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Home My WebLink About09202011 OCEANA UPDATENAVAL AIR STATION OCEANANAVAL AIR STATION OCEANA Annual Update to Virginia Beach City CouncilAnnual Update to Virginia Beach City Council 20 September 201120 September 2011 Presented byPresented by CAPT Jim “Fish” WebbCAPT Jim “Fish” Webb Commanding OfficerCommanding Officer Oceana’s Mission Shore-Based Readiness Integrator: Provide the facilities, equipment and personnel to support shored-based readiness, total force readiness and maintain operational access of Oceana-based forces. Fleet Response Plan: Short noticedeployment of multipleCarrier Strike Groups in support of national defense requirements. USN Operational Construct NAS Oceana Aircraft Laydown 20012011 F-14 Squadrons120 F-14 Aircraft1500 F/A-18A/C Squadrons107 F/A-18A/C Aircraft146123 F/A-18E/F Squadrons011 F/A-18E/F Aircraft0169 VFC-12 Adversary1212 SAR H-320 VR-56 C-904 Other Aircraft66 Total Squadrons2320* Total Aircraft316314 Economics •Virginia Beach most populous city in Virginia: 438,000 •Military/NAS Oceana in Virginia Beach: 15,000 personnel $1.2 Billion direct salary, $1.3 Billion goods & services •Highest average salaries in Hampton Roads: 1.Civilian Federal Employees: $96.7K 2.Military: $96.1K 3.Civilian company management: $81.0K 2010 HRPDC Data Book (2008 data for Hampton Roads MSA) • Shore-Based Flight Requirements •Multi-mission training flights •Readiness cycle includes four separate events requiring Field Carrier Landing Practice (FCLP) refresher training –Flight Deck Certification –Tailored Ship’s Training Assessment (TSTA) –Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) –Pre-deployment refresher FCLPs •5 Carrier Air Wings each = 4 Strike/Fighter squadrons + 1 E-2 squadron •F/A-18 and E-2 Fleet Replacement Squadrons (FRS) each ? conduct 6 initial CV qualification detachments annually Non-traditional Readiness Support Helicopter Operations: Increasingas Helicpoter • Master Plan is executed Confined area landing practice – Other training syllabus requirements, e.g., NVG – Special Ops: Increasing • Navy Special Operations – 160 th Special Ops Airborne Regiment – 20 th& 90 th Special Ops Wings – Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) para-drop training – ARG/MEW(SOC) heli-borne assault training – Others: • MARDET convoy training – UCAV/UAS training – Battalion-level airborne assault training – Support Challenges Facility & Infrastructure • Oceana presently undergoing 2-years of runway – reconstruction projects NAS Oceana Runway 5R/23L complete – NAS Oceana Runway 5L/2R in-work – Weather • Fentress is only available VMC; VFR operations only – Fentress has a “reference-only” TACAN – No instrument approach capability – Coordination with Oceana operations • Main runway flight ops must be conducted in same – direction at both fields Support Challenges NALF Fentress Repair & Upgrade Initiative • 29 Jul 11: Contract awarded to Lane Construction Company. – 06 Sep 11: Lane Construction on site for ancillary tasks. – 15 Jan 12 to 15 Oct 12: Runway closed; Fentress will still be – utilized for helicopter training Monday-Friday, 1600 to 0200. 16 Oct 12 to 15 Sep 13: Taxiway closed; anticipate earlier – completion date. Meeting the Challenge Increasing Operational RequirementsIncreasing Operational Requirements Normal Training FCLP Helo TrainingSpec Ops Training NAS OceanaNAS Oceana NALF FentressNALF Fentress Dam Neck AnnexDam Neck Annex Chambers FieldChambers Field CapacityCapacitymust be must be managed:managed: ••SchedulingScheduling ••OLFOLF Weather Facility & ••DetachmentsDetachments Infrastructure ••PrioritizingPrioritizing Noise & Constraints Other Community Impacts Encroachment Partnering REPI funds received for Virginia Beach/Chesapeake ITA project: •FY-07-$2.3M for Virginia Beach •FY-08 -$700K for Virginia Beach, $750K for Chesapeake •FY-09-$2.5M for Virginia Beach •FY-10-$900K for Virginia Beach •FY-11–$7 M for Virginia Beach Acquisitions to date: •Chesapeake –641 acres/$1M. USN share/$289K •Virginia Beach –390 acres/$11.9M. USN share/$5.4M Navy Escrow account balance: •Chesapeake = $540K •Virginia Beach = $8.8M August 9, 2011: Area is expanded as the Virginia Beach City Council approves the “Rural AICUZ Acquisition Plan.” Dam Neck Annex •Home to 20 training and support commands. •The Navy’s Training Center of Excellence: – 20,000 students annually in over 210 courses of instruction. •Additional training and Navy Fleet support areas include: –Synthetic warfare training to Carrier Strike Group and Amphibious Ready Group Staffs, Warfare Commanders and specified units/commands. –24/7/365 Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) support and vital maritime surveillance information to the Atlantic Fleet. –State-of-the-art intelligence training including real world applications. •CNRMA/VB MOU: Covers use of South Gate for emergency response supporting Sandbridge residents and natural disaster evacuation routing. •FY-13-$9M Facilities Security Improvement MILCON including a significant upgrade to the main entry gate. Future •West/East Coast Strike Fighter Aircraft Split •F/A-18C Legacy Hornet •F/A-18E/F Super Hornet •F-35 Joint Strike Fighter •Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) •September 7, 2011 “Good News” Virginian Pilot article: “Reassuring words come for Oceana, other Navy bases” Questions? Post-JLUS -Lasting Effects •January 2008: Virginia Beach amends AICUZ Overlay Zoning Ordinance for land within 65 –70 dB DNL sound contour –Broken into three sub-areas, each with its own approval criteria –October 2008: MOU amended to capture ordinance changes •January 2008: Virginia Beach rezones ITA to 1 unit per 15 developable acres, further protecting this critical area between Oceana and Fentress APZ1/Clear Zone Compatibility Program •Acquires incompatible properties and property interests in APZ-1/Clear Zones –$45.76M for 450 units from 176 owners thus far –As of April 2010, all willing sellers in CZ and specific areas in APZ-1 qualify for program •Program includes Interfacility Traffic Area: –$9.39M applied to 306 acres from 8 owners •Prohibits all new incompatible development •Creates incentives to attract compatible businesses into APZs. Restrictive Easements 3,681 acres8,777 acres ?? 12,458 acres of restrictive easements acquired in late • 1970’s –early 1980’s; cost = $57M