The Naval Air Station in Brunswick, Maine, is located 26 miles northeast from Maine's largest city, Portland, and 31 miles south from the capital city of Augusta. Brunswick is the largest town of a tri-town area made up of Brunswick, Topsham, and Bath. The total population of the 3 towns is approximately 37,000. Brunswick is situated on the Androscoggin River which flows into Merrymeeting Bay and then into the Atlantic Ocean only a few miles away. The area provides most of the conveniences of living in the city yet retains its rural atmosphere. If you like the outdoors, you will love being stationed at Brunswick.
History--Constructed on land which from the 1700's has been used only for the purpose of growing blueberries, Naval Air Station, Brunswick, Maine, was commissioned on April 15, 1943. The primary purpose was to train Canadian and British Air Force pilots of the British Naval Command. This activity continued until the end of WWII. The base was deactivated in 1947 and reactivated in 1951 with the primary mission of anti-submarine warfare. On July 1, 1971, Commander Patrol Wings US Atlantic Fleet/Commander Patrol Wing Five established his headquarters at NAS Brunswick. Changes have occurred on the base since 1971 so that at present, three patrol squadrons flying the P3 Orion perform their duties here at the NAS. In addition, two reserve squadrons are also based at the Naval Air Station. The NAS also provides support for the ships at Bath, the Navy Security Group at Winter Harbor, the Naval Communication & Telecommunication Station at Cutler, the US Naval Survival School at Rangley, and the Department of Naval Sciences at the Maine Maritime Academy at Castine, Maine.
NAS Brunswick: Installation
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Name : Family Service Center
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POC : Martha Pinion
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Address : 400 Foxtrot Ave
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City : Brunswick
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State : ME
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Zip : 04011
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Phone : 207-921-2273 or DSN 476-2273
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Fax : 207-921-2617 or DSN 476-2617
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Name : Naval Air Station, Brunswick
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POC : Quarterdeck
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Address : Bldg 250
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City : Brunswick
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State : ME
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Zip : 04011
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Phone : 207-921-2214 or DSN 476-2214
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Fax : 207-921-2954 or DSN 476-2954
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Brunswick is the home of Commander Patrol & Reconnaissance Wing 5 providing maritime surveillance, anti-submarine, and anti-surface warfare capabilities to the US Fleet
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