Naval Support Activity Panama City, Military Base

Rear Adm. Wesley McCall, Navy Region Southeast commander, visited the Navy Lab aboard Naval Support Activity Panama City, Jan. 19. McCall met with Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division Commanding Officer Capt. David Back and learned about the work NSWC PCD does in expeditionary and maritime systems by visiting the Landing Craft Air Cushion. (U.S. Navy photo by Eddie Green)

Naval Support Activity Panama City is located on beautiful St. Andrew Bay in Panama City Beach, Florida. It has direct, deep-water access to the Gulf of Mexico.

Panama City Beach provides a perfect location and environment for conducting year-round training, testing and research.

NSA Panama City exists to enable warfighter readiness. NSA's largest tenant activity is NSWC PC, still one of the major research, development, test and evaluation laboratories of the Navy.

Naval Support Activity Panama City Information

Condition: Operational
Years in Use: 1945 - present
Controlled by: United States Navy
Current Commander: Commander Michael Mosi
Garrison: Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division
Base Occupants: Naval Surface Warfare Center Panama City Division, Navy Experimental Diving Unit, Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center, United States Coast Guard
Open to the Public: No