Naval Air Station Meridian News

In 2011, Naval Air Station Meridian will celebrate its 50th anniversary honoring the commissioning of the base in July 1961, along with celebrating the Centennial of Naval Aviation.

6, on board Naval Air Station Meridian. During the ceremony, Major Gerald Boos retired after 24 years of service in the U.S. Marine Corps and five years as commanding officer of MATSS-1, arriving in August 2004.

Capt. Aaron Schnetzler has taken over as commander of the Marine Aviation Training Support Squadron One at Naval Air Station Meridian.

Captain Louise LaGreco, daughter of Jack and Jean Gilmore of Overbrook, Kan., retired from the United States Navy on Oct.

Cmdr. Doug Story, left, commanding officer of Training Air Wing One's Reserve Component, congratulates Cmdr.

By Brian Livingston blivingston@themeridianstar.com When you spend 27 years of your life, putting that life on the line for others, it is nice to be recognized for that dedication and work.

Sailors coming out of basic training and attending the Naval Technical Training Center on board Naval Air Station Meridian will be pleasantly surprised to find their new quarters are brand new.

A new, multi-million dollar renovation to Naval Air Station Meridian was opened Tuesday.

A series of black-and-white photographs by artist Tiffany McPeakA is on exhibit at Aust Hall Art Gallery on the East Mississippi Community College's Scooba campus.

FERNLEY--U.S. Navy sailor Joshua Ryan graduated with honors at A School at Naval Air Station Meridian in Meridian, Mississippi.

Depression among men will be the topic of a today of a workshop offered by the Wellness Therapy Institute at Mississippi State University-Meridian. The workshop, titled "Men and Depression," will be held from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. in Kahlmus Auditorium on the MSU-Meridian campus.

A new batch of naval aviators earned their wings of gold Friday at Naval Air Station Meridian.

Brayden Brown, a student from Northeast Lauderdale Elementary School, is assisted by SHSN Deniqua Williams during the golf portion of Area 5 Special Olympics Fall Games at Naval Air Station Meridian on Thursday.

We see the pilots training in our skies, but the pilots who are trained are only a fraction of the students at Naval Air Station Meridian.

Rear Admiral Mark Guadagnini, Chief of Naval Air Training, right, speaks with Major General William L. Freeman Jr., the Adjutant General for Mississippi who serves as the Commanding General of both the Mississippi Army and Air National Guard, and Freeman's wife, Karen, following the change of command ceremony for Training Air Wing One on board ...

Navy Seaman Dennis D. Smith , son of Dennis D. Smith Sr. of Mauldin and Betty C. Bennett of Piedmont, recently reported for duty at Naval Air Station, Meridian, Miss.

Retired U.S. Air Force Col. Carlyle "Smitty" Harris spoke to an audience of more than 200 military members, civilians and special guests during the POW/MIA and 9-11 Recognition Ceremony held at Naval Air Station Meridian on Friday.

It was a day to remember, and there is a lot to remember. On this September 11th, a recognition and memorial ceremony was held for the more than 3-thousand people who were killed in the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and over rural Pennsylvania.

City clerk Ed Skipper says Meridian has a diversified tax structure and should be able to withstand almost any economic downturn.

There aren't many women in Meridian today who best exemplify just how far women have come since 1848 in terms of women's rights as newly elected mayor Cheri Barry.