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{{Short description|Naval air base in Texas, United States}}
{{Infobox military installation
| name = Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
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| native_name = Truax Field
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| location = [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], [[Texas]]
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| image = File:Beech T-44C Pegasus.jpg
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| caption = A [[Beechcraft King Air|T-44C Pegasus]] of Training Wing Four based at NAS Corpus Christi
| image2 = [[File:NASCC.gif|200px]]
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| type = [[Naval air station#United States Navy|Naval Air Station]]
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| pushpin_label = NAS Corpus Christi
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| ownership = [[United States Department of Defense|Department of Defense]]
| operator = [[United States Navy|US Navy]]
| controlledby = [[Navy Region Southeast]]
| open_to_public = <!-- for out of use sites/sites with museums etc -->
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| built = {{Start date|1941}}
| used = 1941 – present <!--{{End date|1946}} -->
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| condition = Operational
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| current_commander = [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] Ty C. Jurica
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| garrison = Training Air Wing Four
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| website = {{Official website|https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_corpus_christi.html}}
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| IATA = NGP
| ICAO = KNGP
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| WMO = 722515
| elevation = {{Convert|2.7|m|0}}
| r1-number = 13R/31L
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| footnotes = '''Source:''' [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=NGP}}</ref>}}
'''Naval Air Station Corpus Christi''' {{Airport codes|NGP|KNGP|NGP}} is a [[United States Navy]] naval air base located six miles (10 km) southeast of the [[central business district]] (CBD) of [[Corpus Christi, Texas|Corpus Christi]], in [[Nueces County, Texas]].
==History==
A naval air station for Corpus Christi had been proposed since the mid-1930s, and the city's [[U.S. Representative|congressman]], [[Richard M. Kleberg]], supported it. But it remained a low priority construction project for the [[U.S. Navy]] as late as January 9, 1940. (The Kleberg family and [[Henry Pomeroy Miller|Roy Miller]] both supported [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[John Nance Garner]]'s quest for the [[1940 Democratic National Convention|1940 presidential nomination]].) Rep. [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] made himself a key Texas ally of [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]]'s [[1940 United States presidential election|bid for a third term]], and the [[White House]] told the Navy Department to consult Johnson, and heed his advice, on Navy contracts in Texas. By February 1940, the project was on the Navy's preferred list. [[Brown & Root]], a [[Houston, Texas|Houston]] firm, shared the construction contract with another New Deal supporter, [[Henry J. Kaiser|Henry Kaiser]]; the president personally signed the (first) [[Cost Plus Fixed Fee|cost plus fixed fee]] contract June 13, 1940. The Roosevelt campaign in Texas no longer had a shortage of cash.<ref>{{cite book |
The official step leading to the construction of the Naval Air Station was initiated by the [[75th United States Congress]] in 1938. A board found that a lack of training facilities capable of meeting an emergency demand for pilots constituted a grave situation. They recommended the establishment of a second air training station, and further, that it be located on [[Corpus Christi Bay]]. NAS Corpus Christi was commissioned by its first Commanding Officer, [[Captain (United States O-6)|CAPT]] [[Alva Berhard]], on March 12, 1941. The first flight training started on May 5, 1941.
[[File:SNJ-4s at NAS Corpus Christi c1943.jpg|left|thumb|[[US Navy]] [[North American Aviation|North American]] [[SNJ-4]]s warming up for training at NAS Corpus Christi circa 1943. ]]
[[File:PBY Gun Blister.jpg|thumb|left|[[Aviation Ordnanceman]] stationed at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi boarding a [[PBY Catalina]], circa 1942]]
In 1941, 800 instructors provided training for more than 300 student pilots a month. The training rate nearly doubled after the [[attack on Pearl Harbor|bombing of Pearl Harbor]]. By the end of [[World War II]], more than 35,000 naval aviators had earned their wings there. Corpus Christi provided intermediate flight training in World War II, training naval pilots to fly [[T-6 Texan|SNJ]], [[Vultee BT-13 Valiant|SNV]], [[Beechcraft SNB|SNB]], [[OS2U]], [[PBY]], and [[N3N]] type airplanes. In 1944 it was the largest naval aviation training facility in the world. The facility covered {{convert|20000|acre|km2}}, and had 997 hangars, shops, barracks, warehouses and other buildings.
===2020 shooting===
On May 21, 2020, a motorist crashed through a northern perimeter gate at NAS Corpus Christi, activating vehicle barriers that stopped the vehicle. The driver then got out and opened fire before being shot and killed. A [[United States|Navy]] police officer was shot but was protected by a ballistic vest. Officials with the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]] announced the incident was [[terrorism]]-related and a second [[person of interest]] may be at large.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/injured-shooting-naval-air-station-corpus-christi-suspected/story?id=70806888|title=Naval Air Station Corpus Christi shooting terror-related, person of interest may be-at-large|publisher=ABC News|last1=Marinez|first1=Luis|last2=Shapiro|first2=Emily|last3=Fuhrman|first3=Matthew|date=May 21, 2020|
==Current operations==
Today, the Naval Aviator training program at NAS Corpus Christi is much longer, approximately 18 months, due to the increased complexity of today's aircraft. Currently, Training Air Wing FOUR produces approximately 400 newly qualified aviators each year via the "Maritime Pipeline" for shore-based U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard fixed-wing jet and turboprop aircraft, as well as a limited number of NATO/Allied/Coalition military pilots for similar aircraft.
[[Image:NAS Corpus Christi NAN3 47.jpg|thumb|NAS Corpus Christi in 1946 or 1947|left]]
Training Air Wing FOUR consists of four squadrons. VT-27 and VT-28 handle primary training in the [[T-6B Texan II]], a single engine turboprop aircraft.{{Citation needed|date=May 2024}} VT-31 and VT-35 provide advanced training in the twin engine [[T-44C]] Pegasus aircraft along with the [[Textron T-54A]].<ref name="AFMJUN24-17">{{cite book|title=[[Air Forces Monthly]]|date=June 2024|publisher=[[Key Publishing|Key Publishing Ltd]]|location=[[Stamford, Lincolnshire|Stamford]], [[Lincolnshire]], [[England]]|pages=17}}</ref>
Other aircraft found at NAS Corpus Christi include the P-3 Orions and [[General Atomics
In addition to U.S. Navy Student Naval Aviators, VT-31 and VT-35 also train Student Naval Aviators from the [[U.S. Marine Corps]] and [[U.S. Coast Guard]]. The station employs officer, enlisted and civilian personnel serving in the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the military services of numerous [[NATO]]/Allied/Coalition partner nations.
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In support of the base's training mission are three nearby outlying landing fields owned by the Navy: [[Naval Outlying Field Waldron]], which is {{convert|3.5|mi|km}} southwest of the Naval Air Station, [[Naval Outlying Field Cabaniss]], which is {{convert|8.0|mi|km}} west of the Naval Air Station and [[Naval Outlying Field Goliad]] which is {{convert|57.7|mi|km}} north of the Naval Air Station.
NAS Corpus Christi is also home to the [[Corpus Christi Army Depot]] (CCAD), the largest helicopter repair facility in the world
==Units==
===Major Commands===
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*[[Corpus Christi Army Depot]] (CCAD)
*Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG-22)
*Naval Health Clinic Corpus Christi (NHCCC)
===Wings===
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===Squadrons===
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! Primary !! Advanced
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*[[VT-27|VT-27 Boomers]]
*[[VT-28|VT-28 Rangers]]
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*[[VT-31|VT-31 Wise Owls]]
*[[VT-35|VT-35 Stingrays]]
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===Other Tenants===
*[[U.S. Navy Reserve]] Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC)
*Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Jacksonville Det Corpus Christi (FISC JAX Det Corpus Christi)
*Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG)
*[[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]] (CBP)
==Facilities and service also located on the installation==
*[[Corpus Christi Army Depot]]
*[[Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi]]
*Commissary<ref>{{cite web|title=Home - Commissaries|url=https://www.commissaries.com/|website=www.commissaries.com}}</ref>
*DLA Distribution Corpus Christi, Texas<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.distribution.dla.mil/sites/corpus_christi.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025020636/http://www.distribution.dla.mil/sites/corpus_christi.aspx |archive-date=2011-10-25 |title=DLA Distribution}}</ref>
*Naval Aviation Forecast Detachment Corpus Christi
*Navy Exchange
*Navy Lodge
*[[Surveillance Support Center]] (SSC)
*[[Veterinary Treatment Facility]]
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* [[List of United States Navy airfields]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
*{{Official website|https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_corpus_christi.html}}
*{{FAA-diagram|00098}}
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