{{Short description|Naval air station}} In the United States Navy, a '''master jet base''' is a naval air station with permanent basing and homeporting of carrier-based tactical jet squadrons (e.g., fighter, strike fighter, attack), carrier air wings, and the provision of one or more jet-capable naval outlying fields or auxiliary landing fields in relatively close proximity for use in concentrated Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP).<ref name=Landuse>{{cite book|title=Hampton Roads Joint Land Use Study|year=2005|publisher=Hampton Roads Planning District Commission|location=Hampton Roads, Virginia|url=http://www.hrpdc.org/JLUS/Report/2JLUSChap2.pdf}}</ref>
==Current operating== *Naval Air Station Lemoore - Lemoore, California *Naval Air Station Oceana - Virginia Beach, Virginia *Naval Air Station Whidbey Island - Whidbey Island, Washington
==Decommissioned== *Naval Air Station Cecil Field - Jacksonville, Florida, now the Cecil Airport *Naval Air Station Sanford - Sanford, Florida, now the Orlando-Sanford International Airport
===Originally slated as a Master Jet Base, but redirected to other missions (e.g., Maritime Patrol, Training, etc.), then decommissioned=== *Naval Air Station Brunswick - Brunswick, Maine, now the Brunswick Executive Airport *Naval Air Station Glynco - Brunswick, Georgia, formerly the Glynco Jetport, now the Brunswick Golden Isles Airport
==Transferred to another service== *Naval Air Station Miramar - San Diego, California, now Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
==See also== *List of established military terms
==References== {{Reflist}}
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