The
Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA 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 (COMCRUDESLANT), 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 (
Base Realignment and Closure), NAVSTA Newport gained over five hundred billets, in addition to receiving, again, the
Officer Candidate School (OCS), the
Naval Supply Corps School (in 2011), and several other activities, to include a few
Army Reserve units.