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Military
About 41,000 people on the First Coast are Active Duty military or civilian employees of the area’s three naval bases, which brings the Navy’s local economic impact to more than $7.83 billion annually. Including spouses and
children, there are more than 230,000 people in the military community on the First Coast. The following highlights the area’s three naval bases as well as the United States Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville, located across from Naval Station Mayport.
The Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville) is
a 2011 Presidential Navy Installation of Excellence Award winner, and the Commander, Naval Installations Command Installation Excellence Award winner for 2012 and 2013. The air installation prides itself on being a premier installation for delivering effective, sustained and improved shore readiness to the forward deployed fleet, warfighters, their families and the civilian workforce. NAS Jax is an operational headquarters for more than 110 tenant commands, including the Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Eleven, 14 VP, VR and HSM operational and reserve squadrons and one training squadron. It is home to the largest squadron in the Navy— VP-30—a P-3C Orion and P-8A Poseidon
fleet replacement training squadron. Major tenants aboard the base include Commander, Navy Region Southeast; Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southeast; Naval Hospital Jacksonville; Naval Supply Fleet Logistic Center, Department of Homeland Security and Border Patrol; and Fleet Readiness Center Southeast. The Fleet Readiness Center Southeast (FRCSE) performs refurbishment, repair and modification of aircraft, engines and aeronautical components in its mission to support the fleet, fighter and family.
As one of the most dynamic and diverse naval installations in
the world, employing 20,000 personnel, NAS Jacksonville is a primary instrument of national security and its warfighters are a key component in conducting the core capabilities of the U.S. Navy’s Maritime Strategy. NAS Jax is the third largest naval installation in the country and has an annual regional economic impact of $2.1 billion. Located on nearly 4,000 acres along the beautiful St. Johns River, NAS Jacksonville also operates the Pinecastle Range Complex in the Ocala National Park (the only Navy range on the East Coast where warfighters can deliver live ordnance), and the Outlaying Landing Field Whitehouse. Through the years, NAS Jacksonville personnel have been engaged globally while actively participating in the local communities within Northeast Florida, continuing their professional development and nurturing their families.
NAS Jacksonville personnel have a dynamic and flexible
presence around the world, which contributes to the unique strengths of the U.S. Navy. Its sailors and civilian workforce play a pivotal role in ensuring the security, prosperity and vital interests of the U.S. and its allies. Focused directly on support to operational units, air station personnel work around the clock providing services to its home-based squadrons as well as supporting numerous detachments, joint commands, government agencies and carrier readiness sustainment exercises. Annually, Air Operations handles more than 60,000 flight operations and supports more than 20 detachments consisting of more than 6,000 personnel and 250 aircraft. The NAS Jacksonville team continues to work in partnership with the City of Jacksonville, surrounding counties and local citizens to limit encroachment through compatible land use around Outlying Landing Field Whitehouse and the Pinecastle Training Complex.
_________________________________________________________________ Left: Veterans Day Parade, photo courtesy of City of Jacksonville
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