Naval Air Force Atlantic

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Naval Air Force Atlantic is the U.S. Navy’s principal aviation type command for the Atlantic Fleet, responsible for organizing, training, and equipping naval aviation forces based primarily on the East Coast.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Naval Air Force Atlantic canonical 2
Naval Air Forces 1

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf U.S. Navy type command
naval aviation command
abbreviation AIRLANT
alsoKnownAs COMNAVAIRLANT
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
surface form: Commander, Naval Air Force Atlantic
areaOfOperations Atlantic Ocean
East Coast of the United States
surface form: U.S. East Coast
componentOf Naval Aviation
surface form: Naval Air Forces
controls Atlantic Fleet
surface form: Atlantic Fleet carrier air wings

Atlantic Fleet helicopter squadrons
Atlantic Fleet maritime patrol aircraft squadrons
U.S. Navy carrier air groups
surface form: Atlantic Fleet support aviation units
country United States of America
surface form: United States
domain naval aviation
ensures material readiness of assigned aviation units
personnel readiness of assigned aviation units
training readiness of assigned aviation units
garrison Naval Station Norfolk
hasMotto Fly, Fight, Lead
headquartersLocation Naval Station Norfolk
surface form: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia
language English
militaryBranchType naval aviation
mission ensure readiness of Atlantic Fleet aviation units
provide combat-ready naval aviation forces to fleet commanders
operatesWithin U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet structure
parallelCommand Naval Air Force Pacific
partOf Atlantic Fleet
surface form: U.S. Atlantic Fleet

United States Navy
primaryFocus Atlantic-based carrier strike group aviation
Atlantic-based expeditionary aviation forces
responsibleFor Atlantic Fleet naval aviation units
role equip naval aviation forces
organize naval aviation forces
train naval aviation forces
serviceBranch United States Navy
subordinateTo Chief of Naval Operations
Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
supports U.S. joint and combined operations in the Atlantic theater
theater Atlantic Fleet
typeOfOrganization military command

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Naval Station Norfolk garrison Naval Air Force Atlantic
United States Navy aircraft controlledBy Naval Air Force Atlantic
this entity surface form: Naval Air Forces
Naval Air Station Oceana partOf Naval Air Force Atlantic