| Naval Station Newport | |
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| Newport, Rhode Island | |
 NAVSTA Newport Insignia |
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| Type | Military base |
| In use | 1883 - present |
| Controlled by | United States Navy |
| Commanders | Captain Michel Thomas Poirier |
The Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA Newport) is a United States Navy base located in the towns of Newport and Middletown, Rhode Island. NS Newport is home to the Naval War College. It once was the homeport for Cruiser Destroyer Force Atlantic, and now maintains inactive ships at its pier facilities, along with the United States Coast Guard. In BRAC 2005 (Base Realignment and Closure), NAVSTA Newport gained over five hundred billets, in addition to receiving, again, Officer Candidate School (OCS), and the Naval Supply Corps School, and several other activities.
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Mission Statement
Naval Station Newport provides the facilities and infrastructure essential to support the operations of tenant commands and visiting fleet units. By maintaining its commitment to excellence, Naval Station Newport enables the development of the Navy’s leaders.
Current Operations
Currently, the station is also the home of the USS Forrestal and the Saratoga, both of which are decommissioned. The Forrestal is set to be sunk as an artificial reef at a later date; the fate of the Saratoga has not yet been decided, although there is a movement which wishes to make the ship into a museum ship in nearby North Kingstown. Both are clearly visible from nearby Coddington Highway, just off-base along the Middletown-Newport border.
Tenant Commands
Navy
- Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 2, Detachment
- Inshore Boat Unit 21
- Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit 202
- Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 21
- 7th Naval Construction Regiment
- Naval Academy Preparatory School
- Naval Chaplains School Command
- Naval Justice School
- Naval Undersea Warfare Center
- Naval War College
- Navy Warfare Development Command
- Officer Candidate School
- Officer Development School
- Senior Enlisted Academy
- Surface Warfare Officers School Command
Coast Guard
- USCGC Ida Lewis (WLM-551)
- USCGC Juniper (WLB-201)
- USCGC Willow (WLB-202)
- Naval Academy Preparatory School
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