Naval Air Station Oceana

06/12/2026

“We can help to promote a sense of pride for our Sailors, civilians, and their families by investing in our facilities, preserving our distinguished history, and creating spaces that celebrate our mission.” - NAS Oceana Commanding Officer Capt. Rob Littman

NAS Oceana Sailors and civilians volunteered June 11 to freshen up the base’s Historic Aviation Museum by clearing overgrowth and creating a more welcoming space.

More improvements to the museum are coming soon, but this is an important step in preserving our aviation heritage, and enhancing our installation for Team Oceana.



📸 Photos by MCSN Cierra Middleton

06/10/2026

Coming up June 25-26!

Pittsburg Steelers running back Eli Heidenreich will host a youth football camp here at NAS Oceana! This two-day camp is open to the first 150 children ages 6-14 that sign up, and are dependents of active duty, retirees and DoW civilian employees.

Registration for the camp is currently open! Visit the NAS Oceana Youth Center 872 Hornet Drive, Bldg. 526 between the hours of 0900-1700 to register!

06/05/2026

| June 4, 1942

Twenty-four years before taking command of Naval Air Station Oceana, then-Ensign Albert K. Earnest distinguished himself during the Battle of Midway.

His actions on this day earned him two Navy Crosses for extraordinary heroism. He would later serve as NAS Oceana’s commanding officer from 1966 to 1968.

Today, his portrait is displayed in NAS Oceana headquarters alongside past commanding officers, reminding us that the history of the Navy’s Master Jet Base was shaped by leaders who helped shape history itself.

06/04/2026

Congrats, grads! NAS Oceana celebrated its 5th graduating class of the NAS Oceana Project SEARCH program June 3, 2026.
Since September 2025, nine military-connected interns tackled hands-on career training across the installation. From the Navy Exchange to Morale Welfare and Recreation, they became an essential part of Team Oceana.

NAS Oceana is currently the only naval installation to host this innovative program that connects high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to vital career training.
Learn more about Project SEARCH at NAS Oceana via the link in our bio.

06/03/2026

06/03/2026

Join us in congratulating NAS Oceana's Project SEARCH class of 2026!

Naval Air Station Oceana hosted a graduation ceremony for nine Project SEARCH interns on June 3, marking the fifth year the installation has hosted an innovative program that connects high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to vital career training.

NAS Oceana is currently the only naval installation to host this innovative program.

“Project SEARCH is at the center of what makes Oceana special, and we could not be prouder,” said Capt. Rob Littman, commanding officer of NAS Oceana. “[W]e learned from each and every one of you. You make Oceana a better place."

A huge thank you to Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic, Virginia Beach City Public Schools, Virginia DARS, the Virginia Department of Education, and Didlake, Inc. for helping Project SEARCH thrive at NAS Oceana.

Learn more here: https://cnrma.cnic.navy.mil/News/Article/4507709/a-legacy-of-success-naval-air-station-oceana-celebrates-fifth-project-search-gr/



Virginia Department of Education - VDOE
VBSchools
Project SEARCH
Didlake, Inc.
Virginia Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic
Commander, Navy Installations Command

Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana hosted a graduation ceremony for nine Project SEARCH interns on June 3, marking the fifth year the installation has hosted an innovative program that connects high

05/31/2026

More than 75 volunteers from Naval Air Station Oceana, Dam Neck Annex and NSA Portsmouth recently participated in a two-day coastline cleanup and dune restoration project along Dam Neck Annex's dunes.

Read more: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/naval-volunteers-restore-dunes-and-combat-erosion-at-dam-neck-annex/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook_WAVY_TV_10