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Naval Air Station Oceana

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

NAS Oceana aviation guide: command reporting, Navy housing, branch-clinic resources and the separate Dam Neck training campus.

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Historic aircraft from the Warbird Thunder team perform at the NAS Oceana Air Show, September 2026.
U.S. Navy / Seaman Jade Scarbrough · via DVIDSThe appearance of U.S. Department of War (DoW) visual information does not imply or constitute DoW endorsement.
Service branch
Navy
Location
Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Installation type
Naval air station
Status
Active

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At a glance.

Naval Air Station Oceana is a Navy aviation installation in Virginia Beach. Air station staff and tenant squadrons use their own sponsor and reporting arrangements. [2]

Dam Neck Annex is a separate training campus administered with Oceana. Naval Auxiliary Landing Field Fentress is another destination; none is a substitute for the assigned workplace. [1]

Dam Neck Annex training guide

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Base essentials.

At your fingertips

Each detail has its own dated source. Confirm current procedures and availability with the responsible organization.

Life around your next station

Moving & living.

Start with your sponsor and the installation’s official newcomer resources. Confirm the arrangements that apply to your household before you travel.

Confirm the reporting destination

Confirm check-in with the gaining squadron or command. Official contact and personnel pages list different quarterdeck numbers; use the current command directory and sponsor rather than assuming one universal desk.

Reporting instructions

Arrange access with the sponsor

Check the actual gate and visitor process before arrival. An airport terminal, lodging reservation or map pin does not grant military access.

Official installation resources

Set up housing support

The Oceana Housing Service Center provides military referral and application support. Confirm the actual housing program, location and unaccompanied assignment.

Housing resources

Book the correct temporary accommodation

Use the temporary-housing office to confirm the current property and reservation. Distinguish Oceana, Dam Neck and other regional lodging addresses.

Temporary lodging

Plan the school transfer

Use the school liaison to identify enrollment, records and district questions for the intended home address. A duty-station assignment does not select the school.

School liaison

Arrange child care early

Contact the child-care resource office early. Ask about eligibility, the request process and care covering your actual duty schedule; a request is not a confirmed placement.

Child-care resources

Confirm enrollment and clinic location

Confirm enrollment and appointments through Oceana Branch Health Clinic resources. Use the actual clinic destination on the appointment.

Medical resources

Connect with family support

Use the listed readiness office for relocation and household referrals. Confirm which programs serve your service, duty status and family circumstances.

Readiness resources

Go straight to the source

Official resources.

Confirm current procedures and arrangements with the responsible organization.

The place behind the name

History & identity.

Current & former names: Naval Air Station Oceana · NAS Oceana · NASO

  1. 1943

    Air station commissioned

    Oceana was commissioned in August 1943.

    Milestone source
  2. After World War II

    Jet aviation community

    Oceana developed into a Navy master jet base.

    Milestone source

A few useful answers.

Is Dam Neck at the same entrance as Oceana?

No. Confirm the separate campus on your orders or course instructions.

Reference

Where should I report first?

Confirm check-in with the gaining squadron or command. Official contact and personnel pages list different quarterdeck numbers; use the current command directory and sponsor rather than assuming one universal desk.

Reference

Is military family housing automatic?

No. Confirm eligibility, application requirements and current availability with the housing office.

Reference

Can I assume a temporary room is reserved?

No. Confirm a reservation and authorized travel arrangements before arrival.

Reference

Which school will my child attend?

Ask the receiving district and school liaison about the intended residential address.

Reference

How should we arrange medical care?

Confirm enrollment and appointments through Oceana Branch Health Clinic resources. Use the actual clinic destination on the appointment.

Reference

Transparent by design

Sources & review.

  1. Official installation website Installation command · Checked 2026-11-04
  2. Installation overview MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  3. Reporting and check-in Official installation / MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  4. Naval Air Station Oceana — housing Official service / MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  5. Naval Air Station Oceana — lodging Official service / MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  6. Naval Air Station Oceana — school Official service / MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  7. Naval Air Station Oceana — care Official service / MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  8. Naval Air Station Oceana — health Official service / MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  9. Naval Air Station Oceana — family Official service / MilitaryINSTALLATIONS · Checked 2026-11-04
  10. Installation history Official installation historian · Checked 2026-11-04
  11. Official photograph and original caption U.S. Navy / Seaman Jade Scarbrough · Checked 2026-11-04
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