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San Diego Naval Shipyard
In 1910, just seven years after the Wright Brother's first flight, a Curtis airplane landed on North Island. Since then, it has become the headquarters for six major military flag staffs including: Commander Naval Air Force; Commander Third Fleet, responsible for the defense of the western approaches to the US and the direction of joint, combined, intertype and fleet exercises in the eastern Pacific; US Pacific Fleet, responsible for maintenance and training of all naval aircraft and aircraft carriers in the Pacific Fleet; Commanders Carrier Group One and Seven; and, Commanders Cruiser Destroyer Group One and Five.
Naval Air Station Island (NASNI) is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the US Navy. It includes Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, Outlying Field Imperial Beach and Naval Air Landing Facility, San Clemente Island. The complex has over 5000 acres in San Diego and 130 commands from the city of Coronado to the entrance of San Diego Bay to the Mexican border.
North Island has 23 squadrons and 75 additional tenant commands and activities, one of which, the Naval Aviation Depot, is the largest aerospace employer in San Diego. The airfield has over 235 aircraft there are two aircraft carriers, the USS Constellation (CV 64) and USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74)--one of America's newest nuclear powered carriers--, at its quay wall.
There is also the Navy Submarine Support Facility, established in November 1963, on 280 acres of land. Starting in April 1995, several commands were decommissioned or moved, to meet Navy down-sizing requirements. As well, there is the Naval Amphibious Base (NAB) Coronado, which is located just across the bay from San Diego. It supports 27 tenant commands, and is the West Coast focal point for special and expeditionary warfare training and operations.
In July 1999 the Navy completed a final Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to determine the appropriate homeports for three Nimtz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Based on the EIS report, the Navy prefers to upgrade the current facilities and infrastructure at NASNI, rather than use a different port or make a new one.
Sources:
- "San Diego"
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/fac/port/san_diego.htm
