Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida

Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, is the headquarters for training for Navy and Marine Corps personnel around the world. Its mission is to provide quality support to tenants and other customers, enabling them to meet mission requirements.

NAS Pensacola is recognized as the premier naval installation in the Department of the Navy.

It is an acknowledged leader in preserving the area's natural beauty, tradition and rich history, enhancing its reputation as the most aesthetically pleasing installation in the Navy.

The Pensacola Naval Complex in Florida's Escambia and Santa Rosa counties employs more than 16,000 military and 7,400 civilian personnel.

Foremost among commands on board NAS Pensacola is the Chief of Naval Education and Training (CNET), which is responsible for the education and training of Navy and Marine Corps personnel, both officers and enlisted.

One of the largest shore commands in the Navy, CNET is comprised of over 22,000 military and civilian staff personnel at more than 190 subordinate activities and detachments in the United States and overseas. CNET has a daily average of nearly 47,000 students training in more than 3,600 different courses.

The Chief of Naval Education and Training oversees 57 Naval ROTC commands at colleges and universities, five departments of naval sciences, and 570 Naval Junior ROTC units at high schools in 43 states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Italy, and Japan.

CNET's responsibility includes recruit training, specialized skills training, precommissioning training for officers, warfare specialty training, and fleet individual and team training. CNET is also involved in the education and training of students of many foreign nations.