Master jet base explained

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

• Naval Air Station Lemoore - Lemoore, California
• Naval Air Station Oceana - Virginia Beach, Virginia
• Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island, Washington

Decommissioned

• Naval Air Station Cecil Field - Jacksonville, Florida, now the Cecil Airport
• Naval Air Station Sanford - Sanford, Florida, now the Orlando-Sanford International Airport

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

• Naval Air Station Brunswick - Brunswick, Maine, now the Brunswick Executive Airport

Notes and References

1. Book: Hampton Roads Joint Land Use Study. 2005. Hampton Roads Planning District Commission. Hampton Roads, Virginia.