Naval Station Newport

The Naval Station Newport is a United States Navy base located in the city of Newport and the town of Middletown, Rhode Island. Naval Station Newport is home to the Naval War College and the Naval Justice School. It once was the homeport for Cruiser Destroyer Force Atlantic, which relocated to Naval Station Norfolk in the early 1970s. Newport now maintains inactive ships at its pier facilities, along with the United States Coast Guard. In BRAC 2005, NAVSTA Newport gained over five hundred billets, in addition to receiving, again, the Officer Candidate School, the Naval Supply Corps School, and several other activities, to include a few Army Reserve units.Mission statementNaval Station Newport provides the facilities and infrastructure essential to support the operations of tenant commands and visiting fleet units.HistoryUSS ConstellationNaval Training Station 1919 Newport sex scandalCurrent operationsThe station was home of the decommissioned after the departure of the which departed under tow for the inactive ship storage facility in Philadelphia .