Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk

Norfolk, Virginia

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, Virginia

Virginia

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, is a base of the United States Navy

United States Navy

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, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command

United States Fleet Forces Command

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, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean

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, Mediterranean Sea

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, and Indian Ocean

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. NS Norfolk, also known as the Norfolk Naval Base, occupies about four miles (6 km) of waterfront space and seven miles (11 km) of pier and wharf space of the Hampton Roads

Hampton Roads

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 peninsula known as Sewell's Point

Sewell's Point

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. It is the world's largest Naval Station, supporting 75 ships and 134 aircraft alongside 14 piers and 11 aircraft hangars, and houses the largest concentration of U.S.