Naval Air Station Key West

080908-N-7313K-496 KEY WEST, Fla. (Sept. 9, 2008) The United Street entrance to the Naval Air Station Key West Truman Annex is flooded as Hurricane Ike passes within 128 nautical miles of the air station. Ike struck Cuba as a category 3 hurricane and is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Navy photo by Cmdr. Michael Kutyba/Released)

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080908-N-2109J-491 NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST, Fla. (Sept. 9, 2008) Water churns inside Mole Pier at Naval Air Station Key West as Hurricane Ike passes within 128 nautical miles Tuesday morning. Ike struck Cuba as a category 3 hurricane and is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Steven James/Released)

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080908-N-2109J-450 KEY WEST, Fla. (Sept. 9, 2008) The Atlantic Ocean surges at Truman Annex at Naval Air Station Key West as Hurricane Ike passes within 128 nautical miles of the air station. Ike struck Cuba as a category 3 hurricane and is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Steven James/Released)

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080818-N-8683B-318 NAS KEY WEST, Fla. (Aug. 18, 2008) Naval Station Key West is at Condition of Readiness 1 (COR 1) as Tropical Storm Fay approaches the Florida Keys. As of 11:00 a.m. EST, Fay was about 70 miles south-southeast of Key West, Fla., with maximum sustained winds near 60 miles per hour. Fay is moving to the north-northwest near 13 miles per hour. U.S. Navy photo by James E. Brooks (Released)

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080710-N-0311M-077 KEY WEST, Fla. (July 10, 2008) Fox News reporter Phil Keating interviews Persistent Maritime Unmanned Aircraft Systems Program Office 262 Program Manager Capt. Robert Dishman in front of the Skyship 600 blimp at Naval Air Station Key West. The lighter-than-air vehicle is in Key West for six weeks to conduct a series of maritime surveillance evaluations. The joint airship experiment between the Navy and Coast Guard emphasizes the cooperative strategy for 21st century seapower among the sea services. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Rachel McMarr (Released)

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080627-N-5240C-015 KEY WEST, Fla. (June 27, 2008) Handlers from Airship Management Services steady the Skyship 600 blimp as it prepares to touch down at Naval Air Station Key West. The lighter-than-air vehicle is in Key West for six weeks to conduct a series of maritime surveillance evaluations. The joint airship experiment between the Navy and Coast Guard emphasizes the cooperative strategy for 21st century seapower among the sea services. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (Released)

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080627-N-5240C-012 KEY WEST, Fla. (June 27, 2008) Handlers from Airship Management Services race toward a Skyship 600 blimp as it prepares to touch down at Naval Air Station Key West. The lighter-than-air vehicle is in Key West for six weeks to conduct a series of maritime surveillance evaluations. The joint airship experiment between the Navy and Coast Guard emphasizes the cooperative strategy for 21st century seapower among the sea services. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (Released)

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080612-N-5240C-013 KEY WEST, Fla. (June 13, 2008) Rear Adm. Michael C. Vitale, commander, Navy Region Southeast, addresses service members and invited guests during a change of command ceremony at Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West. Vitale was a guest speaker and later stood witness as Capt. Steven W. Holmes relieved Capt. J.R. Brown as commanding officer of NAS Key West. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (Released)

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080612-N-5240C-011 KEY WEST, Fla. (June 13, 2008) Aviation Support Equipment Technician 2nd Class Blossom Joseph, an honor guard assigned to Naval Air Station (NAS) Key West, parades the colors during a change of command ceremony. Capt. Steven W. Holmes relieved Capt. J.R. Brown as commanding officer of NAS Key West. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communications Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (Released)

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080505-N-0311M-003 KEY WEST, Fla. (May 5, 2008) Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Carl Jolliff, left, and Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Victor Grant walk to the main gate at Naval Air Station Key West. Jolliff and Grant are two of the many Sailors selected from NAS Key West and Naval bases in Hawaii to conduct wear tests of the new dress white uniforms. The Sailors must keep a journal of their personal preferences of the uniform and also comments from shipmates. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rachel McMarr (Released)

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080429-N-5240C-009 KEY WEST, Fla. (April 29, 2008) A Sailor stationed at Naval Air Station Key West spots a rare rainbow halo in the skies over the air station. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the halo, which typically indicates rain is on the way, is a ring of colored or white light that encircles the sun when seen through a cloud of ice crystals. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (Released)

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080319-N-5240C-005 KEY WEST, Fla. (March 19, 2008) Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Carl Jollif and Air Traffic Controller 1st Class Victor Grant perform a site-acceptance test on the Adacel MaxSim Air Traffic Control Tower Simulator System at Naval Air Station Key West. The new simulator, which draws from a database of high-resolution images to produce a nearly exact representation of the airfield and local operating procedures, enables controllers to increase proficiency without the dependence on weather and air traffic availability. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (Released)

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080130-N-0311M-002 KEY WEST, Fla. (Jan. 30, 2008) Chief Special Warfare Boat Operator J.C. Ledbetter, a member of the Navy Parachute Team

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080117-N-5240C-001 KEY WEST, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2008) Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, commander of U.S. Fleet Forces Command, takes a question from a Sailor assigned to Naval Air Station Key West during an all-hands call. Greenert visited the southernmost naval air station on his way to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Timothy Cox (Released)

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080117-N-0311M-001 KEY WEST, Fla. (Jan. 17, 2008) Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, center, commander of Fleet Forces Command and Capt. J.R. Brown, right, commanding officer of Naval Air Station, Key West, present the Navy Achievement Medal to Aviation Warfare Systems Operator 2nd Class Derik Blackman. Blackman was part of a Search and Rescue mission to locate and recover a downed pilot Jan. 16. Blackman spent more than 20 minutes in rough seas untangling the pilot and helping him to safety. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Rachel McMarr (Released)

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021122-N-9246W-043 Key West, Fla. (Nov. 22, 2002) -- Adm. Robert J. Natter (center), Commander, U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and Jimmy Weekley (right), Mayor of Key West, sign copies of the deed conveying property from the Truman Annex at Naval Air Facility Key West to the city of Key West in the presence of City Manager Julio Avael. The ceremony was conducted at the Key West Museum of Art and History. U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 2nd Class Rob Wesselman. (RELEASED)

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