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  • Naval Air Station Fallon
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  • Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon is the United States Navy's premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon in western Nevada in the United States. Since 1996, it has been home to the Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), and the surrounding area contains of bombing and electronic warfare ranges. It is also home to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC), which includes TOPGUN, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (TOPDOME) and the Navy Rotary Wing Weapons School. Navy SEAL Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training also takes place here.
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  • 250
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  • KNFL
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  • KNFL
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  • 39
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  • Van Voorhis Field
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  • 10
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  • NFL
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  • 1944-06-10
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  • 14003
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Commander
  • Captain Leif Steinbaugh https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Fallon/About/Biographies/CommandingOfficer/index.htm
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  • 2135
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  • 25
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  • 42
Footnotes
  • Source: FAA and official website
Name
  • Naval Air Station Fallon
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  • PEM
Type
  • Military: Naval Air Station
Caption
  • Aerial view of NAS Fallon, 1988
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  • 30
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  • 11077
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  • W
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  • Nevada
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  • 4268
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  • 3376
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  • NFL
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  • 13
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  • bottom
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  • Location of Naval Air Station Fallon
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  • 7
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  • US-NV
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  • N
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  • Active
Image
  • 1988
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  • 118
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  • 13
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  • 3934
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  • 120
Website
Owner
Location
  • Churchill County, near Fallon, Nevada
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  • 250
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  • Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon is the United States Navy's premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon in western Nevada in the United States. Since 1996, it has been home to the Naval Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN), and the surrounding area contains of bombing and electronic warfare ranges. It is also home to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center (NSAWC), which includes TOPGUN, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (TOPDOME) and the Navy Rotary Wing Weapons School. Navy SEAL Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training also takes place here. The base is named Van Voorhis Field in honor of Lieutenant Bruce Van Voorhis (1908-1943) who was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor
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