Dates and Times:

Saturday, Ocbtober 22nd 9:00am – 7:00pm
Sunday, October 23rd 11:00am – 6:00pm

Location

Main Gate Park - NAS Oceana
1750 Tomcat Blvd.
Virginia Beach, VA 23460

Directions

From Interstate 64 take 264 (previously Rt. 44) east to First Colonial Rd. (Exit 21A). There is a traffic light at the base of the exit. Get into the right lane on First Colonial and proceed across Virginia Beach Blvd. and continue until the road winds you onto Oceana Blvd. Follow Oceana Blvd for about 3 miles and exit (veer) right after you pass the Oceana stables. You are now on Tomcat Blvd.

 

Information

Oceana's primary mission is to maintain and operate facilities and provide services and material to support operations of aviation activities. The Naval Air Station also supports other units of the operating forces of the Navy and other activities.

The Naval Air Station Oceana is a modern Atlantic Fleet Naval Air Force fighter and attack complex with over seven miles of runways and the latest equipment to serve military air traffic on the East Coast. In the years since World War II, it has taken its place on the list of essential installations, flying the Navy's most advanced aircraft. It is rightly considered a "Master Jet Base".

Fifty years ago, the area now known as Oceana was a swampy wasteland. It lay in an almost inaccessible area too far from Norfolk for civilian use and too far from the Atlantic Ocean for the Navy's purpose. In November 1940, the United States Government purchased the original 328.95 acres for the purpose of constructing a small airfield to accommodate 32 officers and 172 enlisted men. From its inception this airfield auxiliary to Norfolk's military complex began to grow.

The little station that started in the once inaccessible area of Oceana grew with naval aviation. By 1952, the Navy Auxiliary Air Station had become too large to work as a subordinate to other stations in the area. On April 1, 1952, the Secretary of the Navy changed the station's designation to Naval Air Station Oceana. NAS Oceana became the home of the world's most advanced naval aircraft. In addition, Oceana has a fine Search and Rescue (SAR) unit which flies the SH-3 Sea King and provides outstanding rescue services to both the military and civilian community.

The station's facilities have grown to accommodate its expanding responsibilities. The station's role in the nation's defense picture is unquestionable. This is the Naval Air Station Oceana, originally a swampy wasteland, now a master jet base complex.

Source: http://benefits.military.com/misc/installations/Base_Content.jsp?id=4945

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