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Between 1944 and 1966, the base progressed from a U.S. Naval Station to the Headquarters, Support Activity, New Orleans. In 1966, the Army, which owned the property on the river's east bank, transferred ownership to the Navy, thus establishing the command known as Naval Support Activity New Orleans. Base housing was limited to 300 units.
NAS JRB New Orleans is home to a Navy Reserve aggressor squadron and a fleet logistics support squadron, the 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) of the Louisiana Air National Guard, Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, a detachment of a Marine Corps Reserve light helicopter attack squadron, as well as other US Navy and US Army activities.
In January 2024, the US Navy requested a new permit for the installation and maintenance of mine training areas off the coasts of Hawaii and Southern California, as the Pacific Ocean, according to the command, is a priority theater of operations amid tensions with China.
Pages in category "Naval Support Activities of the United States Navy" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 2019, U.S. Navy secretary Richard V. Spencer signed a memorandum leading to the establishment of a Naval University System (NUS). [1] NUS is the primary way that the United States Department of the Navy (DON) delivers education to its force, and it includes the DON's eight academic degree granting institutions. [2]
Stationed at: Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Gained by: Air Combat Command The Louisiana ANG's flying unit, the 122nd Fighter Squadron, is nicknamed the "Bayou Militia" and operationally-gained by the Air Combat Command (ACC). Previously nicknamed the "Cajun Militia", and before that the "Coonass Militia."
In World War II it was called New Orleans Port of Embarkation. The Army transferred the depot to the US Navy in 1966 for Naval Support Activity New Orleans. The US Navy used it as a depot and national headquarters for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve. The main building was called the F. Edward Hebert Defense Complex named for F. Edward ...
Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 54 (VR-54), nicknamed "The Revelers", is a heavy-transport, logistics support squadron of the United States Navy. It is a Navy Unique Fleet Essential Aircraft (NUFEA) squadron based out of NAS/JRB New Orleans , Louisiana and is a sub-command of Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing and Commander, Naval Air ...