The military has
always been an integral part of Pensacola's history. Our area supports
several military installations, and Pensacola is known world-wide as a
"Great Navy Town". Here in Pensacola, we are proud of our
military heritage, and everyone at Sheffield & Associates SALUTE YOU!
Our military bases give a strong boost to
the Pensacola area's economy and also to its employment base and its
cultural fabric. Military personnel and their families - active duty
and retired - bring many new ideas, experiences, education and training to
the area. You are always welcome!
Naval
Air Station (NAS), Pensacola, is known as
the “Cradle of Naval Aviation”. NAS Pensacola serves as the
launching point for the flight training of every Naval Aviator, Naval Flight
Officer, and enlisted Air Crewmen. In addition, about 30,000 aviation
students and aviation personnel in aeronautical technical phases of naval
operations will be trained here. NAS Pensacola directly supports the
training of student aviators from Officer Candidate School, initial flight
gear issue, and survival training, all the way to the coveted “Wings of
Gold.”
The Navy's precision Flight
Demonstration Team, The
Blue Angels, are based at Pensacola Naval Air Station, which also is
home to the National
Museum of Naval Aviation. The world class museum is free and open
to the public daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It also has an IMAX Theater which
shows thrilling big-screen films about aviation and other adventures.
Corry
Station is the home of the Center for Cryptology, one of the Navy's
training showplaces. The center is located about five miles north of
NAS Pensacola. Corry Field was established in 1928 and served until
1958 as a flight training facility. In 1960 Corry Field was
redesignated as the Naval Communications Training Center, and began training
the Cryptology (CT) ratings.
Today, the Center for Cryptology is tasked
with guiding the personal and professional development of all 14,000 CT
& EW Officer and Enlisted personnel in the Navy. The training
command has an annual throughput of approximately 9,000 students for the
four services. The mission is to provide personnel with the proper tools,
and opportunities to learn, grow, and excel in the field of Cryptology.
Naval
Air Station Whiting Field in Milton, Florida is the busiest Naval Air
Station in the world, responsible for an estimated 46 percent of the Chief
of Naval Air Command's total flight time and over 10 percent of Navy and
Marine Corps total flight time. Over 1,200 personnel complete their
essential flight training yearly. NAS Whiting Field and Training Air Wing
Five have an outstanding and unmatched safe flying record. The station has
served as a naval aviation training facility since it was established as a
naval air auxiliary station in July 1943. Its present mission is to train
student naval aviators in the primary and intermediate phases of fixed-wing
aviation, and in the advanced phases of helicopter training.
The Whiting Field/Milton area is noted for
its pleasant overall quality of life and relaxed atmosphere. Within driving
distance are national parks, historic sites and the sugar-white beaches
along the famous Gulf Shores of the Florida Panhandle.
Saufley
Field, located about ten miles north of NAS Pensacola and about eight
miles west of Pensacola Regional Airport, is used for practice landings and
take-offs (“touch and go’s”) by training aircraft from other fields.
There are several tenant commands located at Saufley Field to include:
Naval Education & Training Program
Development & Technology Center (NETPDTC): a subordinate command of the
Chief of Naval Education & Training (CNET) whose mission is to create
and provide innovative education and training products. They are the Navy's
sole administrator for the Enlisted Advancement Program.
The Defense Activity for Non-traditional
Education Support (DANTES), the Defense Finance and Accounting Service
Financial Systems Activity (DFAS-FSAPE), the Naval Reserve Center (NRC), and
Bureau of Prisons (BOP) also call Saufley Field home.
Saufley Field is an area of approximately
657 acres (plus 209 acres undeveloped, mostly wetlands) and currently has
about 600,000 square feet of building space with two (2) 4000-foot runways.
In addition to 63 buildings, there are three aircraft hangars on the
facility.
