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Point Mugu (/ m uː ˈ ɡ uː /, Chumash: Muwu) [2] is a cape or promontory within Point Mugu State Park on the Pacific Coast in Ventura County, near the city of Port Hueneme and the city of Oxnard. The name is believed to be derived from the Chumash Indian term "Muwu", meaning "beach", which was first mentioned by Cabrillo in his journals in ...
Another film filmed in the early 60s at Pt. Mugu was North to Alaska with John Wayne. In the 1970s, the film Midway was filmed on the beach. Scenes depicting Midway Island were filmed at Point Mugu, California. "Point Mugu has sand dunes, just like Midway. We built an airstrip, a tower, some barricades, things like that," said Jack Smight.
Naval Base Ventura County was established on October 11, 2000, during a ceremony held at Point Mugu. The two commands of NAS Point Mugu and CBC Port Hueneme were consolidated into a completely new organization. [2] San Nicolas Island was transferred to NBVC on October 1, 2004, after several years under the Naval Air Warfare Center, Weapons ...
Point Mugu State Park is a state park located in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area in Southern California. The rugged, nearly impassible shoreline of the western Santa Monica Mountains gives way to tidal lagoons and coastal sand dunes at Mugu Rock .
Mugu Lagoon from the Mugu Peak Trail. Mugu Lagoon (/ m uː ˈ ɡ uː /; Chumash: Muwu, meaning "Beach") [1] is a salt marsh located within the Naval Base Ventura County at the foot of the Santa Monica Mountains in Ventura County, California. [2] The lagoon extends for 4.3 miles parallel to a narrow barrier beach.
It is located at Naval Base Ventura County/Naval Air Station Point Mugu in Ventura County, California. The nearest city to the installation is Oxnard. The Naval Air Warfare Center consists of both the NAS Point Mugu airfield and a rocket launching site for the U.S. Navy. The center has been an active development and test facility for the Navy ...
Naval Base Ventura County – Point Mugu: Point Mugu Oxnard: California: N/A Navy Region Southwest [21] Naval Air Facility Washington: N/A Camp Springs: Maryland: Joint Base Andrews: Naval District Washington [22] Naval Air Station Whidbey Island: Ault Field Oak Harbor: Washington: N/A Navy Region Northwest [23] Naval Air Station Whiting Field ...
Located at Naval Air Station Point Mugu, Ventura commenced operations in 2024 as the first new Air Station in 25 years, with Commander Amanda Sardone as its first CO. The 4 bay hangar facility supports an all MH-60T helicopter squadron, covering an AOR stretching 350 nautical miles and from Dana Point to Morro Bay.