USS Delbert D. Black returns to Mayport after deployment overseas prompted by conflict in Israel

MAYPORT, Fla. – The USS Delbert D. Black returned to Naval Station Mayport Sunday after being deployed for almost three months in the Eastern Mediterranean. Over 300 sailors on this…

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Hundreds of USS Farragut crew members return to Mayport after months-long deployment

MAYPORT, Fla. – Hundreds of men and women aboard the USS Farragut returned to the Naval Station Mayport Saturday morning. Aleece Martinez was excited as she waited for her father…

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Local Navy helicopter pilot meets son for first time after nearly 9-month deployment

NAS JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville-based helicopter squadron returned Sunday from a nearly nine-month deployment, and one of the pilots had an unforgettable moment. Aircrewman Toby Martinez met his infant…

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USS Thomas Hudner names new commanding officer after 8-month deployment overseas

MAYPORT, Fla. – The USS Thomas Hudner changed commanding officers on Friday after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations. Cameron Ingram is going to…

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Welcome home! USS Thomas Hudner returns to Mayport after eight-month-long deployment

MAYPORT, Fla. – The USS Thomas Hudner returned to Mayport after an eight-month deployment to the U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa area of operations on Thursday afternoon. During the deployment, the…

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Nearly 60 crew members of USS Indianapolis return to Mayport after historic months-long deployment overseas

MAYPORT, Fla. – After months away at sea, some crew members from the Freedom-variant littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis are back home at the Naval Station Mayport — just in…

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The ‘War Eagles’ of Patrol Squadron VP-16 return to Jacksonville after 6 month deployment

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – VP-16′s 300 sailors spent six months throughout the U.S. Indo-Pacific command area of responsibility. They provided intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance in Japan, the Philippines, Guam, Malaysia, Brunei,…

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‘Tridents’ return home to NAS Jacksonville Saturday after 6-month deployment

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The “Tridents” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 returned home to NAS Jacksonville on Saturday after a six-month deployment overseas. According to NAS Jacksonville, the Tridents’ incredible journey…

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