Vaw-Vrc-Vuq Foundation

10/20/2026

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2026/10/us-navy-carrier-remote-controls-mq-25a-stingray-over-2100-miles-away/

Underway in the Pacific, USS Ronald Reagan remotely controlled an MQ-25A Stingray 2,100 miles away in Illinois via a pLEO satellite network.

10/17/2026

https://simpleflying.com/how-many-aircraft-us-navy-2026/

Breaking down the complex fleet of the world's second biggest air force.

10/07/2026

https://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2026/10/05/northrop-grumman-highlights-hiring-program-st-jo.html?csrc=6398&link_source=ta_first_comment&taid=6ac401e09c29220001074a18&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawUzX6pleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mBWJyaWQRMWxJWE1PeGh2OUJNNUg1MGlzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeCNGBARgAQdJKBHO7yUlw5ZsfDD51rMFZykgORSxFrhar2F4AAktf1z3fDu8_aem_VEHMGc-6oqwIpSSDurI2TA

Inside Northrop Grumman’s St. Johns County plant, workers build the Navy’s eyes in the sky. The defense contractor is also turning to local classrooms to find its next generation of aircraft builders.

09/26/2026

The latest VAW-VRC-VUQ Oral History Project interview is with Capt. Jacob "Jay" Wilkins, USN (Ret). It is the next in our series of interviews with community members who witnessed the fateful events of September 11th, 2001. Capt. Wilkins was assigned to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and in this interview, he relates his observations of that tragic day:

This interview is the next in our series of interviews with communi...

09/22/2026

09/15/2026

The latest VAW-VRC-VUQ Foundation Oral History Project interview is available on its YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esmeFxZBhxc&t=0s

The interview is with Capt. Will Dossel, USN (Ret) who was assigned to the Pentagon as the Navy Deputy for Strategy and Policy - N51B and was in his office on Sept. 11, 2001.

The interview is his account of the events that tragic day and those that followed.

08/08/2026

San Diego hails the C-2A Greyhound "Sundown"

08/08/2026

https://www.twz.com/air/uss-theodore-roosevelt-is-the-first-carrier-with-a-drone-control-center-ready-for-mq-25-stingray-ops

While Theodore Roosevelt is ready now, the Navy is not aiming to start flying the MQ-25 operationally until 2029, years behind schedule.

07/29/2026

https://www.navair.navy.mil/node/21741

Nov. 18 marked the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the Navy’s C-2A Greyhound. The “workhorse” of the fleet took to the skies Nov. 18, 1964, from Bethpage, N.Y.