FAMILY SERVICE CENTER Bldg 625, NAS Pensacola PENSACOLA, FL. 32508-5217
Welcome aboard Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida. We are proud of our area and what it has to offer to those relocating here. As the "Cradle of Naval Aviation" and home to the world famous Blue Angels, Pensacola has enjoyed a long-standing relationship with the United States Navy. Our beaches are among the finest, noted for sugar white sands and miles of protected seashore. The personnel at the Family Service Center look forward to welcoming you and assisting in any way they can. Again, welcome aboard.
Location........................ : Pensacola is located in extreme Northwest Florida, 60 minutes east of Mobile, Al, 45 minutes west of Ft Walton Beach, Fl, and 500 miles from Orlando, FL.(home of Disney World). Altitude ranges from sea level to 120 feet above sea level. Escambia County is 661 square miles. Santa Rosa County 1,024 square miles and the City of Pensacola is 25.09 square miles.
Telephone Access................ : NAS BASE INFORMATION is 452-0111. NAS DSN is 922. Area code is 850.
History: Pensacola is often called "The City Of Five Flags" because of the five nations that have governed it, Pensacola preserves its heritage through its many museums, historical districts and varieties of architecture. On Aug. 14, 1559 after an accidental overshoot into Mobile Bay, Don Tristan de Luna sailed into what he christened Bahia Filipina del Puerto de Santa Maria. His expedition of 500 soldiers and 1,000 colonists settled near what is now the Pensacola Naval Air Station, six years before the city of St. Augustine was founded. De Luna had been instructed by King Phillip II of Spain to establish a trade and defense post as the first in a string of such colonies that would extend all the way to what later became Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The attempt was foiled by a hurricane that sunk the supply boats leaving the ill-equipped newcomers to live off the land. Starvation, fever, mutiny plagued the dwindling group for two years before survivors were rescued in 1561, at which time de Luna was relieved of his command. For 125 years the bay and surrounding area remained untouched by European events. Then on Feb. 6, 1686, Juan Jordan de Reina re-discovered the harbor while exploring the eastern Gulf Coast. His journal reports, "about 11 o'clock I saw a bay, the best I have ever seen in my life...the Indians call this bay Panzacola...With the Indian pilot we went in the longboat to the village of Panzacola." Captain de Reina's enthusiasm for Panzacola never wavered in the years that followed. He was an eager participant in the next colonization attempt in 1698 led by Don Andres de Arriola, the expedition of 350 soldiers escorted a bevy of convicts, beggars and other undesirables pressed into service as colonists. Together they constructed the first permanent post, Fort San Carlos, on the same site de Luna had chosen 140 years earlier. In 1719, war broke out between France and Spain which saw the fledgling fort change hands back and forth like a juggler's ball. The French eventually razed everything and took control, but forfeited the area to the Spanish after the War of the Quadruple Alliance. The Spanish relocated the settlement to Santa Rosa Island because of the superior defense posture, but hurricanes destroyed the colony. Further attempts to settle the area failed until 1752, when a small stockade was built at the present site of the Seville Square Historical District. Pensacola was not proving profitable for the Spanish, and it was transferred to the British in 1763 as part of the Treaty of Paris. The British retained possession of West Florida and its capital of Pensacola until 1781. During their rule the British made plans for a proper city with carefully mapped streets, a public water well, and other improvements. British Pensacola entered the world of commerce with brisk trade in lumber, furs and naval stores. Britain lost its prosperous settlement when 1783 Treaty of Paris gave the 13 colonies their freedom and returned Florida to the Spanish. In 1821 Pensacola was signed over to the United States, and the Florida Territory was established a year later. Over the next 30 years, a navy yard was constructed along Fort Pickens, Fort Mcree and Barrancas. Florida was admitted to the Union in 1845. During the Civil War, the Pensacola area was divided by forces loyal to both sides. In May 1862, confederate forces were driven from the area and most residents fled to Mobile. In July 1863 only 82 people were recorded as living in Pensacola. The post-Civil War era brought a lumber boom to Pensacola. Yellow pine from area forests were shipped through the port to markets around the world. People poured into northwest Florida for jobs with the lumber companies, railroads and shipping lines. The boom lasted until World War I, which closed major markets in England and Germany. By this time the forests had been severely depleted. In 1886 Pensacola realized the value of a tourist attraction when Geronimo and his wives were imprisoned at Fort Pickens. Throngs of sightseers arrived by rail from New Orleans and other major Southern cities, while yachts circled the water around the fort hoping to catch a glimpse of the famous warrior. The abundance of tasty red snapper brought another surge of prosperity to the growing city. When existing commercial fisherman could not supply the nationwide demand for snapper, new boats arrived daily to help with the harvest until Pensacola became the leading fishery in the country. Modern fishing techniques and over fishing eventually diminished the take, but commercial fishing remains a steady influence on Pensacola's economy. In 1914 the Navy expanded its role in Pensacola development by establishing the U.S. Naval Aeronautical Station. As the Navy expanded, so did support businesses and services- bringing more jobs and workers to the area. The military installations have been a major force in Pensacola's growth. Onboard the Naval Air Station is an aura of mystery and splendor on "Admiral's Row." Significant on Johnson Street is Quarters "A," a stately home where the air station's most senior officer, the Chief of Naval Education and Training, and his\her family resides. When this area was built in 1874, the commandant of the old Navy yard lived here. As the story goes, Commodore Melanchton B. Woolsey was the first commandant to live here. He was terrified of contracting yellow fever, since an epidemic had already claimed thousands of lives and he didn't want to be the disease's next victim. He erroneously believed, as others did also, that disease carrying mosquitoes could only fly a few feet high. So, Woolsey moved into the third-story cupola. He got his meals, rum (which he claimed was a "tonic" against the fever) and tobacco for his pipe by lowering a basket on a rope from one of the cupola's windows. One day his servant forgot the rum! Woolsey died soon thereafter. As all residents of Quarters "A" know, his spirit stayed on in the house. Perhaps it is to stay with a lovely lady, transparent and clad in white, who also resides in Quarters "A", forever.
NAS Pensacola: Installation
Installation Overview
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Name : Commanding Officer
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POC : Secretary
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Address : Building 624
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190 Radford Blvd
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32508-5100
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Phone : (850) 452-3100 ext.1101
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DSN Phone : 922-3100 ext. 1101
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Name : Marine Aviation Training Support Group (MATSG) Pensacola Sponsor Coordinator
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POC : Administration Dept.
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Address : Building 52
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32508
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Phone : (850) 452-5505
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DSN Phone : 922-5505
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For military personnel who will be assigned as staff at MATSG on-board Naval Air Station Pensacola. Personnel who are in "student" status will not be assigned a sponsor.
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Name : NAMTRAGRU Sponsor Coordinator
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POC : Administration Dept.
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Address : Building 781-O
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32508
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Phone : (850) 452-9834
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DSN Phone : 922-9834
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For military personnel who will be assigned as staff at the NAMTRAGRU Command on-board Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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Name : NAS Pensacola Sponsor Coordinator
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POC : Receptionist
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Address : Building 624
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190 Radford Blvd
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32508
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Phone : (850) 452-3100 ext.1212
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DSN Phone : 922-3100 ext.1212
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Email : denson.yn2@smtp.cnet.navy.mil
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For PCSing military personnel, who will be assigned as staff at the NAS Pensacola Command.
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Name : Naval Air Schools Command (NASC) Sponsor Coordinator
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POC : Administration Dept.
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Address : Building 633
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181 Chambers Ave
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32508
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Phone : (850) 452-2743/44
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DSN Phone : 922-2743
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Comment :
For military personnel who will be assigned as staff at the Naval Air Schools Command located on-board Naval Air Station Pensacola. Sponsors are not assigned to "student" personnel.
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Name : Naval Air Station Pensacola Quarterdeck
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POC : Officer of Day
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Address : Building 624
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190 Radford Blvd
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32508
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Phone : (850) 452-2353
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DSN Phone : 922-2353
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If you need assistance, contact the NAS Pensacola Quarterdeck.
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Name : Naval Aviation Technical Training Center (NATTC) Pensacola Sponsor Coordinator
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POC : Receptionist
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Address : 230 Chevalier Field Ave
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32508-5151
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Phone : (850) 452-7446
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DSN Phone : 922-7446
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Comment :
For military personnel who have received orders to the Naval Aviation Technical Training Center as staff personnel. Sponsors are not assigned to military personnel in student status.
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Name : Naval Hospital Pensacola Sponsor Coordinator
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POC : Recepitionist
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Address : Highway 98 West
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32506
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Phone : (850) 505-6661
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DSN Phone : 922-6661
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For military personnel who will be assigned as staff at the Naval Hospital Pensacola Command.
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Name : Naval Technical Training Center (NTTC) Corry Station Pensacola Sponsor Coordinator
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POC : Administration Dept.
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Address : 440 Roberts Ave
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32506
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Phone : (850) 452-6686/87
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DSN Phone : 922-6686/87
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Comment :
For military personnel who will be assigned as staff at NTTC Corry Station Pensacola. Personnel in a student status will not be assigned a sponsor. If you desire a Welcome Aboard package from Pensacola, contact NAS Pensacola Family Service Center Relocation Assistance Office, (850) 452-5990 ext.122, if no answer leave a brief message, with your name, rank mailing address and a call back number.
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Name : Saufley Field Sponsor Coordinator
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POC : Administration Dept.
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Phone : (850) 452-1519
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DSN Phone : 922-1519
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For military personnel who will be assigned as staff at Saufley Field Pensacola.
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Name : USCG Sponsor Coordinator
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POC : Administration Dept.
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City : Pensacola
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State : FL
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Zip : 32508
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Phone : (850) 455-3118
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For personnel who will be assigned to the US Coast Guard Station on-board Naval Air Station Pensacola.
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