NAS Key West Today
Updated On: 1/12/2011 3:45:41 PM
NAS Key West's national security mission supports operational and readiness requirements for Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, National Guard units, federal Agencies and Allied forces.
What makes the southernmost air station attractive to the warfighter is access to unencumbered air space and sea space, the Tactical Combat Training System (TCTS), year-round "great" weather, the piers/harbor, the visitor quarters complex and the gulf range complex. As such, NAS Key West is the Navy's premier East Coast transient pilot training facility for tactical aviation squadrons. The airfield hosts aviation squadrons from around the country on a regular basis to fulfill the mission.
NAS Key West encompasses more than 5,800 acres in the Lower Keys, and the gulf water and air ranges span 134,000 square miles. Air station facilities can support up to 100 aircraft and 1,200 personnel at one time, as well as provide port operations for visiting ships. Over 30 tenant commands call Key West home. These commands include:
• Joint Interagency Task Force South
• Coast Guard Sector Key West
• U.S. Army Special Forces
• Underwater Operations School
• Construction Battalion
• Maintenance Unit 202
• Naval Branch Health Clinic
• VFC-111 "Sun Downers"
• Adversary Squadron
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