Naval Air Station Brunswick is the last, active-duty Department of Defense airfield remaining in the northeast, and is home to five active duty and two reserve squadrons. Flying Lockheed P-3 "Orion" long-range maritime patrol aircraft tasked by Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing Five, active duty squadrons regularly deploy overseas for six months at a time. NAS Brunswick has 29 tenant commands, including a Reserve P-3 squadron and a Reserve Fleet Logistics Support Squadron flying C-130 "Hercules" transports. In addition, over 1,600 Naval Reservists travel from throughout New England to drill at Naval Air Reserve Brunswick, SeaBee Battalion and numerous other reserve commands.
Approximately 20 percent of NAS Brunswick's activities, facilities and services are in direct support of the AEGIS Destroyer shipbuilding program at nearby Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Bath and the Bath Iron Works Corporation. Also, the Navy's only cold weather Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) school is taught at Brunswick and on 12,000 acres near Rangeley in northwestern Maine.
As Maine's second largest employer, NAS Brunswick employs 4,863 military and civilian personnel, including 713 officer, 3,493 enlisted personnel and 657 civilians. The air station provides over $187 million to the local economy, including $115 million in salaries, $38 million in contracts and material purchases and $34 million in medical purchases.
With several area organizations dedicated to maintaining a seamless relationship between the military and civilian communities, NASB officials are actively working as partners with the Military-Community Council, the Mid-Coast Council for Business Development, the combined Bath-Brunswick Chamber of Commerce, the American Red Cross, and numerous other state, regional and local organizations.
Located near great circle routes for both shipping and air lanes, NAS Brunswick is the base closest to the European theater and NATO commands. As the last active duty DOD airfield in the northeast, with room to grow, the base is poised to provide expanded services and facilities to additional fleet commands as they are needed.
Main
phone numbers: Commercial (207)021-2214 or
DSN 476-2214
Mailing
address: NAS Brunswick, NE 04011
Population:
2,843 active duty; 6,900 family members; 624
civilians
Housing: 118
officer family units; 638 enlisted family; 74
unaccompanied officer units; 880 unaccompanied enlisted
spaces; 28 mobile home spaces (207)921-2510
Temporary
lodging: 26-unit Navy Lodge (207)921-2206;
visitor units are available in unaccompanied housing;
(207)921-2245
Family
Support Center: (207)921-2273
Schools: None
on base
Child
Care: Center for 124, eight-month wait; 30
approved homes (207)921-2610
Health
care: Clinic. Appointments/Tricare
(888)999-5195; benefits (207)921-2901
Naval Air Station - Brunswick, ME
has a medium size commissary - (207)921-2114,
a large exchange, and a mini mall (207)921-2182. Recreation at Naval Air Station - Brunswick, ME
includes bowling, auto hobby, recreation center, theater,
golf, gym, tennis, swimming, outdoor activities, and
camping.
