Job posts show Jacksonville facility is preparing to begin maintenance work...
The hiring process is under way at the Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville to find capable employees who will eventually be working to maintain the Marine One presidential helicopter fleet...
View ArticleIssues with littoral combat ships cause Navy to start retraining after...
A series of hiccups with the Navy’s fleet of littoral combat ships resulted in a stoppage of operation recently for all crew members on the ships so procedures and standards for their engineering...
View ArticleCrew of USS New York to hold remembrance ceremony at Mayport on 15th...
The crew of a Navy ship with a bow forged with recycled steel from the wreckage of the 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center will hold a remembrance ceremony Sunday at Mayport Naval Station...
View ArticleDisabled American Veterans offering counseling, claim filing assistance for...
The mobile service office for Disabled American Veterans will be in Northeast Florida starting Sept. 20 to provide counseling and claim filing assistance for veterans and members of their families. The...
View ArticlePlans in place to bring 12 deployable littoral combat ships to Mayport...
Mayport Naval Station is set to be the eventual homeport for 12 deployable littoral combat ships despite a recent review of the fleet and various operational changes announced Thursday by the Navy. The...
View Article9/11 attacks: Memories for some, history lesson for others
Andrew Baker learned about the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks for the first time in a middle school history class when he was 12 years old. The pictures and videos of smoke filling the sky above the...
View ArticleJacksonville Sports Council raising money to honor military families at...
The Jacksonville Sports Council is honoring members of the military by providing a game-day experience for 3,000 to 5,000 heroes and their families for the Nov. 5 football game at EverBank Field...
View ArticleNonprofit project aims to improve quality of life for families at Mayport...
Sharon Ellis gets goose bumps when she looks out over the unfinished pathways that surround Lake Wonderwood on Mayport Naval Station. The progress she sees on each visit to the lake gives her chills....
View ArticleNewest littoral combat ship eventually headed for Mayport launches in Wisconsin
The nation’s 13th littoral combat ship touched water for the first time Saturday when it was launched in Wisconsin to start a journey that will end in its future home at Mayport Naval Station. Despite...
View ArticleResidents express concerns with proposed access road to Jacksonville National...
The long route to the Jacksonville National Cemetery that winds through a rural part of town north of the International Airport is about to get a lot more direct if a plan by the Florida Department of...
View ArticleMemory of senior airman from Camden County to live on through roadway sign...
KINGSLAND, Ga. | Karl Porfirio hopes people will remember his son as a vibrant young man who chose to serve his country by joining the Air Force in 2007 after graduating from Camden County High School....
View ArticleUSS Montgomery arrives in Mayport for repairs Tuesday after seperate issues...
The latest littoral combat ship to be commissioned to the Navy was forced to take a detour to Mayport Naval Station for repairs after two separate issues in a 24-hour period on its way from Mobile,...
View ArticleReservations available for fundraiser at University Club in Jacksonville to...
The University Club in Jacksonville is hosting a fundraiser Saturday to benefit a local nonprofit organization that assists veterans and their families as well as a nonprofit that focuses on ALS...
View ArticleAuthorities warn Georgia boaters near Kings Bay ahead of Wednesday training...
Residents and boaters near Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base in Georgia will notice an added presence in the water during a training exercise involving the U.S. Coast Guard and the Navy in the area...
View ArticleTampa company receives contract worth about $23 million to repair stretch of...
A construction company based in Tampa recently received a contract worth about $23 million to repair a 1,950-foot stretch of pier at Mayport Naval Station. Naval Facilities Engineering Command...
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