Oceana Naval Air Station

Name:	Oceana Naval Air Station
Category:	Military
Archive ID#:	VA3155
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Description:	Naval fighter and attack jet base, and one of the busiest Naval Air Stations in the country, averaging one take-off every two minutes. Oceana has 10,000 personnel, numerous squadrons, and several tenant units, including a detachment of SEABEES. On 5,916 acres near Virginia Beach, it has a remote airfield 13 miles away near Chesapeake, and operates one of six military aviation tracking stations along the east coast that manage the 94,000 square miles of off-shore training ranges.
Location:	20 miles SE of Hampton, in Virginia Beach (POINT(-76.029253005981 36.809697014903)) (show on map)
Address:	Virginia Beach VA, 23460
Links:	http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/dare-county.htm http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/oceana.htm https://cnic.navy.mil/oceana/
LCS:	Active Base, Air Base, Military
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