Naval Air Station Lemoore made a bit of history Saturday (Feb. 12) when the first U.S. Navy deployment of the vaunted F-35 returned to Lemoore following its first deployment at sea in what turned out to be an eight-month journey with the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet. Keep reading...
The first U.S. Navy deployment of the Navy’s latest jet fighter, the F-35, has ended and will return to Naval Air Station Lemoore on Saturday, Feb. 12. Saturday’s return marks the end of an eight-month deployment to the U.S. 3rd and 7th Fleet. Keep reading...
During the next two weeks, Naval Air Station Lemoore will be conducting an intense training exercise called “Citadel Shield/Solid Curtain.” Local residents may take notice of the exercise which will occur from Jan. 31 to Feb. 11. Keep reading...
It’s almost always an emotional site when a loved one, after months away from home, returns to hugs, kisses, and most of all thanks. And in this case, there were plenty of family members in attendance as 40 F-18 Hornets came home to the flight line at NAS Lemoore Wednesday morning (May 19) after a six-month tour on the USS Roosevelt. Keep reading...
As per standard operating procedure, there were tears, laughs, kisses, and plenty of cheers to go around as the men and women who make up the U.S. Navy’s elite fighter squadrons returned to their home base Thursday after nearly a year away from family and friends. Keep reading...
Vice President Mike Pence, with just days left in his term and days after confirming President-elect Joe Biden’s election, flew with his wife – Second Lady Karen Pence – to visit sailors and spouses at Naval Air Station Lemoore Saturday afternoon. Keep reading...
Fourteen Lemoore Police Department officers, assisted by at least six VIP (Volunteers in Policing), assisted with this year's Christmas "Presents on Patrol" as the contingent visited at least 11 locations throughout the city, providing gifts to local families on December 22. Lemoore Christian Aid provided food, gifts, and toys to hand out to children. The families came out of their homes to visit with the contingent holiday contingent. Keep reading...
"Reason for the Season," an annual event that has provided Christmas presents and food to local families, could easily have been sidelined in 2020 due to a pandemic. Still, local organizers, including Lemoore Christian Aid and the Lemoore Police Department, weren’t about to skip this year’s event. Keep reading...
Members of the Lemoore Police Department and a few friends, on Monday, Nov. 2, honored one of their own – Officer Jonathan Diaz – with a marathon run, a 26.9-mile effort that began in Huron and ended at the Lemoore Police Department about noon. Keep reading...
The National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) announced this week that Tom Addington, superintendent of Central Union School District, has been appointed to the NAFIS Board of Directors as the Region VI Director. Keep reading...