Naval Air Station Key West Photo Gallery

110429-N-FC065-001 KEY WEST, Fla. Alex Filous and Emily Warchol of the University of Florida Program for Shark Research bait hooks with fish heads that will be used on a long line to catch smalltooth sawfish. Sawfish, an endangered species, will be measured and tagged before being released. The water around air station properties is ideal for the sawfish's critical habitat. U.S. Navy photo by James E. Brooks

110427-N-AC979-121 KEY WEST, FLA. (Apr. 27, 2011) 110427-N-AC979-121 KEY WEST, Fla. (April 27, 2011) Aviation Structural Mechanic Senior Chief Keith Frazier, a Naval Air Station Key West shelter officer, seated, simulates assigning rooms to Navy housing evacuees in a barracks at NAS' Boca Chica Field Wednesday. The air station exercised local sheltering procedures during HURREX/Citadel Gale, the annual exercise that helps commands prepare for the Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1 and ends Nov. 30.

070625-N-3642E-857 KEY WEST, Fla. (June 25, 2007) - Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) The Honorable Dr. Donald C. Winter addresses Sailors at Naval Air Station Key West. SECNAV is visiting the area to get a first-hand look at the hard work Sailors are doing in the area. U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Shawn P. Eklund (RELEASED)

070814-N-5240C-030 KEY WEST, Fla. (Aug. 14, 2007) - Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West Rescue Swimmer, Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Kyle Messmer returns to the hangar following the rescue of two kayakers in distress in the waters off Key West. Messmer and three other NAS Key West Sailors were conducting search-pattern training in a Navy SH-60S Seahawk helicopter approximately 40 miles northwest of Key West when they spotted the kayakers. Once aboard the helicopter, the two men were transported to an area hospital. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (RELEASED)

070913-N-5240C-033 KEY WEST, Fla. (Sept. 13, 2007) - Master-at-Arms 3rd Class Justin Chance, attached to Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West's Security Department, mans the entry-control point at the air station. NAS Key West Sailors are scheduled to participate in the weeklong exercise Solid Curtain 2007, starting Sept. 14, which will test the readiness of security personnel through real-world threat scenarios and improvised drills. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (RELEASED)

070105-N-5240C-013 Key West, Fla. (Jan. 5, 2007) - Chief Fire Controlman Wayne Bishop assigned to USS Robert G. Bradley (FFG 49) and a Coast Guardsman from Tactical Law Enforcement Team South help unload packages of cocaine seized as part of a multi-national and interagency effort to interdict the flow of narcotics into the United States. Bradley was part of a multi-national and interagency effort to interdict the flow of narcotics into the United States. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (RELEASED)

070428-N-4779D-261 KEY WEST, Fla. (April 28, 2007) - An employee of The Nature Conservancy uses a drip torch filled with gasoline and diesel fuel to set fires along the runways of Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West. Working in cooperation with the State of Florida and The Nature Conservancy, NAS Key West's Environmental Department conducted prescribed burns to gauge the effectiveness of prescribed fires for maintaining vegetative growth in areas around runways, reducing invasive and exotic vegetation, and improving forage and cover habitats for the Lower Keys Marsh Rabbit. U.S. Navy photo by Trice Denny (RELEASED)

070504-N-4779D-026 KEY WEST, Fla. (May 4, 2007) - A multi-service flag detail presents the colors to the official party at the Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South change of command ceremony. U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Joseph Nimmich relieved U.S. Coast Guard Rear Adm. Jeffrey Hathaway as Director of JIATF South at the ceremony. JIATF South conducts counter-narcoterrorist operations and supports the air defense to the southern approaches of the United States. U.S. Navy photo Trice Denny (RELEASED)