Posted on Jun 14, 2023
Navy might greatly increase the time aircraft carriers can simultaneously berth at Coronado
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Facing growing duties in the Pacific, the Navy is exploring the possibility of greatly increasing the amount of time Naval Air Station North Island can simultaneously host three aircraft carriers.
The base is currently allowed to have three carriers at berth at the same time for 29 days a year. A Navy study that’s just getting underway will consider boosting that to an average of 180 days annually.
The Navy says it is considering the increase because of its busy mission objectives, the need to maintain and upgrade the ships, and the eventual need to be able to berth next-generation Ford-class carriers in San Diego.
“We don’t really anticipate it being 180 days,” said Kevin Dixon, a spokesperson for Naval Base Coronado, which includes NAS North Island. “They’re just trying to take a look at a worst case scenario (for berthing) and what the impact would be.”
The base is currently allowed to have three carriers at berth at the same time for 29 days a year. A Navy study that’s just getting underway will consider boosting that to an average of 180 days annually.
The Navy says it is considering the increase because of its busy mission objectives, the need to maintain and upgrade the ships, and the eventual need to be able to berth next-generation Ford-class carriers in San Diego.
“We don’t really anticipate it being 180 days,” said Kevin Dixon, a spokesperson for Naval Base Coronado, which includes NAS North Island. “They’re just trying to take a look at a worst case scenario (for berthing) and what the impact would be.”
Navy might greatly increase the time aircraft carriers can simultaneously berth at Coronado
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When I was on the USS Nimitz, we did a yard period tied to the pier at North Island. That yard period was seven months. I've mentioned this before, someone thought it was cheaper to keep us there, than to have the ship go to Bremerton for seven months. What that meant, the yard workers were all brought to San Diego from Bremerton. Those guys/gals made "bank" receiving per diem for the SD area, while making their wages, with lots of over time.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."NAS North Island is the home port of three Nimitz-class carriers — Carl Vinson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. They're part of the so-called Pacific Pivot, a move by the Navy to place more assets on the West Coast. It's being done primarily because the U.S. faces growing tension with China in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
The Navy is not considering home-porting a fourth carrier in San Diego.
The public can comment on the new study at three upcoming hearings:
June 27, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Logan Memorial Educational Campus Building, 2875 Ocean View Blvd., San Diego."...
..."NAS North Island is the home port of three Nimitz-class carriers — Carl Vinson, Theodore Roosevelt and Abraham Lincoln. They're part of the so-called Pacific Pivot, a move by the Navy to place more assets on the West Coast. It's being done primarily because the U.S. faces growing tension with China in the Taiwan Strait and South China Sea.
The Navy is not considering home-porting a fourth carrier in San Diego.
The public can comment on the new study at three upcoming hearings:
June 27, 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., Logan Memorial Educational Campus Building, 2875 Ocean View Blvd., San Diego."...
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