Norfolk Naval Base
Norfolk Naval Base-Norfolk Naval Station in Norfolk, Va., is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces of the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean. NS Norfolk, also known as Naval Station Norfolk occupies about four miles (6 km) of waterfront space and seven miles (11 km) and the wharf area of the Hampton Roads peninsula known as Sewell’s Point.
It is the world’s largest Naval Station, supporting 75 ships and 134 aircraft alongside 14 piers and 11 aircraft hangars, and houses the largest concentration of U.S. Navy forces. Port Services controls more than 3,100 ships’ movements annually as they arrive and depart their berths.
Air Operations conducts over 100,000 flight operations each year, an average of 275 flights per day or one every six minutes. Over 150,000 passengers and 264,000 tons of mail and cargo depart annually on Air Mobility Command (AMC) aircraft and other chartered flights from the airfield. It is the hub for Navy logistics going to the European and Central Command theaters of operations, and to the Caribbean
