By Cathy HeimerJet Observer

In 1943, Franklin D. Roosevelt was pres-ident, the Pentagon was completed, firstclass stamps were three cents, the U.S. wasin the middle of World War II, future rockstar Mick Jagger was born, and on Aug.17 of that year, Naval Auxiliary Air Sta-tion (NAAS) Oceana was commissioned tosupport the flight training of naval aviatorsheading off to war.

No one could have imagined that 70years later, local and national politicians,senior Navy leadership and others whoplayed an important role in the base’s his-tory would gather at a hangar to share sto-ries of Oceana’s past, present and future.

During the anniversary celebration onAug. 2, sponsored by the Navy League ofHampton Roads, Capt. Bob Geis, the 41stOceana commanding officer, paid specialrecognition to a large contingent of thePotter family whose land became part ofthe original base. Oceana was originallycarved out from 328.95 acres known as“Potter’s Farm,” and owned by John W. andDean S. Potter, whose family remains inVirginia Beach today.

As Geis thanked the family for their sac-rifice, he noted they “became the ultimatepatriots when they gave up their land, theirfamily farm for the benefit of their country.”

The land was obtained for $35,000, mostof which was deposited on Dec. 18, 1940with a “declaration of taking,” known todayas eminent domain. With the U.S. on theedge of entering World War II and with justNAS Norfolk and two grassy airstrips forflight training, Oceana was needed to serveas an auxiliary landing field on which totrain naval aviators.

Rear Adm. Mike Shoemaker, Command-er, Naval Air Force Atlantic was among

several guest speakers.“It’s hard to imagine this began with 328

acres of swamp land. I can only imaginehow Lt. Jesse Fairley must have felt whenhe became the first officer-in-charge ofNAAS Oceana,” he said. “I’m sure Lt. Fair-ley thought he was in charge of the mightiestnaval aviation force in the world.”

The admiral noted that the original numberof officers and enlisted Sailors on Oceanawhen it was commissioned was half thenumber at of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA)106 today, a squadron Shoemaker previouslycommanded.

As Shoemaker discussed Oceana’s legacyof service, he noted that “as long as we haveaircraft carriers, we will need bases likeOceana.”

Shoemaker praised community leadersVirginia Beach Mayor William Sessoms andCity Manager Jim Spore for their support ofthe base.

That praise was echoed by Geis.“The city has been fully committed to a re-

lationship built on trust and confidence and Iknow if they have a question that could poten-tially affect the Navy, the dialogue that willenable a forward-looking decision will takeplace,” said Geis as he introduced the mayor.

The mayor drew loud applause when hethanked the base for inviting him to be partof the celebration of the “greatest naval airstation in the world – NAS Oceana.”

Sessoms noted how in the early yearsof Oceana, activities on-base and off werevery separate, something that he said haschanged for the better. Unless someone isin uniform, it’s very hard to distinguishthem from other citizens in Virginia Beach,said Sessoms.

“In my mind, nothing illustrates this one-ness than our combined actions during theGood Friday jet crash,” said the mayor, refer-ring to the April 6, 2012 mishap in which an

F/A-18 from VFA-106 crashed into the May-fair Mews Apartment Complex near Oceana.Navy and Virginia Beach emergency person-nel worked together at the scene and long af-terwards.

“Our history and our daily lives are in-creasingly intertwined and interwoven,” saidSessoms, adding he was confident the cityand the base together could meet the chal-lenges that lay ahead in the next 70 years.

Rear Adm. Dixon R. Smith, Commander,Navy Region Mid-Atlantic also praised thepartnership between Oceana and surround-ing cities.

“I’m convinced that our success may layin continuing those partnerships and rela-tionships we enjoy,” he said.

The admiral pointed out 70 years ago,“Issues such as encroachment were non-exis-tent. Seventy years ago, we would have nevereven thought of training alongside our counter-parts … Strong partnerships will continue todefine the installation … We will continue towork together to build upon our partnerships.”

U.S. Congressman Scott Rigell also par-ticipated in the ceremony.

“It’s a great joy and privilege to celebrate70 years in the company of patriots,” he saidbefore providing the invocation.

Although never stationed at Oceana, NavyLeague of Hampton Roads President Jon Gal-linetti, a retired Marine Corps major generaland aviator, shared his memories of landingat Oceana and visiting the Officers’ Club onFriday night. Gallinetti said the Navy Leagueof Hampton Roads was proud to be able to

sponsor the anniversary celebration.Among the guests was Melba Fairley

Carter, just 10 years old when her fatherbecame the first commanding officer ofNAAS Oceana. The family lived in the Nor-view section of Norfolk and she still remem-bers how her mother used to pack an emer-gency kit for the long drive to the base.

At that time, Carter explained there wasn’tmuch along the two-lane road known as Vir-ginia Beach Blvd., so if the vehicle brokedown, her mother knew she could be stranded.

Carter was responsible for ironing all ofher father’s white uniforms.

“They had to be creased just so. It was allspit and polish back then,” she laughed.

She said her father who retired as a com-mander in 1955, and died in 2006 at theage of 98, would have been amazed at whatOceana looks like today.

Former NAS Oceana commanding offi-cer retired Capt. Dexter Rumsey was alsorecognized during the celebration. Rumsey,whose 96th birthday was Aug. 4, command-ed the air station from July of 1964 to No-vember of 1966.

Rumsey recalled how his first orderof business was to get more money torun Oceana. Only having been allotted$300,000, Rumsey found out NAS Jackson-ville had received $3 million. After a lot ofwork, he was successful in getting that $3million and believes “that’s when the air sta-tion really took off.”

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70th Anniversarycelebrates history,heritage of Oceana

“It’s hard to imagine this began with 328 acres ofswamp land.” – Rear Adm. Mike Shoemaker, Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic

Photos by Harry Gerwien | Military Newspapers of VirginiaLocal author Amy Waters Yarsinske signs copies of her book“Mud Flats to Master Jet Base: Fifty Years at NAS Oceana” forthose attending the 70th Anniversary celebration. Much of theinformation for this section was obtained from her book andNAS Oceana Public Affairs archives.

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Our history and our dailylives are increasinglyintertwined and interwoven.”

- Virginia Beach Mayor William Sessoms (below)

It’s a great joy and privilegeto celebrate 70 years in thecompany of patriots.”

- U.S. Congressman Scott Rigell (below)

Naval AirStation Oceanacelebrates its

70th nniversary

Harry Gerwien | Military Newspapers of VirginiaSeventy years of history was on display for Oceana’s history celebration, as NAS Oceana CommandingOfficer Capt. Bob Geis addressed the audience of state and local politicians, senior Navy leadership,former commanding officers and others who played an important role in the base’s history. Among themany displays in hangar 145 was the A-6 Intruder (foreground).

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With World War II looming, navalaviators in Tidewater had onlyNaval Air Station Norfolk and

two grassy auxiliary landing strips on whichto train. When the Bureau of Aeronauticsdecided that was insufficient for the numberof carrier squadrons to practice on, the com-mander in chief, Naval Air Force Atlanticwas directed to secure four additional fieldsaround Norfolk.

Because an auxiliary landing field had al-ready been planned at Oceana in PrincessAnne County (now Virginia Beach), as earlyas 1938, the U.S. government began negotia-tions to purchase 328.95 acres for a small air-field and dive bombing field to accommodate32 officers and 172 enlisted men.

Known as Potter’s Farm, the land belongedto John W. and Dean S. Potter and was pur-chased for $35,000, most of which was depos-ited with a “declaration of taking” on Dec. 18,1940. By the time it was officially commis-sioned as NavalAuxiliaryAir Station (NAAS)Oceana on Aug. 17, 1943, the base needed tobe rapidly expanded to meet the demand fortrained fighter pilots for World War II.

Oceana was seen as the perfect locationfor an auxiliary field. The town of Oceanawas considered remote with the only indus-try being a sawmill operation, and three orfour small food stores, a restaurant, threegas stations and a post office within one ofthe food stores. Located between the villageand the Princess Anne Courthouse was 5,000acres of farmland, from which the base grewover the years.

The first commanding officer of NAASOceana was Lt. Jesse A. Fairley. Fairley re-called later how even in Oceana’s early his-tory, he received noise complaints from thefew residents in the vicinity of the base aboutthe large bomber engines and constant noisefrom fighters and bombers, who were pre-paring to go to war.

Along with Oceana and Norfolk, WorldWar II fighter pilots trained at outlyingfields in Fentress, Pungo, Monogram andCreeds – of those four, only Fentress is stillin use today.

Seen as the “tip of the spear,” the NavyDepartment knew Oceana and its runwaysneeded to be expanded, so it began appraisingacreage around the base for future purchase.The expansion was intended to provide facil-ities for Army fighter pilots, but the Bureauof Aeronautics designated the expansion forNavy air groups, including 64 patrol aircraft,mostly PB4Y-1 Liberators and PBY4-2 Pri-vateers, and the plan to share the airfield with

the Army was stopped. By 1945, the F4U-1DCorsair was a regular addition to the airfield,as well as the F6F-3 Hellcat, the TBM-1CAvenger and the SB2C-4E Helldiver.

The development of Oceana toward theMaster Jet Base began with Fiscal Year 1951funds which provided $13,850,000 to pur-chase 3,800 acres, construct two dual 8,000foot runways, taxiways and lighting, 260,000square yards of aircraft parking, storage for2.5 million gallons of jet fuel, a sewage dis-posal plant and 30,000 feet of railroad tracks.The concept provided for permanent basingfor four carrier air groups, along with at leastone auxiliary landing field for aviators to usefor concentrated field carrier landing prac-tice. The auxiliary field needed to include atleast one runway and a permanent air opera-tions building.

On April 1, 1952, the airfield at Oceana wasredesigned from NAAS Oceana to Naval AirStation (NAS) Oceana and Fentress was of-ficially designated as a naval auxiliary landingfield on July 7, 1952. Later that year, groundwas also broken to relocate the air station tothe southside of the field, marking the “be-

ginning of the end” for the North Station, onwhich the base had originally been built.

In 1953, construction for the ultimateMaster Jet Base was well underway ascontracts were awarded to build a hangar,parachute loft, administration building,line shacks, crash and salvage building,magazines, supply facilities, transportationgarage, operations building, heating plant,medical clinic, galley, high speed jet refuel-ing pits and an enlisted man’s club.

During this time frame, the F9F-8 Cougar,flown by the “Be-Devilers” of Fighter Squad-ron (VF) 74 and the F9F-5 Panthers flownby the “Vagabonds” of VF-84 were commonsites on the Oceana flightline. The “Waldo-men” of Attack Squadron (VA) 66 becamethe first squadron to take the F7U-3 Cutlassto the Mediterranean in February of 1956 aspart of Carrier Air Group 3 on USS Ticond-eroga (CVA 41). Also in 1956, the Be-Devil-ers received their new F4D-1 Skyrays. VF-32s“Swordsmen” received the Crusaders inMarch 1957 and deployed on USS Forrestal(CV 59) with their new aircraft.

On June 4, 1957, the airfield was official-

ly dedicated in honor of Vice Adm. ApolloSoucek, who set three world altitude recordsin the 1930s. During that same year, severalconstruction projects were completed that arestill in use today, including the Chapel of theGood Shepherd, hangar 122, the public worksbuilding and supply offices. Also opened thatyear were barracks 530, the Navy’s first Acey-Deucey Club and a commissary.

The following year saw the ribbon-cuttingfor the bachelor officers’ quarters and the of-ficers’ club, photo lab, Naval Aviation Main-tenance Training Department, a jet enginerepair shop and a guided missile shop.

As part of a military construction billpassed in 1960, the U.S. House of Represen-tatives appropriated more than 1.2 millionfor operational and maintenance facilities atOceana, with the base eventually receivingjust under $1 million of that amount to con-tinue expansion.

The first F4B Phantom II made its initialappearance in Hampton Roads at noon onApril 26, 1961 with a flight of the aircrafttouched down at Oceana. It marked the intro-duction of the Phantom II to the East Coast forfleet training and operations. VF-74 becamethe first operational Phantom squadron, flyingthe aircraft on six major deployments in thefollowing years, including to Southeast Asiaonboard USS Forrestal (CVA 59). Just threedays into launching sorties against Vietnam-ese targets in the Gulf of Tonkin on July 29,1967, a fire aboard Forrestal killed 134 Sail-ors. Among those casualties were 42 of theBe-Devilers’ enlisted Sailors and three of thesquadron’s Phantoms were destroyed.

Less than two years after the Phantom II ar-rived, the A-6 Intruders were accepted duringa ceremony at Oceana on Feb. 1, 1963. VA-42was the first squadron to receive the Intrudersand was designated as the fleet replacementtraining squadron for the Atlantic Fleet.

By 1964, Oceana’s area had increased to5,372 acres with a plant inventory of approx-imately $60.5 million. From 1959 to 1964,Oceana had disposed of all but three build-ings on the North Station and the 58 tempo-rary buildings remained on the North Stationwere disposed of following the opening ofnew facilities.

Editor’s note: Information and photoscompiled by Cathy Heimer from the JetObserver and NAS Oceana Public Affairsarchives,“Mud Flats to Master Jet Base: FiftyYears at NAS Oceana,” by Amy Waters Yarsin-ske, and the Naval Historical Society.

This article was originally published in theJet Observer.

Remembering theearly years of Oceana

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Courtesy of U.S. Navy from the Amy Waters Yarsinske collectionLt. j.g. Ray Vohden’s Grumman F9F-8 Cougar is pictured at Oceanacirca 1955.Vohden was a pilot with the “Be-Devilers” of VF-74.TheCougar belonged to the production run of the “8” models. Grummanlengthened the aircraft’s fuselage to accommodate additional fuel tanksand modified the cockpit hood and wing.VF-74 only made one deploy-ment with the Cougar, taking it to the Mediterranean from Sept. 9, 1955to March 31, 1956 before transitioning to the Douglas F4D-1 Skyray.

Rumsey was also successful in keep-ing Bell House from being demolished.Located on Oceana Blvd., the historichome served as the Oceana CO’s resi-dence until several years ago – it cur-rently serves as a residence for seniormilitary officers. Rumsey also openedthe stables on Oceana Blvd. and ispleased to see the expanded facility isstill in use today.

Capt. John Allen, who was thebase’s CO from 1986 - 1988 not onlyrepresents Oceana’s past, but hisfamily also represents the future ofnaval aviation. His son is currently amaster chief at Fleet Logistics Sup-

port Squadron (VR) 56 on Oceana,his son-in-law is stationed at NavalAir Force Atlantic and one of hisgrandsons is learning to fly the F/A-18Hornet at VFA-106, while anotherone is in flight school for the MarineCorps.

“Being in Virginia Beach and beingthe commanding officer of Oceana,how much better can a fighter pilotlive? It’s the culmination of a career… It was a special time in my life,”said Allen, who also served a tourwith the Blue Angels.

Allen is happy to see the change inthe relationship between Oceana andthe City of Virginia Beach, describingit “as being better than it’s ever been.”

Noting that “we had some issues,”when he was in charge, and believesthat BRAC in 2005 “scared everybodyinvolved – the Navy and the City ofVirginia Beach and the state of Virgin-ia, into being much better neighbors.”

The formal program concludedwith proclamations from the Com-monwealth of Virginia honoring theinstallation. Delegate Barry Knightwho represents the 81st District in theVirginia House of Delegates present-ed a commendation to the installationin honor of their anniversary. A certifi-cate of recognition on behalf of Vir-ginia Governor Bob McDonnell wasalso presented which declared Aug. 2,2013 as NAS Oceana Day in the state.

70 YEARS | Aug. 2, 2013 proclaimed by Governor as NAS Oceana Day

Harry Gerwien | Military Newspapers of VirginiaSeventy years of history was on display for Oceana’s history celebra-tion that included an audience of state and local politicians, senior Navyleadership, former commanding officers and others who have played animportant role in the base’s history.

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Courtesy of U.S. Navy from the Amy Waters Yarsinske collectionFollowing his return to Oceana on March 7, 1973, a very gaunt Cmdr. Eugene McDaniel, better knownas “Red,” addresses the media, as his family looks on. McDaniel was one of four naval aviators wholanded at Oceana that day after being held as prisoners of war for many years by the Vietnamese.

Courtesy of James Meehan from the Amy Waters Yarsinske collectionBearing a Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club Insignia below the cockpit, VA-86“Sidewinders” A-4E Skyhawk sits outside an Oceana hangar on Jan.24, 1966. The squadron would later be redesignated as VFA-86 onJuly 15, 1987.

Courtesy of PH3 (SS) Kenneth Catlett from the Amy Waters Yarsinske collectionThe enlisted barracks on Oceana’s North Station were awash in mud when this photo was taken circa 1944. An assortment of gullwing F4U-1D Corsairs and Grumman F6F Hellcats are parked on the flightline.

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When guests to NAS Oceana arrivevia aircraft, they are greeted by a signon the flightline that reads “Welcometo N.A.S. Oceana, Apollo SoucekField.” But few people anymore knowanything about Apollo Soucek andwhy the airfield honors him.

Apollo Soucek Field was dedicatedon June 4, 1957 with many flag of-ficers and other VIPs in attendanceat the ceremony on Oceana, whichincluded a flyover by the Navy’sFlight Demonstration Team, the BlueAngels and a 35-piece combinedband with musicians from the Navyand Air Force. The entire issue of theOceana Jet Observer for that weekwas dedicated to Soucek and his ac-complishments.

But the guest of honor, who hadreached the rank of vice admiral, was

not present. He had died on July 22,1955, just 21 days after illness forcedhis retirement, while serving as thechief of the Navy’s Bureau of Aero-nautic.

An aviation pioneer of his day,Soucek first gained recognition onMay 8, 1929 when flying an opencockpit Wright Apache Plane, he setthe world altitude record at 39,140feet. While the record was beaten lessthan three weeks later, Soucek set anew one on June 4, 1929 for Class“C” Seaplanes, when he reached38,559 feet, a record that remainedfor 10 years.

On the first anniversary of thatseaplane record, Lt. Soucek took offfrom NAS Anacostia, near Washing-ton D.C., in a Wright Apache LandPlane with a 450 horsepower Pratt

and Whitney engine, and regained theworld altitude record at 43,166 feet.The record remained for two years.That accomplishment earned him theDistinguished Flying Cross for his“hazardous high altitude flights andexperiments to develop and perfectsuperchargers, propellers, oxygenbreathing equipment and protectiveclothing.” At the time of his records,Soucek was serving as superintendantof the aeronautical engine laboratoryat the Naval Aircraft Factory in Phila-delphia.

Soucek’s genuine intellectual curi-osity that led him to understand andimprove aircraft engines, instrumentsand flight gear, was acquired early inlife. Born in Medford, Okla., on Feb.24, 1897, it was where Soucek alsohad his first taste of aeronautics. He

and his brother Zeus (who would alsobecome a naval aviator), built a realglider, which they launched – alongwith themselves – from the top of atwo-story building. Neither was hurtand much to their delight, their cre-ation actually worked. After teachingschool for a year in his hometown,Soucek was appointed to the U.S.Naval Academy, graduating with theclass of 1921.

As an ensign, he served on USSMississippi (BB 41), with Division8, Battleship Squadron 4, Pacific andthen Division 4, Battle Fleet. Afterearning a transfer to aviation in Feb-ruary 1924, Soucek went to Pensac-ola, Fla., earning his wings as NavalAviator 3145 on Aug. 1, 1924. Heserved tours on USS Langley (CV 1)with Observation Squadron 2, BattleFleet and on USS Maryland (BB 46)with Observation Squadron 1.

From 1930-32, Soucek served assquadron flight officer for FightingSquadron 3, based on USS Lexing-ton (CV 2) and went on to serve asthe gunnery and executive officer onUSS Saratoga (CV 3) and on USSYorktown (CV 5), along with a touras a junior officer at the Bureau ofAeronautics at the Navy Department.

He reported to USS Hornet (CV 8)on Oct. 20, 1941, as the navigator, butwas on duty as the executive officerwhen the Hornet was lost in the Battle

of Santa Cruz Islands on Oct. 26,1942. He earned the Silver Star andLegion of Merit for his part in keep-ing the ship out of enemy hands as itwas going down.

Soucek went on to serve as com-missioning CO for USS Franklin D.Roosevelt (CVB 42) in 1945; Com-mander, Carrier Division 14; CO ofNaval Air Test Center Patuxent River,Md. in 1947; director of aviation plansand programs within the Office of theDeputy Chief of Naval Operations forAir. It was his tour as assistant chiefof naval operations for aviation plansin 1951 that led to a tour as a navalattaché for air in London.After a brieftour as Commander, Carrier Division3, he earned his crowning achieve-ment in 1953 – appointment as chiefof the Bureau of Aeronautics – a tourthat was to be for four years. But hisillness in February of 1955 led to hisretirement from the career he loved somuch on July 1, 1955 and his deaththree weeks later.

Editor’s note: Informationand photos compiled by CathyHeimer from the Jet Observerand NAS Oceana Public Affairsarchives,“Mud Flats to Master JetBase: Fifty Years at NAS Oceana,”by Amy Waters Yarsinske, and theNaval Historical Society.

This article was originally pub-lished in the Jet Observer.

MC2 Antonio P. Turretto RamosA sign in front of NAS Oceana Air Opera-tions with the official name of the airfieldas Apollo Soucek Field. The airfield isnamed after aviation pioneer Vice Adm.Apollo Soucek (left), a Navy test pilotwho set the global altitude record in 1930by flying a Curtiss “Hawk” biplane to analtitude of 43,166 feet.

■ did you know?Apollo Soucek Field is named after Lt. (later Adm.) Apollo Soucek, a Navy test pilot who set theglobal altitude record in 1930 by flying a Curtiss “Hawk” biplane to an altitude of 43,166 feet

APOLLO SOUCEK FIELDThe man behind the name

Courtesy of U.S. NavyLt. Apollo Soucek walks away from his Wright Apache after establishing a new world’s altitude mark for Class “C” Seaplanes,June 4, 1929.

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Throughout the 70-year his-tory of NAS Oceana, many air-craft, such as the F-4 Phantomand F4U Corsair, have comeand gone from the flightline,but perhaps no aircraft wasmore beloved than the Grum-man A-6 Intruder. The Intrud-ers arrived at Oceana whenthe “Green Pawns” of AttackSquadron (VA) 42 becamethe first squadron to acceptthe A-6 on Feb. 1, 1963. Overits history, the Intruder wasflown by the “Blue Blasters”of VA-34, the “Black Falcons”of VA-85 and the “Black Pan-thers” of VA-35, the A-6 fleetreplacement squadron.

But like many other air-craft who called the MasterJet Base home over the years,the Navy made the decisionto retire the aircraft. By theend of 1996 and beginning of1997, came the final farewellsfor the workhorse, much lovedby those who flew it.

The “Sunday Punchers,” thefinal remaining A-6 squadronon the East Coast, returnedto NAS Oceana from theirlast deployment on Dec. 19,1996. Attached to Carrier AirWing 17, the Sunday Punch-ers racked up more than 3,000flight hours and a 98 percentsortie completion rate, in lessthan six months aboard USSEnterprise (CVN 65).

Less than a month after re-turning to Oceana, aircrewbegan flying the planes to theirfinal home at the AerospaceMaintenance and Regenera-tion Center (AMARC) at Da-vis-Monthan Air Force Basein Tuscon, Ariz. More com-monly known as the “BoneYard,” it was a difficult flightfor aviators such as Lt. PatrickDay, who flew one of the lastremaining Intruders out.

“I parked that aircraft onthe line in AMARC and guysimmediately jumped on andstarted taping it up,” said Dayin a 1997 interview.

In a farewell salute on Feb.6, four A-6s made a final fly-over of familiar HamptonRoads landmarks, includingNAS Oceana, Rudee Inlet,Cape Henry, Willoughby Spit,Fort Monroe, the carrier piersat Naval Station Norfolk, Wa-terside, then headed south toNorth Carolina for a flyoverof Marine Corps Air Sta-tion Cherry Point, the WrightBrothers Memorial and theNavy Dare County TargetRange.

Then on Feb. 28, a chap-ter in naval aviation wasclosed. A ceremony at Oceanamarked the disestablishmentof VA-75 and the Intruder’sretirement. More than 1,700guests and 200 squadronmembers crowded the hangarfor the ceremony.

Commander in Chief, U.S.Pacific Fleet Adm. Joseph

Prueher, an A-6 pilot, sharedguest speaker honors withSecretary of the Navy JohnDalton.

“We bid farewell to one ofthe most successful naval air-craft of all time and we downa squadron that has served soproudly since World War II,”said Dalton.

Prueher noted how thehundreds of A-6s flown bythe Navy and Marine Corpsracked up more than 2.8 mil-lion flight hours, “many ofthem dodging fire and drop-ping bombs in Vietnam.” Healso paid tribute to the 178men who had died in theplane, saying they were prob-ably watching as the SundayPunchers retired the Navy’slast A-6 squadron

The story, by Jet ObserverAssistant Editor Monica Fa-vorite, published in the March6, 1997 Jet Observer, notedhow the “A-6 may not be themost glamorous-looking air-craft, its ability to drop bombsin any weather, day or night, atlow levels have given it a rep-utation for brute strength andundaunted success. During its34-year history, the Intruderhas seen combat in Vietnam,Lebanon, Libya, over thewaters of the Arabian Gulfand over the shores of Kuwaitand Iraq.”

The final honor for theSunday Punchers was thepresentation to VA-75 Com-manding Officer Cmdr. JamesGigliotti of the Battle “E.”Presented by Commander,Naval Air Force U.S. Atlan-tic Fleet, Vice Adm. John J.Mazach, the admiral told thecrowd that award was given tothe squadron because it far ex-ceeded standards and not forsentimental reasons.

Editor’s note: Informationand photos compiled by CathyHeimer from the Jet Observerand NAS Oceana Public Af-fairs archives,“Mud Flats toMaster Jet Base: Fifty Years atNAS Oceana,” by Amy WatersYarsinske, and the Naval His-torical Society.

This article was originallypublished in the Jet Observer.

Jet Observer file photos

Cmdr. James Gigliotti, then commanding officer, VA-75 presents Lt.Mark Colombo and Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class DanielHanshaw with the Rough/Ambrogi Memorial Leadership awardduring the squadron’s disestablishment ceremony on Feb. 28, 1997.Gigliotti was also presented the Legion of Merit and as a captain,would go on to command USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).

Oceana saysgoodbye toA-6 Intruder

■ flight of theintrudersThe Intruders arrived atOceana when the “GreenPawns” of Attack Squadron(VA) 42 became the firstsquadron to accept theA-6 on Feb. 1, 1963. Overits history, the Intruderwas flown by the “BlueBlasters” of VA-34, the“Black Falcons” of VA-85and the “Black Panthers”of VA-35, the A-6 fleetreplacement squadron.

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Above: FourA-6s madea final fly-over of NASOceanaon Feb. 6,1997.

Right: Thefinal Grum-man A-6,from VA-75,part ofCarrier AirWing 17, islaunched offUSS Enter-prise (CVN65) on Dec.19, 1996 atthe conclu-sion of thedeployment.

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Over the years, a variety of animals havedisrupted air traffic at NAS Oceana,including deer, fox, snapping turtles,ducks, black snakes, nutria and a va-riety of birds, such as hawks, seagulls,

eagles, turkey vultures and others. Butperhaps none have caused quite the

problems described in the followingstory which ran in the April 23, 1970 Jet

Observer with the headline, “Oceana possecommended for shooting the bull.”

It was approximately 5 p.m. on April 8 when thewoman called. At the time, people at security figured itto be a routine call. Little did they know, it would meanchasing a bull all over the station for the next seven days.

What the woman in that call reported was that her800-pound bull had escaped and was last seen headingin the direction of the station’s fuel farm. At first, therewas no real cause for alarm – the bull had been dis-turbed by his barnyard buddies and he had just wantedto get away from it all.

Then it was realized that he might want to do somegrazing on one of the station’s runways. This was dan-gerous, so the chase was on. Immediately B.K. Sim-mons, game warden and part-time bullfighter, wascalled in. He led the search for the missing bull. Crashand salvage was notified and was soon on the scene.The operations tower was called and informed theymight be landing an aircraft in somebody’s pasture.

Before the chase was over, the fire chief and twocowboys would also be called in.

The chase continued through the woodsnear the fuel farm until early Friday morning.

By that time, it was too crowded, so the bullheaded for the open spaces.

The communication from the game warden to thetower must have been something like “Bull on runway30.” It was something new for any air controllman.

Crossing the airfield with the posse following, thebull suddenly realized things were getting worse. Early

morning traffic can be too much for anybody. With noregard for the traffic cop, El Toro sprinted through thestation, past the admin building and headed for thepicnic area in front of the main gate.

The posse quit the chase at 10:30 a.m. Friday morning(April 10), hoping the bull would take weekend liberty.Meanwhile there would be time to get the tranquilizerguns ready in case he came back on station. Actually, itgave them time to think about shooting the bull, ratherthan shooting the bull, or something like that.

The time came in handy as the bull cut his libertyshort. He backtracked across the airfield and waschased into the woods by crash and salvage personnel.It was Saturday night.

The search went on through Monday, when the bullwas met head on by a tranquilizer pellet. It was prob-ably all the exercise, rather than the pellet that slowedhim down, but he wasn’t finished yet. Early Tuesdaymorning after another dose of the tranquilizer, the bulldropped his landing gear. El Toro was escorted backhome by a very happy and totally weary group.

The alert was over. Air controllmen could start look-ing for airplanes again.

B.K. Simmons summed it all up with “That’s therunningest $/%& bull I’ve ever seen!”

The story is true and the names weren’t changed toprotect the innocent. The posse should be commendedfor a job well done, even if it was the longest bull ses-sion ever held at Oceana.

Ed McDuell, the Jet Observer editor at the time,added this note: “Although many people were involvedwith the bull episode, special praise should go to theSecurity Department, whose personnel spent many off-duty hours, both day and night, in the chase.”

Editor’s note: Information compiled by Cathy Heimerfrom the Jet Observer and NAS Oceana Public Affairsarchives,“Mud Flats to Master Jet Base: FiftyYears at NASOceana,” by Amy Waters Yarsinske, and the Naval Histori-cal Society.

This article was originally published in the Jet Observer.

NAS Oceana has been host to many “firsts”in naval aviation during the installation’s 70-year history. While the latest accomplish-ment by women at Oceana saw Capt. SaraJoyner become the first female commanderof a carrier air wing during a CVW-3s changeof command on Jan. 4, 2013, women havebeen making naval aviation history through-out Oceana’s history

One of those women was Ensign Rose-mary B. Conatser. On July 24, 1974, Conat-ser became the first female pilot to reportto NAS Oceana, after being designated as anaval aviator on June 17 of that year.

Her arrival was a media sensation, withtelevision stations and newspapers fromaround Virginia interviewing the 21-year-old Conatser. The entire center of the Aug. 1,1974 Jet Observer was devoted to her arrivalwith photos of her, including the media inter-views. The Jet Observer story described heras “the attractive and petite 5 ft. 4 in. pilot,”who had to deal with the problem of flightsuits being too large.

By the time she arrived at her first squad-ron, Composite Squadron (VC) 2, Conatser,who grew up in San Diego, Calif., was wellknown. At 19, she became the first woman tograduate from Purdue University’s aeronauti-cal program and was a qualified private andcommercial pilot with instrument, commercialinstructor and commercial instrument instruc-tor ratings. She had nearly 700 hours in civil-ian aircraft before becoming a Navy pilot.

Even in that first round of media inter-views at Oceana, Conatser had already sether sights on a professional flying career. Co-natser applied for a commission in the Navythrough Officer Candidate School, saying theopportunities as a Navy pilot far outweighedthose of a civilian pilot. She was one of thefirst eight women selected for naval flighttraining, with six of those eight earning theirwings of gold. The other five women wereBarbara Allen Rainey, Jane Skiles O’Dea,Judith Ann Neuffer, Ana Marie Fuqua andJoellen Drag.

The new pilot was married to EnsignDouglas Conatser, also a naval aviator, sta-tioned at Attack Squadron 42, an A-6 trainingsquadron at NAS Oceana

VC-2 flew both the S-2 Tracker, a propel-ler-driven plane, and the A-4 Skyhawk. Co-natser was first assigned to fly the S-2s. Shemade naval aviation history again when shebecame the first female military aviator onthe East Coast to fly solo in a military jet, theA-4L Skyhawk on Jan. 29, 1976. She madethe flight as part of a two-plane formationwith Lt. Scott Wallace in the second Sky-hawk.

During an interview with the Virginian-Pilot on Jan. 30, 1976, Conatser noted thatthe most difficult part about the transition tojets was “that it’s faster, therefore, you haveto think faster.”

As she pursued her naval aviation career,Conatser preferred to be recognized on hermerits, not because she was a woman. Oftenasked if she thought women should be allowedto fly in combat, her answers showed howmuch she had thought about that possibility.

“I don’t think I would like to fly anymorethan anyone else in combat,” she continued,“but as a naval officer, I think it would bemy duty as much as anyone else’s,” she saidduring the 1976 interview with the Virginian-Pilot, before the rules were lifted that prohib-ited women from flying in combat.

Also in 1976, as a lieutenant junior grade,she converted to the A-7 Corsair II. On Dec.14, 1976, an article in the Panama City News-Herald in Fla., reported that Conatser becamethe first woman to qualify in the Corsair II.

While stationed at Oceana, every of Co-natser’s accomplishments, even off-duty,made news. An Aug. 7, 1975 Jet Observerarticle reported that Conatser, with fellowflight school graduate Lt. j.g. Joellen Drag,competed in the 1975 Powder Puff Derby.The two naval aviators were among the 95finishers in the all-female, transcontinentalrace. The women flew a Cessna 172 providedby the NAS North Island, Calif. Flying Club.They averaged 128 miles per hour on theirJuly 4-7 flight, which was seven miles overtheir handicap. They flew a total of 2,590.75miles in 19.5 hours.

Conatser, whose last name later becameMariner, went on to become the first womanto command an operational aviation squad-ron, Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron(VAQ) 34 before her retirement from theNavy as a captain in 1997.

Editor’s note: Information and photoscompiled by Cathy Heimer from the JetObserver and NAS Oceana Public Affairsarchives,“Mud Flats to Master Jet Base:Fifty Years at NAS Oceana,” by Amy WatersYarsinske, and the Naval Historical Society.

This article was originally published in theJet Observer.

U.S. Navy file photosLt. j.g. Rosemary Conatser from VC-2 at NAS Oceana, became the first woman on the East Coast to solo in ajet – the A-4L Skyhawk and is believed to be the first woman to do so in a single-seat, military jet aircraft.

I don’t think I would like to fly anymore than anyone else in combat, butas a naval officer, I think it would be my duty as much as anyone else’s.”

- Ensign Rosemary B. Conatser, the first female pilot to report to NAS Oceana, when asked whether women should be allowed to fly in combat

Women at Oceana makenaval aviation history

■ earning her wingsAt 19, Rosemary Conatser became thefirst woman to graduate from PurdueUniversity’s aeronautical program and wasa qualified private and commercial pilotwith instrument, commercial instructor andcommercial instrument instructor ratings.

NO BULL: WHEN EL TOROTOOK OVER THE AIRFIELD

■ running withthe bullThe posse of one part-timebullfighter, two cowboys,one fire chief and severaldepartments ended thechase for El Toro afterseven long days onOceana.

The historic house, locatedat 805 Oceana Blvd., was be-lieved to have been built inabout 1810 by Joshua JamesII. The house was originallynamed “Cedar Grove,” forthe many cedars that lined thelong driveway. James mar-ried Mary Dale Woodhousein 1817 and following herdeath, married Maria Cappsin 1847. When James diedin 1860, his widow inheritedthe home and probably mostof the 698 acres around thehouse, which caused somecontroversy at the time, ashe had three children fromhis first marriage. After beingwidowed a second time,Capps then married Alexan-der W. Bell, whose name thehouse retains, purchased thehome and 509 acres in 1873for $4,500.

The house, believed to bethe only one of its kind re-maining in Virginia Beach,was designed in a typicallyantebellum style, unique toHampton Roads. That stylewas more commonly found

in Maryland, especiallyaround Frederick and Hag-erstown. The spacious brickhouse features high ceil-ings, traditional wide boardfloors and the original eightsymmetrical rooms, eachwith a fireplace and mantel.The wide door frame mostlikely was for double doors,common in homes of that era.The spacious and well-builthome was elegantly suited tothe life of a prosperous plan-tation owner of the period.The windows along the back

looked out to the Virginiacountryside, providing a verycommon view of chickens,geese, cows and a barn.

At the time of Bell’s death,there was a cemetery locatedbehind the house and thatwas where he was buried.About two years after theNavy bought the home andproperty in 1952, the cem-etery was moved – except forone grave that no one cameforward to claim. Because hehad no children, it was widelybelieved that grave belongedto Bell, but was later foundto be incorrect. Although notable to be confirmed by cur-rent airfield personnel, an un-dated information card aboutBell House says that whoeverlies in that grave does so be-neath a small bronze plaqueset in the concrete jet runwayof NAS Oceana.

The home and landchanged hands in 1878, when698 acres and the home weresold to William Cooke andthen later to the Whitehu-rst family and a Mr. Parker.

During Parker’s time, a storywent around about a greatdeal of silver and moneybeing buried somewhere onthe property. One man, whowas especially interested inlocating this treasure, wouldcome around at night to dig.Parker decided to put a per-manent stop to the trespasserby dressing himself in a sheetone night and crying mourn-fully. While it stopped thedigger from returning, it alsoprobably started the persis-tent rumor about a ghost inthe house.

While the trespasser may

not have found silver ormoney, over the years, Indianartifacts, antique bottles anda bayonet were found on theproperty.

Bell House then passedhands to a Mr. Sawyer, thenMr. Gallup, followed byCharlie Cartwright, who pur-chased the house in 1937 andadded electricity to the home.

In 1942, the Taylor family,who owned Taylor Salt andChemical Company, pur-chased the house and addi-tional acreage, giving themmore than 1,000 acres aroundthe property. It was then theden was added across theback of the home, as wellas two large bathrooms, amaid’s quarters and bathabove. Prior to that time, theonly bathroom was outside ofthe home.

Al Taylor also added asmall tenant home behind thehouse for a Mr. Lawson andhis family, who took care ofthe Taylor family’s horsesand other chores around theproperty. Taylor also enter-tained locals by holding horseraces, bull fights and roosterfights in front of his home.Paying customers came fromall over Hampton Roads forthe events, held on Sundayafternoons.

For about 20 years after theNavy bought the property toexpand Oceana, Bell Housewas the home of Oceana’scommanding officers. It wasthen used for the residenceof Commander, TacticalWings Atlantic, which washeadquartered at Oceana. Iteventually reverted back tothe home of the Oceana com-manding officer until exten-sive renovations were donein 2007 during the time Capt.Mark Hunter, commandingofficer of Oceana, lived in thehome.

Bell House is now main-tained by Lincoln MilitaryHousing and is as a privateresidence for active dutyO-6s and their families. Be-cause of its history and ar-chitecture, the home is listedon the Princess Anne County/Virginia Beach Historical So-ciety’s website at www.vir-giniabeachhistory.org.

Editor’s note: Informa-tion and photos compiled byCathy Heimer from the JetObserver and NAS OceanaPublic Affairs archives,“MudFlats to Master Jet Base:Fifty Years at NAS Oceana,”by Amy Waters Yarsinske, andthe Naval Historical Society.

This article was originallypublished in the Jet Observer.

An undated aerial view of Bell House, located at 805 OceanaBlvd. The Navy purchased the home and land around it whenOceana began to expand in 1952.

The Bell House, which has served as the home of NASOceana commanding officers, has a very rich history thatincludes a cemetery, rumors of a ghost, horse races, bullfights and rooster fights on the front lawn of the home

Bell House offers Oceana historical link to the past

MC2 Antonio P. Turretto RamosThe Bell House has been used as the residence of the Oceana commanding officer and the Tactical WingAtlantic commander, but is now a private residence for active duty O-6s and their families.

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■ bell househistoryIn the 1940s, then BellHouse owner Al Taylorheld horse races, bullfights and rooster fightsin front of his home.Paying customerscame from all overHampton Roads for theevents, held on Sundayafternoons.

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Shortly after Oceana wascommissioned as a naval auxil-iary air station (NAAS) on Aug.17, 1943, plans were underwayfor the eventual expansion ofthe facility. While Oceana’s ex-pansion was originally intendedto provide facilities for Armyfighter squadrons, the Bureauof Aeronautics had different in-tentions. The station was madeavailable for Navy air groups,including 64 patrol squadron air-craft, mostly PB4Y-1 Liberatorsand PB4Y-2 Privateers.

It was under Oceana Com-manding Officer Capt. JosephF. Quilter’s leadership in 1950 - 51, that NAAS Oceana’srunways were expanded and additional property aroundthe base was acquired to begin changing Oceana from thetightly configured, smaller airfield into a fully-functioningnaval air station.

With the introduction of new aircraft such as the AD-4Skyraider, which most Oceana squadrons began to receiveat the end of 1949, expansion of Oceana, especially the run-ways became a priority. Expansion of the station began inearnest when the runways were closed to military air trafficon Sept. 29, 1950 to extend runways 14 and 23 from 6,000feet to 8,000 feet.

Expansion also meant the closure of Princess Anne Court-house Rd., which was believed to be the first of many skir-mishes between Oceana and city officials. The Navy won thefirst skirmish by hosting open houses for the public to seethe expansion plans and making sure the information wasdistributed to community planners and residential builders.

Other expansion projects at that time included housing for thebase’s executive officer, finished in September of 1950 and fin-ishing storage facilities for 10,000 barrels of jet fuel. The coalstoves on the installation’s officer and enlisted quarters were allconverted to steam heat. Construction on a rail spur and repairsto the existing track were completed on Nov. 22, 1950.

At the re-opening of the NAAS Oceana’s main runway onSept. 19, 1951, Quilter was credited as being the first pilotto land on the expanded runway. But that honor actually be-longs to Aviation Machinist’s Mate (ADC) 1st Class HenryH. H. Mathews, an aviation pilot. Mathews flew a GrummanF6F-5 Hellcat (Bureau Number 94032), into Oceana, close-ly followed by Quilter in the North American SNJ-5 Texan(Bureau number 85062). Less than seven months after thatflight, the station was commissioned as NAS Oceana onApril 1, 1952.

Editor’s note: Information and photos compiled by CathyHeimer from the Jet Observer and NAS Oceana Public Af-fairs archives,“Mud Flats to Master Jet Base: Fifty Yearsat NAS Oceana,” by Amy Waters Yarsinske, and the NavalHistorical Society.

This article was originally published in the Jet Observer.

Courtesy of U.S. NavyAviation Machinist’s Mate 1st Class Henry H. H. Mathew’s Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat and Capt. Joseph F. Quilter’s Texan sit side-by-side onOceana’s tarmac following their historic flight on Sept. 19, 1951.

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The 2008 NAS Oceana Air Show marked 50years of high-flying aerobatics, Sept. 19 -21.The following are some highlights of the show,also known as the Oceana Open House.

June 11, 1955 – Close to 5,000 people wereanticipated at the carnival and air show week.

June 14, 1963 – The highlight of the monthfor NAS Oceana and for the citizens of theTidewater area was the Flag Day ceremoniesat NAS Oceana. The two featured events ofthe day were the Blue Angels and The Navy’sShooting Stars.

Aug. 25 - 26, 1973 – The U.S. Navy Para-chute Team, comprised of Navy SEALS per-formed for the first time at NAS Oceana andwere designated as the “Leap Frogs” the fol-lowing year. The Navy’s newest fighter, theF-14 Tomcat performed for the first time for thecrowd.

Sept. 10, 1978 – A prototype of the F/A-18Hornet made its first appearance at the NASOceana Open House.

Sept. 22, 1985 – Disappointing news for the1985 air show and the 200,000 people wholined the Oceanfront from Fort Story to RudeeInlet: The Blue Angels were rained out.

Sept. 20, 1987 – The air show was dedicatedto Cmdr. Dick Shram who died of a brain hem-orrhage. Shram had been the master of ceremo-nies since 1973. The Blue Angels played toan audience of more than 75,000. On Sunday,30,000 people wore raincoats and toted umbrel-

las due to the rain.Sept. 22, 1990 – NAS Oceana implemented

the newly-approved Navy commercial spon-sorship program to raise needed dollars for theNAS Oceana Morale, Welfare and Recreationprograms for Sailors.

Sept. 12, 1992 – The air show featured forthe first time the Canadian Snowbirds precisionjet performance team.

Sept. 23, 1995 – The NAS Oceana Air Showwas deemed the largest air show on the EastCoast.

Sept. 20, 1997 – For the first year, NASOceana opened their twilight show to thepublic, an event usually reserved for perform-ers and sponsors.

Sept. 22, 2001 – In the wake of the attackson New York and the Pentagon on Sept. 11,the Oceana Air Show was cancelled for secu-rity concerns. Air Show Director Deb Mitchellsaid, “Canceling a show in two weeks is harderthan creating one over six months.”

Sept. 17, 2005 – The last F-14 Tomcat Tacti-cal Demonstration was performed.

Sept. 9, 2006 – This show marked the finalpublic appearance of the F-14 Tomcat, one ofthe most storied jet fighters in naval aviationhistory. Attendance that year was 240,000.

Editor’s note: Information compiled by Rich-ard Erie, NAS Oceana Air Show Director.

This article was originally published in theJet Observer.

AIRSHOW HIGHLIGHTSTHROUGH THE YEARS

■ oceana open houseThe NAS Oceana Air Show celebrated 50 yearsof high-flying aerobatics with its 2008 show. Onthis page you’ll find candid photos and highlightsof the show through the years.

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The 25th Anniversary celebration of NASOceana in 1968 was a week-long event that in-cluded an open house for the community withbus tours, a concert by the School of Music,an anniversary service in the chapel, a softballtournament, visits by flag officers and a musicalperformance by Miss Oceana.

Unlike this year’s 70th Anniversary which isconstrained by sequestration and budget issues,the 1968 celebration included a performance bythe Navy’s Flight Demonstration Team, the “BlueAngels.” The “Blues” didn’t let a little rain at 8a.m. cancel their performance to kick off the fes-tivities. Patiently waiting for clear skies, the morethan 50,000 people who attended the air showwere rewarded with spectacular performancesthat day. Skydivers from SEAL Team 2 openedthe show with precision jumping, followedby demonstrations by a rescue helicopter andOceana squadrons showcasing their flying skills.

Then there was the “Flying Professor,” NavalReserve Capt. Dick Schram, whose zany anticsproved more amazing than the advance publici-ty had promised. Part of his routine brought himbreezing just a few feet above the Blue Angels’parked aircraft. Flying his aerobatic routine inhis signature stock Piper Cub, Schram’s flying

attire was not that of a flight suit, but instead ablack suit, bow tie and black top hat, along withhis “How to Fly” book.

The crowd was welcomed to the 25th An-niversary Air Show by Oceana CommandingOfficer Capt. Albert K. Earnest, who shared thereviewing stand with Rear Adm. Roger Mehle,Commander, Fleet Air Norfolk.

Special buses were brought in to provideabout 2,500 visitors a chance for a better look attheir flying Navy during the celebration. On thetarmac, visitors took refuge from the hot Julysun under the many static displays, includingthe very popular A-6 Intruder.

A unique, annual tradition at Oceana at thattime was the game of donkey basketball. Vol-unteers riding the mules entertained the crowdof several hundred during a nighttime game, aspart of the anniversary.

Miriam Kjar was selected from a field of ninecontestants as Miss Oceana during the 25thAnniversary Pageant. Kjar was a keypunch op-erator at the air station’s data processing office.Among the contest judges was Master ChiefPetty Officer of the Navy Delbert Black. Kjar,an accomplished guitarist entertained the crowdwith folk songs. In her white gown and pumps,

sash and crown, Miss Oceana was also photo-graphed nearly as much as Oceana’s CO duringthe celebration as she danced the anniversarywaltz with him, posed for photos with Mehleand assisted Oceana Executive Officer Cmdr.J.D. Ifft with a cake-cutting.

The Tidewater Council of Boys Scouts ofAmerica Camporee was held at Oceana thatweek to coincide with the celebration. Earnestvisited with the Scouts, who were from everycommunity across Hampton Roads. The boysand their scoutmasters enjoyed a week of swim-ming, camping, games and of course – the 25thAnniversary Air Show.

A 25th Anniversary Softball Tournament onJuly 16 preceded the celebration. The determinedOceana All-Stars upset the heavily-favored“Pawns” of Attack Squadron 42 with a score of7-6. It was the first loss for VA-42 that year.

Editor’s note: Information and photos com-piled by Cathy Heimer from the Jet Observer andNAS Oceana Public Affairs archives,“Mud Flatsto Master Jet Base: Fifty Years at NAS Oceana,”by Amy Waters Yarsinske, and the Naval Histori-cal Society.

This article was originally published in the JetObserver.

A flashback to Oceana’s 25th Anniversary

The 25th anniversary celebration of NASOceana in 1968 was a week-long event.

NAS Oceana Public Affairs archivesDuring the 25th Anniversary celebration,Miss Oceana Miriam Kjar is crowned byNAS Oceana Executive Officer Cmdr.J.D. Ifft. Kjar was a keypunch operator atOceana’s data processing office.

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