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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).[1]

Current operating

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Decommissioned

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

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Transferred to another service

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References

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  1. ^ Hampton Roads Joint Land Use Study (PDF). Hampton Roads, Virginia: Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. 2005.