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F/A-18Cs being phase out at NAS Oceana

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The U.S. Navy is preparing to transition all remaining F/A-18Cs stationed at NAS Oceana to the F/A-18E/F. Members of the public are invited to two meetings end of this month to discuss and make comments on a draft environmental assessment of the swap.

FA-18C Hornet of VFA-83 landing on USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) in November 2015
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman L. A. Preston [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The meetings are scheduled for the following dates (both are from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.):

  • Aug. 29 at the Columbian Club in Virginia Beach
  • Aug. 30 at the Hickory Ruritan Club in Chesapeake

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