NAVAL STATION MAYPORT February 2017
Naval Station History Commissioned in 1942 to establish a Southeastern Naval Air Base -Designed to support two aircraft carriers and eight squadrons Decommissioned in 1945 after war and reactivated in 1948 as an Outlying Landing Field Carrier pier constructed in 1951 USS Coral Sea arrived in 1954 (CVA-43) Redesignated as Naval Station Mayport in 1959 Advanced staging area for Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 Established the Naval Air Facility in 1982 Consolidated Naval Air Facility and Naval Station in 1992
Overview 3,400 acres along the Atlantic Ocean & St. Johns River 1,400 acres wetlands; one mile of beach; 4.5 miles of river/intracoastal waterway shoreline FISC Fuel Depot (Heckscher Drive) - 181 acres NEX/Commissary Complex - 29 acres Ribault Bay Housing- 129 acres 83 Tenant Commands 18 Ships 3 Helicopter Squadrons Fourth Fleet/COMNAVSO >6,400 Active Duty Sailors (Third largest Fleet Concentration in US) 399 buildings, consisting of more than 2.75 million square feet 972 family units and 1,230 single Sailor bunks Both a seaport & airport Able to berth up to 34 ships (including two aircraft carriers) Airfield with an 8,000 ft. runway - handles all DoD aircraft
Planning: AICUZ (Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study) Base Master Plan Transportation/Infrastructure: Energy: Continue $300M+ construction 2018-2020, Littoral Combat Ship (4 new facilities), Advanced Wastewater Treatment Plant, Oily Waste Tank Replacement, Enlisted Housing Electrical Improvements, Wharf B Recapitalization, Navy Gateway Inn/Suites, 2 Missile Magazines TRITON (MQ 4) UAV Forward Operating Base construction FY18 final design review Jan 2018 $13.4M Utility Energy Service Contract (UESC) project with TECO Energy of Tampa (estimated $600k annually in combined energy/water savings) Partnering Initiatives: Royal Saudi Naval Forces H-60 Squadron Training FY18-FY22 State/City/Navy to buffer north of the installation
Naval Air Station Jax 1907 - The land where NAS Jacksonville is today was purchased for military use by the U.S. Army. 1909 - Became a Florida National Guard training site known as Black Point, Florida. 1917 - U.S. Army assumed control and changed the name to Camp Joseph E. Johnston. 1926 - Base turned back over to Florida National Guard. Site renamed Camp Clifford R. Foster. 1940 - Naval Air Station Jacksonville officially commissioned becoming part of the Jacksonville Navy complex that would also include NAS Cecil Field and Naval Station Mayport.
Area of Responsibility OLF Whitehouse NAS Jacksonville Rodman Range Lake George Range Pinecastle Range 6
Demographics Military + Civilians: ~20,000 Active Duty: 9,331 Reserves: 1,989 Civilians: 7,572 Contractors: 711 Transient personnel: 1,000 Funding: ~$100M Plant Replacement Value: $2.83B Land Area: 2 Sites + 3 Ranges (27,019 Acres) Facilities Structures (non-housing): 526 Housing Structures: 302 (all privatized) Runways: NAS Jacksonville: Two (8,000 x 200 ft; 6,000 x 200 ft) OLF Whitehouse: One (8,000 x 150 ft) Annual Economic Impact = $2.7 Billion (Payroll $1.8 Billion)
Mission: Anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, electronic reconnaissance, battle space surveillance (land & sea) Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 11 (CPRW 11): 6 Operational squadrons 1 Reserve squadron: VP-62 1 UAS (Triton) Squadron: VUP-19 Approximately 2,650 personnel VP-30: Fleet Replacement Squadron Approximately 1,100 personnel Largest squadron in the Navy Flies both P-3C and P-8A aircraft
Rotary Wing Missions: Primary: Anti-submarine & Anti-surface warfare Secondary: SAR/MEDEVAC, VERTREP, and Naval Surface Fire Support incorporates MQ-8 Fire Scout UAS Helicopter Maritime Strike Wing, Atlantic Fleet (HSMWL): 3 Operational Squadrons: HSM-70, HSM-72, and HSM-74 1 Reserve Squadron: HSM-60 Fleet Readiness Center Demographics: Largest tenant command on the installation (3,270 employees) One of the largest industrial employers in NE Florida/SE Georgia Products and Services: Airframe depot level repairs (P-3, H-60, F/A-18, T- 44, T-34 and T-6) Depot level repairs and maintenance
Planning: AICUZ (Air Installation Compatible Use Zone Study) Base Master Plan Encroachment/Land Use: COJ Multi-year Agreement Closed on 45 additional acres (restrictive use easements) on 28/29 Sep 2017 with seven willing landowners nearly 1,200 acres buffered to date Transportation/Infrastructure: $13.5M Barracks Renovation scheduled to complete in Nov 2018 $5.3M Fleet Support Facility scheduled to complete in Jan 2018 $8.5M Triton Mission Control Facility scheduled to complete in May 2018 $5.5M Naval Hospital Mental Health scheduled to complete in May 2018 Navy Gateway Inns & Suites 126-room construction project to award in 2018 Air Show: NAS Jacksonville Air Show (4-5 Nov) supported nearly 260,000 spectators with cooperation and support from Florida/Georgia Highway Patrol, Jacksonville Sheriff s Office, Jacksonville/Clay County/Orange Park Fire and Rescue Departments