Nas Oceana Airshow in Va Beach
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Hampton Roads' military presence pumps ~$61B into the region yearly!
NAS Oceana anchors one of the densest military clusters on Earth. The Hampton Roads region hosts over 80,000 active-duty personnel, making Virginia Beach's economy among the most military-dependent of any U.S. city.
Topic poll · all networksWhat will keep crowds returning to NAS Oceana airshows?
NAS Oceana started as a tiny 1940 auxiliary airfield!
Commissioned in August 1940 as a small relief landing strip, Oceana wasn't designated a Master Jet Base until 1952. Today it's the Navy's largest jet base on the East Coast — quite a glow-up in 12 years.
Topic poll · all networksNAS Oceana airshows span decades — what draws you most?
Topic poll · all networksIs NAS Oceana's airshow worth the fuel burn & noise for Virginia Beach?
The 'Rhino' replaced the iconic F-14 Tomcat at NAS Oceana in 2006!
Navy pilots coined 'Rhino' to distinguish the F/A-18F Super Hornet from the older F/A-18C on carrier decks. When the F-14 Tomcat retired in 2006, Oceana became an all-Super Hornet base — and home of today's Rhino Demo Team.
