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Master jet base

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In the United States Navy, a master jet base is a naval air station with permanent basing and homeporting of carrier-based tactical jet squadrons (e.g., fighter, strike fighter, attack), carrier air wings, and the provision of one or more jet-capable naval outlying fields or auxiliary landing fields in relatively close proximity for use in concentrated field carrier landing practice (FCLP).

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Current operating

  • Naval Air Station Lemoore - Lemoore, California
  • Naval Air Station Oceana - Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island, Washington

    • Decommissioned

  • Naval Air Station Cecil Field - Jacksonville, Florida, now the Cecil Airport
  • Naval Air Station Sanford - Sanford, Florida, now the Orlando-Sanford International Airport

    • Originally slated as a Master Jet Base, but redirected to other missions (e.g., Maritime Patrol, Training, etc.), then decommissioned

  • Naval Air Station Brunswick - Brunswick, Maine, now the Brunswick Executive Airport
  • Naval Air Station Glynco - Brunswick, Georgia, formerly the Glynco Jetport, now the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport

    • Transferred to another service

  • Naval Air Station Miramar - San Diego, California, now Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

    • References

    Master jet base Wikipedia
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