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March 14, 2008 Naval Aviation Depot changes name to Fleet Readiness Center Southeast.
March 27, 2008 VS-31 disestablishment ceremony.
April 4, 2008 New traffic light and crosswalk added 200 feet east of entrance to VP-30
hangar on Yorktown. New parking lot corner Yorktown and Gillis completed.
Use not starting until 28 April.
May-June 2008 Speed bumps, requested by base Security, installed at all three gates.
June 9, 2008 Naval Hospital Jacksonville Surgical Suite Addition groundbreaking ceremony
(35.8M project).
June 17, 2008 Traffic light at Gillis and Yorktown turned on. Crosswalk walk light 200 feet to
the east discontinued.
June 25, 2008 Military Family Housing Privatization ($100M) Groundbreaking and Demolition
Ceremony.
Aug. 4, 2008 Ribbon Cutting/Award Ceremony for NAVFAC Southeast Engineering
Operations Center.
Aug. 21-22, 2008 Personnel stay home due to tropical storm Fay.
Sept. 12 2008 Fourth lane open at Birmingham gate for better traffic flow into the base
during morning rush.
Sept. 25, 2008 VS-32 disestablished.
Sept. 30, 2008 Fleet Aviation Support Office (FASO) decommissioned and put under NTEC.
Oct. 1, 2008 Weapons Department becomes Naval Munitions Command Detachment, a
tenant command.
Oct. 25-26, 2008 NAS Jax Air Show featuring Blue Angels and Al Taddeo, last surviving
original Blue Angel team member as VIP guest.
Dec. 31, 2008 Base theatre, building 612, closed for demolition.
Jan. 13, 2009 First MH-60R Seahawk helo arrives for duty with new squadron HSM-70.
Jan. 29, 2009 Last S-3 squadron, VS-22, disestablished.
Jan. 30, 2009 Commander Sea Control Wings Atlantic (S-3 Wing) decommissioned.