recognize signs of potential violence in those around you
- Increased use of alcohol and/or drugs
- Unexplained increase in absences or tardiness
- Depression, withdrawal, paranoia, talk of revenge
- Increased severe mood swings and noticeably unstable, emotional responses
- Increased talk of problems at home
- Increased unsolicited comments about violence, firearms, or other dangerous weapons or violent crimes

3. Make a Plan
- Take violent acts or threats of violence seriously and report them immediately to your chain(s) of command, DoD law enforcement, Navy Security Force Protection authorities, counterintelligence authorities, medical/mental health care professionals, or local law enforcement personnel, as appropriate.
- Make note of your environment and any possible dangers.
- Look for the two nearest exits in any place you visit, and have an escape path in mind.
- Make a plan with your family, and ensure everyone knows what they would do, if confronted with an active shooter.

#ReadyNavy
#NavyInstallations
For more information, visit: https://www.ready.navy.mil/be_informed/terrorism/active_shooter.html

01/29/2020

01/28/2020

ATTN: PPV HOUSING RESIDENTS

Quarterly town hall meetings scheduled for this evening and Thursday evening have been POSTPONED until later this quarter.

Please look out for updates.

01/28/2020

ATTN: NAS Oceana back gate is closed to all traffic today, Tuesday, 28 January, 2020, noon - 2 p.m. All inbound and outbound traffic should use the main gate during the back gate closure.

01/28/2020

01/27/2020

ATTN: In preparation for the 2020 air show season, aircrew from the Air Force F-22 Raptor Demo Team will practice flight routines in NAS Oceana airspace 1-2 p.m. today, Monday, Jan. 27, 2020.

Some of the high-performance maneuvers will be noticeably louder than the normal day-to-day operations at NAS Oceana.
During these practice sessions, all aerobatic maneuvers will be conducted directly over NAS Oceana’s airfield.

01/23/2020

RS2 Zemario C. Sheppard, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 106, recites Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech during a Naval Air Station Oceana Diversity Committee ceremony in commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

King's famous speech was delivered Aug. 28, 1963 during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

01/23/2020

The Naval Air Station Oceana Diversity Committee held a ceremony to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which is held on the third Monday of January each year to celebrate the Civil Rights leader's life and legacy.

01/22/2020

NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation national liaison representatives toured Naval Air Station Oceana, Jan. 22, to better understand our mission and see the Navy's East Coast Master Jet Base firsthand.

01/22/2020

01/22/2020

The DoD SkillBridge program is an opportunity for Service members to gain valuable civilian work experience through specific industry training, apprenticeships, or internships during the last 180 days of service. SkillBridge connects Service members with industry partners in real-world
job experiences.

01/22/2020

01/21/2020

Welcome home to our Oceana family from Carrier Air Wing SEVEN, VFA-103 and VFA-143!

01/21/2020

ATTN: PPV Housing residents

Wadsworth Shores Quarterly Town Hall Meeting is scheduled on Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. at Wadsworth Shores Community Center.

Midway Manor Quarterly Town Hall Meeting is scheduled on Thursday, January 30, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. at White Oaks Elementary School.

01/20/2020

ATTN: NAS Oceana front gate is now open. The back gate will remain open until 3:00 p.m.

01/17/2020

ATTN: The front gate will be closed Monday, January 20, 9 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. All inbound and outbound traffic should use the back gate during this time.

01/17/2020

01/17/2020

01/16/2020

Guiding them in: NAS Oceana Air Traffic Controllers maintain safety in the sky

Guiding them in: NAS Oceana Air Traffic Controllers maintain safety in the sky

With very limited exceptions, Naval Air Station Oceana, the Navy’s East Coast master jet base, is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. To support more than 175,000

01/15/2020

Happy National Hat Day!

Sailors from Naval Air Station Oceana are showing their #OceanaPride by wearing their ball caps today!

Hats have been a part of the Navy uniform since around 1866 and have since become a part of Navy tradition. As early as the 1970s, the Navy began allowing Sailors to wear baseball caps embroidered with their command logos on them, and the Navy ball cap is a seabag-issued item first received by Sailors at boot camp.

#NationalHatDay #NavyTheNationNeeds #USNavy

01/14/2020

Due to the Navy-wide E-7 exam on Thursday, 16 January, the NAS Oceana Galley will only be serving continental style, grab & go breakfast. We apologize for the inconvenience.

01/14/2020

For your safety and the security of the installation, remember to follow the posted speed limit of 15 mph while entering or exiting the gates of Naval Air Station Oceana and Dam Neck Annex. The speed limit on the rest of the base is 25 mph unless otherwise posted.

01/14/2020

ATTN: The NAS Oceana Main Gate (Post 1) will be closed to all traffic today, 14 January, from 1700 to 2000. Please use the Back Gate (Post 2) during the closure.

01/13/2020

Flame of Hope historian recognizes importance of monument

Flame of Hope historian recognizes importance of monument

Standing tall to light the way home for prisoners of war (POW) and those missing in action, the Flame of Hope on Oceana Boulevard has seen better days.

01/10/2020

Congratulations to CS1 Singletary and CS3 Blount for being awarded in recognition of their hard work and dedication during the 2019 NAS Oceana Air Show!

01/09/2020

Congratulations to ITC Bruno and IT1 Palafox on their reenlistments and decisions to stay Navy! Bravo Zulu!