Naval Base Point Loma

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Installation Information

At Naval Base Point Loma, we continue to be the premier fleet activity, providing unparalleled quality, support and services to float and shore commands, enabling those activities to maintain MAXIMUM FLEET COMBAT READINESS.

“Our mission: To enable and sustain Fleet, Fighter, and Family readiness through consistent, standardized, and reliable shore support while preserving the critical resources necessary to secure the future of our forces.”

“Our vision: We are a regional team who are leaders in providing the highest level of shore support for all operating forces and shore activities at Naval Base Point Loma.”

140 Sylvester Road
San Diego, CA 92106-3251

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News

US Navy // Oct 22, 2012

On This Day In The Navy: 1962: President John F. Kennedy orders surface blockade (quarantine) of Cuba to prevent Soviet offensive weapons from reaching Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis.

LCS Sailors learn the art of multi-tasking

San Diego, CA. // Oct 22, 2012

Hey, sailor, what’s your job on the ship? If the vessel is the Fort Worth, the U.S. Navy’s third and newest littoral combat ship, the answer may be: Which job?

On this nearly 400-foot warship, only 40 people make up the core crew. The concept is called “minimal manning,” or “optimal manning,” depending on who you talk to.

The Navy is experimenting with the concept on the new littoral ships, which are highly automated. At a planned force of 55, these small, fast ships are expected to make up a fifth of the U.S. fleet.

The small crew size means the ship’s head cook is also the rescue swimmer. He wears the fireman’s suit when helicopters land, and he handles ropes when the ship docks at a pier. During refueling at sea, he helps attach the gear.

New Navy training on guiding ships goes virtual

San Diego, CA. // Oct 22, 2012

New technology playing out at a San Diego base comes amid several recent collisions of Navy ships.

10News was there as Ensign Kara Yingling prepared to guide a destroyer out of a stormy port in Japan.

"It's very realistic. You can get motion sickness, definitely," said Yingling.

While the seasickness can be real, the ship is not.

Indian, US Navies to undertake submarine rescue operations deep underwater

New Dehli, India // Oct 22, 2012

If an Indian submarine gets "disabled'' deep underwater, the sailors are sunk since the country has only rudimentary submarine rescue facilities. Now, in a unique and complex endeavour, Indian and US Navies have come together to practice the rescue of "trapped'' submariners from deep under the sea.