Naval Air Station Corpus Christi (NGP/KNGP) (Corpus Christi, Texas)

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Naval Air Station Corpus Christi is a United States Navy aviation training facility which produces approximately 400 Naval Aviators each year at the completion of the 18 month course.

The base is home to Training Air Wing Four, which consists of four squadrons: VT-27 and VT-28 handle primary training in the T-34C Mentor, VT-31 provides advanced training in the twin engine T-44A and T-44C Pegasus and VT-35 flies the twin engine TC-12B Huron. In addition to Navy students, VT-31 and 35 train pilots from the US Coast Guard and US Marine Corps.

The Corpus Christi Army Depot, located on NAS Corpus Christi, is the largest helicopter repair facility in the world.

www.cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrse/installations/nas_corpu...
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Corpus_Christi
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Coordinates:   27°41'31"N   97°16'27"W
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