Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads ( NSA HR ) is a United States Navy Echelon 4 regional support commander that is responsible to Navy Region Mid-Atlantic for the operation and maintenance of the installation of the same name that it is headquartered on. Adjacent to, but separate from Naval Station Norfolk , NSA Hampton Roads has the largest concentration of fleet headquarters administrative and communication facilities outside of Washington, D.C., including the headquarters for United States Fleet Forces Command , Naval Reserve Forces Command and United States Marine Corps Forces Command , along with components of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , and the home campus for the Joint Forces Staff College . NSA Hampton Roads is also home to NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk and NATO 's Allied Command Transformation .
31-659: In addition, NSAHR manages Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex in the Hickory section of Chesapeake and provides installation support services to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP). NSA Hampton Roads traces its lineage back to the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (now U.S. Fleet Forces Command ). On 1 February 1941, when the Atlantic Fleet was resurrected, the LANTFLEET staff
62-819: 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. Outside of the Brig, NSA Northwest Annex is the home to several Naval Security Forces related training schools. It also lays host to
93-487: 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. Outside of the Brig, NSA Northwest Annex is the home to several Naval Security Forces related training schools. It also lays host to
124-406: A number of communications and information commands, including a Navy Information Operations Command detachment. Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads ( NSA HR ) is a United States Navy Echelon 4 regional support commander that is responsible to Navy Region Mid-Atlantic for the operation and maintenance of the installation of the same name that it
155-737: A number of communications and information commands, including a Navy Information Operations Command detachment. Bureau of Medicine and Surgery The Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ( BUMED ) is an agency of the United States Department of the Navy that manages health care activities for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps . BUMED operates hospitals and other healthcare facilities as well as laboratories for biomedical research , and trains and manages
186-669: Is also the home for part of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operational Plans and Joint Force Development (J7) directorate alongside the Joint Forces Staff College . NATO 's Allied Command Transformation and the joint NATO-USFF Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence are also both located on this campus. NSA Hampton Roads - Portsmouth is a separate sub-installation of the main campus that houses Navy Medicine East and Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) on
217-494: Is also the home for part of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operational Plans and Joint Force Development (J7) directorate alongside the Joint Forces Staff College . NATO 's Allied Command Transformation and the joint NATO-USFF Combined Joint Operations from the Sea Center of Excellence are also both located on this campus. NSA Hampton Roads - Portsmouth is a separate sub-installation of the main campus that houses Navy Medicine East and Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP) on
248-426: Is headquartered on. Adjacent to, but separate from Naval Station Norfolk , NSA Hampton Roads has the largest concentration of fleet headquarters administrative and communication facilities outside of Washington, D.C., including the headquarters for United States Fleet Forces Command , Naval Reserve Forces Command and United States Marine Corps Forces Command , along with components of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , and
279-673: Is the Naval Consolidated Brig, Chesapeake ( NAVCONBRIG Chesapeake ) or the Joint Regional Correctional Facility Mid-Atlantic . The brig is a military prison , serving as Building 500 of the Northwest Annex of NSA Hampton Roads. 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
310-407: Is the Naval Consolidated Brig, Chesapeake ( NAVCONBRIG Chesapeake ) or the Joint Regional Correctional Facility Mid-Atlantic . The brig is a military prison , serving as Building 500 of the Northwest Annex of NSA Hampton Roads. 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
341-408: The Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet (now U.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,
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#1732869286659372-708: The CINCLANTFLEET Flag Administrative Unit to provide limited logistic services and support to CINCLANTFLT staff's. In May 1977, after a four-month study, the Chief 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,
403-751: 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, the Chief 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,
434-531: The National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland , was merged in 2011 with Walter Reed Army Medical Center to form the joint Walter Reed National Military Medical Center as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission . The merged facility came under the jurisdiction of the new Joint Task Force National Capital Region/Medical , and in 2013, Navy Medicine National Capital Area
465-572: The Navy's many staff corps related to medicine. Its headquarters is located at the Defense Health Headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia . BUMED has 41,930 medical personnel and more than a million eligible beneficiaries. BUMED was one of the original five Navy bureaus formed in 1842 to replace the Board of Navy Commissioners . It is one of two bureaus still in existence. BUMED
496-603: The chain of command was restructured once again, making the HSA an echelon four command under Commander, Naval Base, Norfolk (the predecessor for Navy 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
527-433: The chain of command was restructured once again, making the HSA an echelon four command under Commander, Naval Base, Norfolk (the predecessor for Navy 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
558-410: The home campus for the Joint Forces Staff College . NSA Hampton Roads is also home to NATO’s Joint Force Command Norfolk and NATO 's Allied Command Transformation . In addition, NSAHR manages Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex in the Hickory section of Chesapeake and provides installation support services to Naval Medical Center Portsmouth (NMCP). NSA Hampton Roads traces its lineage back to
589-512: The installation. Prior to that, NMCP personnel and contract staff had been performing most of the duties. 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. It provides support to the eleven tenant commands, the largest of which
620-402: The installation. Prior to that, NMCP personnel and contract staff had been performing most of the duties. 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. It provides support to the eleven tenant commands, the largest of which
651-763: The latter's sprawling 20 acres campus situated directly on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth. The hospital's buildings are registered National Register of Historic Places In 2011, the Chief of Naval Operations directed the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) to transfer control of the base to CNIC , which subsequently assigned it to Navy 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 as security / police services, housing , and Morale, Welfare and Recreation to
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#1732869286659682-605: The latter's sprawling 20 acres campus situated directly on the Elizabeth River in Portsmouth. The hospital's buildings are registered National Register of Historic Places In 2011, the Chief of Naval Operations directed the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED) to transfer control of the base to CNIC , which subsequently assigned it to Navy 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 as security / police services, housing , and Morale, Welfare and Recreation to
713-469: 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 and United States Marine Corps Forces Command , and for two Echelon III commands: Naval Air Force Atlantic , and Submarine Forces Atlantic . It
744-469: 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 and United States Marine Corps Forces Command , and for two Echelon III commands: Naval Air Force Atlantic , and Submarine Forces Atlantic . It
775-605: The military medical commands. All three military medical commands were, however, all moved to share the new Defense Health Headquarters facility in Falls Church with DHA, again as a result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure. The commanding officer of BUMED is the Surgeon General of the United States Navy , a Vice Admiral . BUMED is divided into ten departments, each referred to with an alphanumerical code. Each of
806-530: The staff corps is headed by a rear admiral , except for the Hospital Corps, which is headed by a force master chief petty officer because of its status as an enlisted rating . The other department heads are mostly either rear admirals or civilians. BUMED operates the following facilities and commands: Naval Medical Forces Atlantic: Naval Medical Forces Pacific: Naval Medical Forces Support Command: Other commands: Hospital ships: While
837-584: 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. The main campus of NSA Hampton Roads is located in Norfolk, Virginia , with Virginia State Route 406 ( International Terminal Boulevard ) bordering its southern side, Virginia State Route 337 (Hampton Boulevard) bordering its western side, and Interstate 564 bordering its eastern side, with
868-535: 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. The main campus of NSA Hampton Roads is located in Norfolk, Virginia , with Virginia State Route 406 ( International Terminal Boulevard ) bordering its southern side, Virginia State Route 337 (Hampton Boulevard) bordering its western side, and Interstate 564 bordering its eastern side, with
899-580: Was disestablished, with its few remaining facilities transferred to Navy Medicine East. While a 2006 report of the Defense Business Board recommended that the Army, Navy, and Air Force medical commands be merged into a single joint command , citing savings in budget and personnel, this recommendation was not carried out and in 2012 the Defense Health Agency (DHA) was established separately from
930-642: Was headquartered at the Old Naval Observatory from 1942 until 2012. In 2005, Navy Medicine aligned its shore facilities into four overarching commands: Navy Medicine East, Navy Medicine West, Navy Medicine National Capital Area, and Navy Medicine Support Command. In 2012, Navy Medicine Support Command was renamed and realigned into the Navy Medicine Education and Training Command, with its non-training units becoming independent under BUMED. Navy Medicine National Capital Area's largest component,
961-437: 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