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Feb. 12, 2009 First HSM squadron (HSM-70) formal establishment ceremony 1000.
March 6, 2009 Consolidated Maintenance Organization Eleven (Black Tips) disestablished.
May 5, 2009 Ribbon cutting ceremony for new $123.5M VP Hangar 511.
May 15, 2009 VPU-1 arrives from NAS Brunswick.
May 27, 2009 First P-3 for NAS Brunswick squadron VP-8 arrives, with XO on board.
June 1, 2009 HS-3 re-designated HSC-9; starts move to NS Norfolk. (Move completed July
16. VPU-1 arrives in hangar 511 from NAS Brunswick.
June 9, 2009 VP-5 arrives back from deployment, moves to hangar 511. NAS JAX runway
09/27 re-designated 10/28 due to magnetic variation.
June 10, 2009 VP-8 last P-3 arrives with CO on board; squadron officially transfers to
PATRECONWING-11 and moves homeport to NAS Jax from NAS Brunswick.
Locates in new hangar 511.
June 26, 2009 Waterspout goes right by base in St John’s River at 1700 hours in the
afternoon.
June 30, 2009 New HS hangar 1122 ribbon-cutting ceremony. HSM-70 is first squadron to
move in.
July 25, 2009 VR-62 “Nomads” arrive from NAS Brunswick flying C-130T. They are the
third NAS Brunswick squadron to transfer to NAS JAX due to BRAC.
July 29, 2009 MWR Bowling Center receives $16K in damages from lightning strike.
Aug. 3, 2009 Demolition of 260 more housing homes commences by PPV contractor.
Aug. 13, 2009 Capt. Scott Speicher returned to NAS Jax. Procession leaves airfield and
takes body to chapel.
Aug. 14, 2009 Capt. Speicher procession leaves NAS Jax Chapel, heads for final burial.
Base theatre, building 612, demolished.
Oct. 26, 2009 President Obama visits NAS JAX and makes a speech in Hangar 1122.
Nov. 9, 2009 HSL-44 arrives from NS Mayport. Will eventually become an HSM squadron.
Nov. 19-20, 2009 Building 2, corner Yorktown and Ranger, demolished.
Dec. 5, 2009 VP-10 arrives from NAS Brunswick. Located in Hangar 1000.