| Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads | |
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 Command insignia of NSAHR | |
| Active | 1948 - present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch |  United States Navy |
| Type | Naval Base |
| Role | management and support of three installations in theHampton Roads region |
| Size | ~ 6000 personnel[1] |
| Part of |  Navy Region Mid-Atlantic |
| Location | Norfolk,Virginia |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding Officer | CAPT Matthew Frauenzimmer |
Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads (NSA HR) is aUnited States Navy Echelon 4 regional support commander that is responsible toNavy Region Mid-Atlantic for the operation and maintenance of the installation of the same name that it is headquartered on. Adjacent to, but separate fromNaval Station Norfolk, NSA Hampton Roads has the largest concentration of fleet headquarters administrative and communication facilities outside of Washington, D.C., including the headquarters forUnited States Fleet Forces Command,Naval Reserve Forces Command andUnited States Marine Corps Forces Command, along with components of theJoint Chiefs of Staff, and the home campus for theJoint Forces Staff College. NSA Hampton Roads is also home to NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk andNATO'sAllied Command Transformation.
In addition, NSAHR managesNaval Support Activity Northwest Annex in the Hickory section of Chesapeake and provides installation support services toNaval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP).
NSA Hampton Roads traces its lineage back to theCommander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (nowU.S. Fleet Forces Command). On 1 February 1941, when the Atlantic Fleet was resurrected, the LANTFLEET staff was headquartered in an odd assortment of ships; the USS Augusta (CA-31), then the old wooden ship USS Constellation, USS Vixen (PG-53), and then USS Pocono (AGC-16). In 1948, the LANTFLEET staff moved into the former naval hospital at Norfolk, Virginia, which is where it currently remains. It was at that time, that the Atlantic Fleet Commander would create the CINCLANTFLEET Flag Administrative Unit to provide limited logistic services and support to CINCLANTFLT staff's.
In May 1977, after a four-month study, theChief of Naval Operations established the Atlantic Fleet Headquarters Support Activity (HSA) to provide administrative, personnel, logistics, maintenance, transportation, special services, supply, and fiscal services to tenant activities and commands so they could operate with maximum emphasis on their primary missions. In 1987, the chain of command was restructured once again, making the HSA an echelon four command under Commander, Naval Base, Norfolk (the predecessor forNavy Region Mid-Atlantic).
In 1999, HSA was redesignated a major command and dual-hatted with the responsibilities as the Installation Commander for three base installations and as the Program Director for Regional Support Services. The following year, Headquarters Support Activity was disestablished and renamed Naval Support Activity, Norfolk. In October 2011, NSA received approval to change its name to Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads, as it now included two additional bases that were not located in Norfolk.
Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads | |
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| Part ofNavy Region Mid-Atlantic | |
| Norfolk,Virginia | |
| Site information | |
| Owner |  United States |
| Controlled by | United States Navy |
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| Garrison information | |
| Garrison | |
The main campus of NSA Hampton Roads is located inNorfolk, Virginia, with Virginia State Route 406 (International Terminal Boulevard) bordering its southern side,Virginia State Route 337 (Hampton Boulevard) bordering its western side, andInterstate 564 bordering its eastern side, with the main entrance located on Terminal Blvd.
Most of the commands on the main campus are either force-level (Echelon II) or fleet level (Echelon III) commanders. It is the headquarters for four Echelon II commands --United States Fleet Forces Command,Navy Reserve Forces,Operational Test and Evaluation Force andUnited States Marine Corps Forces Command, and for two Echelon III commands:Naval Air Force Atlantic, andSubmarine Forces Atlantic.
It is also the home for part of theJoint Chiefs of Staff Operational Plans and Joint Force Development (J7) directorate alongside theJoint Forces Staff College.NATO'sAllied Command Transformation and the joint NATO-USFFCombined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence are also both located on this campus.
Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads - Portsmouth | |
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| Part ofNavy Region Mid-Atlantic | |
| Norfolk,Virginia | |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Navy |
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NSA Hampton Roads - Portsmouth is a separate sub-installation of the main campus that housesNavy Medicine East andNaval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) on the latter's sprawling 20 acres campus situated directly on theElizabeth River in Portsmouth. The hospital's buildings are registeredNational Register of Historic Places
In 2011, theChief of Naval Operations directed theBureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) to transfer control of the base toCNIC, which subsequently assigned it toNavy Region Mid-Atlantic and to NSA Hampton Roads. NSAHR assumed installation control on October 1, 2011 and now provides all base operation support services (such assecurity/police services,housing, andMorale, Welfare and Recreation to the installation.[2] Prior to that, NMCP personnel and contract staff had been performing most of the duties.
| Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex | |
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| Part ofNavy Region Mid-Atlantic | |
| Chesapeake,Virginia | |
| Site information | |
| Owner | United States |
| Controlled by | United States Navy |
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| Garrison information | |
| Current commander | LCDR Brian Demange Officer in Charge |
Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex is located in rural southern Chesapeake, Virginia on the border of North Carolina. Approximately 2/3 of the land is located in Virginia, while the remaining 1/3 is in North Carolina.[3] It provides support to the eleven tenant commands, the largest of which is the Naval Consolidated Brig, Chesapeake (NAVCONBRIG Chesapeake) or theJoint Regional Correctional Facility Mid-Atlantic. The brig is amilitary prison, serving as Building 500 of the Northwest Annex of NSA Hampton Roads.[4]
In May 1955, the U.S. Naval Radio Station was activated to serve as a receiving facility for naval activities in the Norfolk area. After years of operating and functioning as a naval radio station, in September 1970, the Naval Radio Station Northwest became a component activity of the Naval Communication Station Norfolk. In 1975, the Naval Security Group Activity Northwest was established. Since 1975, the base has continued to change, but it still hosts an interesting and diverse group of tenant commands and personnel.[5]
Outside of the Brig, NSA Northwest Annex is the home to severalNaval Security Forces related training schools. It also lays host to a number of communications and information commands, including aNavy Information Operations Command detachment.