- Naval Station Newport
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Naval Station Newport Newport / Middletown, Rhode Island, USA 
NAVSTA Newport InsigniaType Military base In use 1883 - present Controlled by United States Navy Commanders Captain Joseph P. Voboril 
USS Forrestal (left) and USS Saratoga (right) moored at the station, awaiting their respective fates. The Forrestal has since been relocated.
Graduation of the June 23rd 2005 class of the U.S. Navy STA-21 Commissioning Program which was held at NAVSTA Newport.The Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA Newport) is a United States Navy base located in the towns of Newport and Middletown, Rhode Island. Naval Station Newport is home to the Naval War College and the Naval Justice School. It once was the homeport for Cruiser Destroyer Force Atlantic (COMCRUDESLANT), and now maintains inactive ships at its pier facilities, along with the United States Coast Guard. In BRAC 2005 (Base Realignment and Closure), NAVSTA Newport gained over five hundred billets, in addition to receiving, again, the Officer Candidate School (OCS), the Naval Supply Corps School (in 2011[1]), and several other activities. COMCRUDESLANT relocated to Naval Station Norfolk in the early 1970s.
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Mission statement
Naval Station Newport provides the facilities and infrastructure essential to support the operations of tenant commands and visiting fleet units. By maintaining its commitment to excellence, Naval Station Newport enables the development of the Navy’s leaders.
Current operations
The station is home of the decommissioned USS Saratoga. The fate of the Saratoga has not yet been decided, although it has been requested as a museum ship for nearby North Kingstown. The Saratoga is clearly visible from nearby Coddington Highway, just off-base along the Middletown-Newport border.
Tenant Commands
- Navy
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, Detachment
- Inshore Boat Unit 21
- Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 202
- Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 21
- 7th Naval Construction Regiment
- Naval Undersea Warfare Center
- Navy Warfare Development Command (NWDC) (moving to Naval Station Norfolk in 2010)
- Naval Academy Preparatory School
- Naval Justice School
- Navy Supply Corps School
- Naval War College
- Officer Candidate School (OCS)
- Officer Development School(ODS)
- Direct Commission Officer Indoctrination Course (DCO)
- Senior Enlisted Academy
- Surface Warfare Officers School [1]
- NAVFAC Public Works Department Newport
- Coast Guard
Footnotes
External links
Categories:- Military facilities in Rhode Island
- United States Navy bases
- Military Superfund sites
- Buildings and structures in Newport County, Rhode Island
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