Naval Air Station Norfolk Patch - With Hook and Loop
Did you serve at NAS Norfolk? If so, this patch is for you! You'll love adding this to your collection or to wear!
4-inch patch
Embroidered
US Veteran-Owned Business

Naval Station Norfolk is a United States Navy base in Norfolk, Virginia, that is the headquarters and home port of the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command. The installation occupies about 4 miles (6.4 km) of waterfront space and 11 miles (18 km) of pier and wharf space of the Hampton Roads peninsula known as Sewell's Point. It is the world's largest naval station, with the largest concentration of U.S. Navy forces through 75 ships alongside 14 piers and with 134 aircraft and 11 aircraft hangars at the adjacently operated Chambers Field.[1] Port Services controls more than 3,100 ships' movements annually as they arrive and depart their berths.
The area where the base is located was the site of the original 1907 Jamestown Exposition.[3]
In 1915, the Headquarters of the 5th Naval District was established. In April 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I, a bill was passed for the purchase of the land, and money was set aside in the amount of $1.6 million for the development of the base. The Naval Operating Base (NOB) and other facilities were established. By 1918, there were 34,000 enlisted men at the base.[3] However, by the war's end, the base was reduced in personnel and put into a "standby mode."[4]