Newport is the Navy’s premier site for training officers, officer candidates, senior enlisted personnel and midshipman candidates, as well as conducting advanced undersea warfare and development systems. Naval personnel assigned to Newport come from all parts of the United States and many free nations of the world. Naval Station Newport’s mission is to fulfill the diverse requirements of its tenant commands by providing the facilities and infrastructure that are essential to their optimum performance.
For many years, NS Newport was the state’s largest single employer - both in terms of personnel and payroll. Today, it is still the largest single employer in Newport County, and third overall in the state.
With BRAC 2005, Naval Station Newport will be the future home of the Naval Supply Corps School and Center for Service Support currently in Athens, Ga. This command will be relocating to Newport sometime in FY10 and will have a large impact on the number of students passing through.
Newport is the home of the Navy’s most prestigious educational institution, the Naval War College.
The official website of Naval Station Newport
