Naval Support Activity Panama City
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Part of Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center, United States Coast Guard |
Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC), is a military shore installation of the
History
The NSA PC was founded as the U.S. Navy Mine Countermeasures Station on 20 July 1945, as a result of the transfer of the test station from
In addition to waterfront port facilities, the installation also contains a hangar and a paved heliport facility approximately 300 feet by 400 feet in size to accommodate naval helicopters up to and including the MH-53E Sea Dragon. The Navy airfield identifier is NBV.
Tenant commands
NSAPC consists of several tenant command organizations:
- Naval Surface Warfare Center: Panama City Division (NSWC PCD): This is the largest tenant command and the Research and Development arm of the base. It is part of the NAVSEA System of Naval Surface Warfare Centers.
- Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal & Diving (CENEODDIVE)
- Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU): The Experimental Diving Unit is the evaluation facility for Navy Diving.[1]
- Navy Diving Salvage and Training Center: The Navy Diving Salvage Training Center is the training facility for Navy Diving, Reconnaissance Marines, Army engineer divers, and Coast Guard diving. These divers are trained for such missions as wreckage recovery, mine defusing, and reconnaissance.
- Deployable Joint Command and Control System
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment
- Coastal Operations Institute
- Coast Guard Station Panama City
Research
NSWC PCD conducts research on
Engineering projects of historical note include the Swimmer Delivery Vehicle, Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) and Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC). Current projects include the majority of U.S. research into hovercraft technology and weapons integration for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).
Geography
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NSA PC totals 657 acres (2.66 km2) and houses 221 buildings. Additionally, NSA PC operates several miles of inter coastal waterways for a direct connection to the Gulf of Mexico.[3]
Economic impact
NSWC PCD is a major research, development, test, and evaluation laboratories of the Naval Sea Systems Command (
See also
References
- ^ Carter Jr, RC (1977). "Pioneering Inner Space: The Navy Experimental Diving Unit's First 50 Years". US Navy Experimental Diving Unit Technical Report. NEDU-1-77. Archived from the original on June 27, 2008. Retrieved 2013-11-21.
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: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ [1] "Sen. Bill Nelson Constituent Report, 2003" Page
- ^ [2] "NSA PC About" Page
- ^ [3] "NSA PC About" Page