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).[1]
Current operating
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
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