Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22, based out of Norfolk, will be deactivated June 30.

To qualify, the nominee must have had a major impact on the community. The nominee could be — but is not limited to — a renowned teacher, a first responder, a youth mentor or coach, or someone who works with at-risk children. The deadline to nominate a hero is 12 p.m. Feb. 27.

Virginia Beach police responded to a shooting just after 8:30 a.m. Saturday to the 1000 block of Mineola Drive, located off Indian River Road.

Grant funds will be given out through the department’s newly minted Suicide Prevention and Opioid Addiction Services — or SOS — program. Virginia organizations that serve military members, veterans or their families have until Feb. 28 to apply for funding through the program.

More than 400 people gathered Wednesday at Virginia Beach’s Church of the Holy Father for the funeral Mass of the retired Navy captain James A. Mulligan Jr. Mulligan, who died Jan. 18 at age 96, was one of three remaining “Alcatraz 11″ — American service members held captive for more than seven years by the North Vietnamese.

Phillip Brashear detailed his father’s unyielding determination with the crew of the USS Iwo Jima on Tuesday at Redeemer Church in Chesapeake in honor of Black History Month.

Six photos released by the U.S. Navy show the sailors, who were assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Group 2 and the USS Carter Hall, working to pull the deflated balloon into their boat sometime Sunday. It was brought down around 2:40 p.m. Saturday by an F-22 Raptor fighter from Langley Air Force Base’s 1st Fighter Wing.

With a gloved salute, power was transferred from Commanding Officer Capt. David Dees to Capt. Janet Days. She is the first Black female to hold the position in Naval Station Norfolk's 106-year history.

More than 330 job seekers wandered from hiring booth to hiring booth during Thursday’s Recruit Military job fair at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Most had one thing in common — they are members of the local military community looking for a new purpose after their service.