Satellite and aerial maps of NAS Norfolk with nearby locations
| Nearby locations | Km | Bearing | |
|---|---|---|---|
 NS Norfolk , Virginia | 3.6 | 286 | |
| Hampton Roads , Virginia | 6.5 | 329 | |
 Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Heliport , Virginia | 8.5 | 188 | VA88 |
| Norfolk Intl , Virginia | 9.2 | 121 | KORF |
| Sentara Hampton General Hospital Heliport , Virginia | 10.8 | 319 | 71VA |
| Little Creek naval base , Virginia | 11.4 | 101 |
NAS Norfolk |
1918 to present | ||
| 36° 56' 14.86'' N 76° 17' 21.34'' W | ||
| Norfolk, VA, Norfolk, Virginia | ||
| ICAO: KNGU | IATA: NGU | FAA: NGU |
| Elevation: 16 feet | ||
Naval Air Station (NAS) Norfolk was renamed to NAS Oceana det Norfolk on 5 Feb 1999 and became part of the wider Naval Station (NS) Norfolk 
NAS Norfolk News |
HM-12 Sea Dragons Decommissioned After 54 Years
21-Mar-25 - U.S. Navy Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron HM-12, the Sea Dragons, was decommissioned at Naval Air Station Norfolk after 54 years of service, leaving HM-15 as the last squadron to operate the Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon #SeaDragon
East Coast COD Squadron Receives First CMV-22B Osprey
09-Apr-24 - The newly formed US Navy Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission Squadron VRM-40, based out of Norfolk on the East Coast and tasked with Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) to the aircraft carriers, received its first assigned Bell/Boeing CMV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor #Osprey
US Navy HSC-22 Final Flight
24-Feb-23 - US Navy disestablished logistics Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-22 “Sea Knights” based at Norfolk, VA flying the MH-60S Seahawk helicopter and Fire Scout drone #Norfolk
US Navy Squadron HM-14 Final Flight
14-Dec-22 - US Navy decommissioning Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron HM-14 “Vanguard” after 45 years of service flying the Sikorsky RH-53D Stallion and the MH-53E Sea Dragon models #Vanguards
Aerial Firefighting Training by HM-12
26-Sep-21 - US Navy Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron HM-12 MH-53E Sea Dragon conducted aerial firefighting training with Bambi Bucket at Norfolk, VA #firefighting
Maintenance for Navy Seahawks at Norfolk
28-Jan-21 - US Navy expand scope of Aviation Maintenance Operation Center (MOC) at Norfolk, VA to include the Sikorsky MH-60R and MH-60S Seahawk helicopters #Seahawks
Pax River SAR Rescued Hawkeye Crew
03-Nov-20 - Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River P-8A Poseidon and MH-60S Seahawk successfully rescued an E-2C Hawkeye crew who had to bail out near Wallops Island in Virginia last August 31 during a routine training flight #Hawkeye
First MQ-8C Fire Scout Drone for HSC-22
21-Sep-20 - US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-22 received their first MQ-8C Fire Scout drone at Naval Station Norfolk. HSC-22 is the first East Coast squadron to operate the MH-60S Seahawk, MQ-8B Fire Scout and MQ-8C Fire Scout all together #drones
HSC-11 Completes 9-Month Deployment
16-Jun-20 - US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-11 “Dragon Slayers” flying MH-60S Seahawk helicopters, completed a 9 months deployment operating in the 2nd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Fleets as part of the Carrier Air Wing CVW-1 embarked aboard USS Harry S Truman (CVN 75)
Navy Squadron Maintains Readiness During COVID-19
25-May-20 - US Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron HSC-26, “Chargers”, based at Norfolk continuing training and operational missions during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic #coronavirus| 17-Sep-18 | HSC-7 Seahawks Prepositioned for Hurricane Florence #HurricaneFlorence |
| 16-Jul-18 | First Flight for All US Navy Crew in Osprey #milestone |
| 22-Apr-16 | HM-14 Conducts Five Helicopter Formation |
