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{{Short description|Naval air base in Texas, United States}} |
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{{Infobox military installation |
{{Infobox military installation |
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| name = Naval Air Station Corpus Christi |
| name = Naval Air Station Corpus Christi |
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| current_commander = [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] |
| current_commander = [[Captain (United States O-6)|Captain]] Christopher C. Jason |
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| garrison = Training Air Wing Four |
| garrison = Training Air Wing Four |
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| r2-number = 18/36 |
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| r2-length = {{Convert|1524.6|m|0}} |
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| r2-surface = [[Asphalt]] |
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| r3-number = 04/22 |
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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. |
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. |
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[[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. ]] |
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[[File:PBY Gun Blister.jpg|thumb|left|[[Aviation Ordnanceman]] stationed at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi boarding a [[PBY Catalina]], circa 1942]] |
[[File:PBY Gun Blister.jpg|thumb|left|[[Aviation Ordnanceman]] stationed at the Naval Air Station Corpus Christi boarding a [[PBY Catalina]], circa 1942]] |
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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. |
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. |
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Former [[President of the United States|President]] [[George H.W. Bush]] was the youngest pilot to receive his wings at NAS Corpus Christi in June 1943. NAS Corpus Christi also was home to the [[Blue Angels]] from 1951 to 1954. It also served as a [[Project Mercury]] Tracking station in the early 1960s. |
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===2020 shooting=== |
===2020 shooting=== |
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[[Image:NAS Corpus Christi NAN3 47.jpg|thumb|NAS Corpus Christi in 1946 or 1947|left]] |
[[Image:NAS Corpus Christi NAN3 47.jpg|thumb|NAS Corpus Christi in 1946 or 1947|left]] |
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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. |
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. VT-31 and VT-35 provide advanced training in the twin engine [[T-44C]] Pegasus aircraft. |
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Other aircraft found at NAS Corpus Christi include the P-3 Orions and [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper]] [[drone (aircraft)|drones]] operated by [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]]. |
Other aircraft found at NAS Corpus Christi include the P-3 Orions and [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper]] [[drone (aircraft)|drones]] operated by [[U.S. Customs and Border Protection]]. |
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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. |
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. |
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NAS Corpus Christi is also home to the [[Corpus Christi Army Depot]] (CCAD), the largest helicopter repair facility in the world and an unusual arrangement of an Army installation located on a Naval facility. |
NAS Corpus Christi is also home to the [[Corpus Christi Army Depot]] (CCAD), the largest helicopter repair facility in the world (and an unusual arrangement of an Army installation located on a Naval facility). The commanding officer is currently Colonel Gail E. Atkins who took command of the depot on 20 July 2018. The Army is considering moving its helicopter squadron from Honduras to this air station to save money, using facilities recently abandoned when large Navy minesweeping helicopters moved elsewhere.{{Citation needed|reason=This claim needs a reliable source. The current source http://www.g2mil.com/sotocano.htm is speculation.|date=November 2012}} |
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==Units== |
==Units== |
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===Major Commands=== |
===Major Commands=== |
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*[[Naval Air Training Command]] |
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*[[Corpus Christi Army Depot]] |
*[[Corpus Christi Army Depot]] |
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*[[Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi]] |
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*Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG-22) |
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===Wings=== |
===Wings=== |
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===Other Tenants=== |
===Other Tenants=== |
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*[[U.S. Navy Reserve]] Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) |
*[[U.S. Navy Reserve]] Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC) |
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*Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Jacksonville Det Corpus Christi (FISC JAX Det Corpus Christi) |
*Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Jacksonville Det Corpus Christi (FISC JAX Det Corpus Christi) |
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*Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG) |
*Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG) |
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*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> |
*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> |
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*Naval Aviation Forecast Detachment Corpus Christi |
*Naval Aviation Forecast Detachment Corpus Christi |
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*Navy Exchange |
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*Navy Lodge |
*Navy Lodge |
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*[[Surveillance Support Center]] (SSC) |
*[[Surveillance Support Center]] (SSC) |
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==References== |
==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*{{Official website|https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_corpus_christi.html}} |
*{{Official website|https://www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_corpus_christi.html}} |
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