United States Coast Guard Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, Pungo Transmitter Site (Virginia Beach, Virginia)

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The first radio station to serve the Norfolk area was established at Cape Henry, Va., in February 1926. The original compliment consisted of a Chief Radioman, three RM1's and one RM3. The first of several moves for NMN occurred on 6 December 1929 when the station was relocated to Virginia Beach and received several upgrades. The station remained there until the next move to Princess Anne where it operated until 16 July 1943 when it was moved to London Bridge, Oceana, VA. This location was near the Naval Air Station Runway, and as missions grew and equipment expanded, so did the antennas. This caused some concern from pilots who had to land at night, NMN's antennas were un-lighted. The station again packed up and moved in the mid-1950's, this time to Pungo Field. The station operated there until 17 June 1976 when the current operations facility was commissioned at Naval Security Group Activity Northwest, Chesapeake, Va. Not only did this new station assume the call sign and duties of its predecessor at Pungo, but Radio Station Washington, D.C., NMH was closed and NMN assumed those duties as well.

Today, CAMSLANT is staffed and operated by over 100 telecommunications professionals and support personnel and offers a full spectrum of telecommunications services to support the fleet, shore commanders, and other government agencies and organizations throughout the world. CAMSLANT also maintains and deploys contingency communications to provide command and control support for natural disaster recovery, special operations, and other emergencies. CAMSLANT is also responsible for the Atlantic Area Cutter Fleet Communications Assist Team (CAT) and has assumed a formal role in training the fleet's communicators.

The Receiver and Operations building is located at the Navy's Northwest communications facility. The transmitter site is situated on the location of former Naval Outlying Landing Field, Pungo. The field was commissioned in 1943 as a satellite field for nearby Norfolk Naval Air Station. The field's intended mission was to support operations amd training of aircraft intended to operate from escort carriers. It was disestablished in 1945 after the end of World War II and sold off as farmland.

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Coordinates:   36°43'42"N   76°0'25"W

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  • This is where the transmitters and antenna are located. The are was used by the US Navy as an auxiliary landing field. The procession floats for the Pungo Strawberry Fest line up here.
  • I recall going to informal drag races there in the 1950's; one of which featured The Green monster, a jet powered dragster.
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