by James Ritch | Sep 2, 2022 | Features
A career Navy officer was installed Aug. 26 as the leader of Surface Combat Systems Center, Wallops Island, the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s largest military base. Cmdr. Jason Flanagan is the new commanding officer of the center, which includes administrative offices...
by James Ritch | Apr 14, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Police Chief R. K. Fisher and Emergency Services Director Bryan Rush thanked Chincoteague first responders and local boaters, including Mayor J. Arthur Leonard and his son, for their efforts in searching for military personnel after a Navy E-2D...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Navy identified Lt. Hyrum Hanlon as the crew member who lost his life in crash of an E-2D aircraft off Chincoteague March 30 during a routine training mission. Hanlon, assigned to Airborne Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 120, was commissioned...
by James Ritch | Mar 30, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — Two crew members were injured and a third was found dead in the aircraft after a Navy E-2D Hawkeye crashed north of Chincoteague around 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The report of the crash triggered a massive response, including search of the area by air and...
by James Ritch | Jan 22, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the agency and NASA entered a consent order agreement to clean up areas of Wallops Flight Facility formerly used by the Department of Defense. “This agreement shows that cleaning contaminated,...
