Latest "naval air station oceana" stories

Virginia Beach sailor dies in rip current incident

Airman Recruit Ethan Eric Dumbuya, 23, died Saturday, Sept. 11 while swimming at Dam Neck Beach due to a rip current.

By Diana Stancy Correll

2 years ago

A U.S. Army soldier stands by for instructions during the M240B support by fire training portion of the Infantry Advanced Leaders Course hosted by the New Jersey Army National Guard’s 254th Regional Training Institute on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept 22, 2020.

Best pics of the week: Sept. 27, 2020

An Army helo flies by a castle in Germany, Marines simulate embassy reinforcement in Okinawa, Navy ships in formation during Valiant Shield 2020, and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

3 years ago

Two Super Hornets have suffered in-flight engine fires this month

Both mishaps involved jets based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

Super Hornet makes emergency landing after engine fire

The F/A-18F, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 103 out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia, was conducting routine training near the Virginia Capes at the time of the Sept. 10 mishap.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

Petty officer pleads guilty to negligent homicide in shipmate’s death

The deceased junior sailor fell from a moving truck near Naval Air Station Oceana in 2018.

By Geoff Ziezulewicz

3 years ago

Petty officer charged in shipmate’s Virginia Beach death

He also faces specifications for drunk and disorderly conduct, drunk driving, obstruction of justice and adultery.

By Courtney Mabeus

4 years ago