| Naval Support Activity Naples | |
|---|---|
| Capodichino,Naples,Campania in Italy | |
 A parade at NSA Naples in 2013 | |
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| Site information | |
| Type | Naval Support Activity |
| Owner | Italian Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | US Navy |
| Controlled by | Commander, Navy Region Europe, Africa, Central |
| Condition | Operational |
| Website | Official website |
| Location | |
  NSA Naples Location in Italy | |
| Coordinates | 40°52′56.6″N14°17′32.5″E / 40.882389°N 14.292361°E /40.882389; 14.292361 |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1951 (1951) |
| In use | 1951 – present |
Naval Support Activity Naples (NSA Naples) is aUnited States Navy military complex, located adjacent toNaples International Airport inCapodichino,Naples,Italy.
The Activity is under Italian military control and can be managed anytime by Italian authorities.[1] It is home toU.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa and theU.S. Sixth Fleet.
On October 3, 1951, the naval ashore unit Headquarters, Support Activities was created to supportAllied Forces Southern Europe, and later the Sixth Fleet. In August, 1953, the support unit became Commander, Subordinate command, U.S. Naval Forces Eastern Atlantic / Commander, Headquarters Support Activities, and re-designated U.S. Naval Activities, Italy / U.S. Naval Support Activity, Naples in November 1957. U.S. Naval Activities, Italy was consolidated with U.S. Naval Support Activity, Naples on August 8, 1966.[2]
Naval Hospital Naples was established atAgnano in 1967, and moved toGricignano di Aversa in April 2003.[3] In 2005 the United States Naval Forces Europe headquarters moved fromLondon to Naples.[4] Naval Support Activity Gaeta, established in 1967, became a detachment of NSA Naples on February 10, 2006.
Beginning in the 1990s, theNaval Computer and Telecommunications Station Naples (NCTS Naples) is located at the Activity.
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