FReeper Canteen ~ Road Trip: Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida ~ 25 FEB 2025

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[laurenmarlowe]

 

 

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Road Trip: Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida

The United States Naval Support Activity Panama City (NSA PC), is located just outside Panama City, Florida and is a United States Navy military base. It is located within Bay County. Among other commands, it houses Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division (NSWC PCD) and the Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU).

NSAPC consists of several tenant command organizations:

Naval Surface Warfare Center: Panama City Division (NSWC PCD): This is the largest tenant command and the Research and Development arm of the base. It is part of the NAVSEA System of Naval Surface Warfare Centers.

Navy Experimental Diving Unit (NEDU): The Experimental Diving Unit is the evaluation facility for Navy Diving.

Navy Diving Salvage and Training Center: The Navy Diving Salvage Training Center is the training facility for Navy Diving, Reconnaissance Marines, Army engineer divers, and Coast Guard diving. These divers are trained for such missions as wreckage recovery, mine defusing, and reconnaissance.

Deployable Joint Command and Control System

Explosive Ordnance Disposal Detachment

Coastal Operations Institute

Coast Guard Station Panama City

NSWC PCD conducts research on littoral warfare and its disciplines include optics, acoustics, mine warfare and robotics. NSWC PCD employs approximately 1,100 scientists and engineers within NSWC PCD. The newest facility on the base is the Littoral Warfare Research Facility, a $10 million research and development facility dedicated to littoral warfare research; it was completed in 2006.

Engineering projects of historical note include the Swimmer Delivery Vehicle, Joint Architecture for Unmanned Systems (JAUS) and Landing Craft Air Cushioned (LCAC). Current projects include the majority of U.S. research into hovercraft technology and weapons integration for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

As the mission has grown so has the size of the installation; 657 acres in all. The unique conditions of the Gulf of Mexico, coupled with mission synergy make Panama City an ideal location for fleet training and littoral warfare missions. NSA Panama City employs approximately 4,000 civilian and military personnel with an annual payroll of more than $466 million. Additionally, the base contracts for local goods and services, which amounts to more than $600 million annually in economic impact.

Learn More About Naval Support Activity Panama City HERE!!

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[PROCON]

WOO-HOO, it's Road Trip time again, thanks Lauren!

[radu]

Howdy, lauren. *Hugz*

Everything going well down your way?

[left that other site]

Hi Everybody!

(((HUGS)))

[radu]

Howdy, PRO!

How’s it going up your way? Winter starting to back off a little?
We’re getting a nice reprieve this week, at least. Hoping like heck for no more arctic blasts.

[laurenmarlowe]

Howdy radu!

FIRST!

[laurenmarlowe]

WOO HOO PROCON!

SECOND!

[laurenmarlowe]

Good evening to you left that other site!

THIRD!

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Road Trip: Naval Support Activity Panama City, Florida ~

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[luvie]

~ Road Trip: Naval Support Activity ~
~ Panama City, Florida ~

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and the family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

CLICK HERE TO FIND OTHER THREADS

CLICK FOR current local times around the world

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New York, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Anchorage

To every service man or woman reading this thread:

Thank You for your service to our country.
No matter where you are stationed,
No matter what your job description
Know that we are are proud of each and everyone of you.

To our military readers, we remain steadfast
in keeping the Canteen doors open.

The FR Canteen is Free Republic's longest running daily thread
specifically designed to provide entertainment and moral support for the military.
The doors have been open since Oct 7 2001,
the day of the start of the war in Afghanistan.

We are indebted to you for your sacrifices for our Freedom.

NOTE: CANTEEN MUSIC
Posted daily and on the Music Thread
for the enjoyment of our troops and visitors.

[left that other site]

Hi Kathy!

(((HUGS)))

[luvie]

ROFL!! Oopsie!

[laurenmarlowe]

Hello radu!

I think we’re finally thawing out from last week, pretty day today.

Except my day did not go as planned, and I am so behind what I wanted to get done.

So, I still have chores tonight.

I’m trying to stay happy, LOL!

GRRRRR........

[laurenmarlowe]

Y’all are funny, LOL!

[luvie]

Hi there, lauren!

We want to make sure EVERYone sees this thread! 🤣🤣

[PROCON]

Hiya radu, it looks like winter is winding down around here too, we'll hit 50+ degrees this week, wet but warming up.

I went nowhere over the weekend although son did make it over for dinner and hanging last night.

Any weekend news your way?

[TexasGator]

This base would have closed in the 50’s if not for Bob Sykes.

A project I worked on:

https://www.hydrodyners.com/forum/index.php?threads/hydrodyne-drone-minesweeper-in-the-long-tau-river.5240/

[SkyDancer]

~ Evening All! ~

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I’m Down There Somewhere

[luvie]

Great Road Trip, lauren.
Oddly enough, Florida has TONS of Naval Bases! 🤩