The Naval Air Force Reserve (NAFR, also known by its head, the Commander, Naval Air Force Reserve, abbreviated CNAFR) is the

naval aviation Naval aviation / Aeronaval is the application of Military aviation, military air power by Navy, navies, whether from warships that embark aircraft, or land bases. It often involves ''navalised aircraft'', specifically designed for naval use. Seab ...

component of the

United States Navy Reserve The United States Navy Reserve (USNR), known as the United States Naval Reserve from 1915 to 2004, is the Reserve Component (RC) of the United States Navy. Members of the Navy Reserve, called reservists, are categorized as being in either the S ...

. Headquartered at

Naval Air Station North Island Naval Air Station North Island or NAS North Island , at the north end of the Coronado peninsula on San Diego Bay in San Diego, California, is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the United States Navy – Naval Base Coronado (N ...

California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

, the organization has control over three aircraft wings, as well as the Navy Air Logistics Office, and

Naval Air Facility Washington Naval Air Facility Washington or NAF Washington is a United States Naval Reserve installation located near Camp Springs, Maryland, Camp Springs, Maryland in the United States, United States of America. The facility was established at Andrews Air ...

. The organization retains control over multiple unique assets, controlling the

U.S. Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest displacement, at 4.5 million tons in 2021. It has the world's largest aircraft ...

's entire intra-theater

airlift An airlift is the organized delivery of Materiel, supplies or personnel primarily via military transport aircraft. Airlifting consists of two distinct types: strategic and tactical. Typically, strategic airlifting involves moving material lo ...

capability within

Fleet Logistics Support Wing The Fleet Logistics Support Wing (abbreviated as FLSW, also referred to as Commander, Fleet Logistics Support Wing, CFLSW) is a United States Navy Reserve, reserve List of United States Navy aircraft wings, aircraft wing of the United States Nav ...

, as well as all Navy adversary training units, subordinate to the

Tactical Support Wing The Tactical Support Wing (TSW) is one of three United States Navy Reserve, reserve List of United States Navy aircraft wings, aircraft wings of the United States Navy. The wing reports to the Naval Air Force Reserve, Commander, Naval Air Force R ...

Units

The following units are subordinate to the Naval Air Force Reserve : *

(

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (abbreviated NAS JRB Fort Worth) includes Carswell Field, a military airbase located west of the central business district of Fort Worth, in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. This military ...

, Texas) ** VR-1 (

, Maryland) ** VR-51 (

Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay or MCAS Kaneohe Bay is a United States Marine Corps (USMC) airfield located within the Marine Corps Base Hawaii complex, formerly known as Marine Corps Air Facility (MCAF) Kaneohe Bay or Naval Air Station (N ...

, Hawaii) ** VR-53 (Naval Air Facility Washington, Maryland) **

VR-54 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 54 (VR-54), nicknamed "The Revelers", is a heavy-transport, logistics support squadron of the United States Navy. It is a Navy Unique Fleet Essential Aircraft (NUFEA) squadron based out of NAS/JRB New Orleans, ...

(

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans is a base of the United States military located in Belle Chasse, unincorporated Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, United States. NAS JRB New Orleans is home to a Navy Reserve aggressor squadron a ...

, Louisiana) ** VR-55 (

Naval Air Station Point Mugu Naval Air Station Point Mugu was a United States naval air station near Oxnard, California, which operated as an independent base from 1941 to 2000, when it merged with nearby Naval Construction Battalion Center Port Hueneme to form Naval Base ...

, California) ** VR-56 (

Naval Air Station Oceana Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana or NAS Oceana is a United States Navy Naval Air Station located in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The station is located on 23.9 square kilometers. It has total of 250 aircraft deployed and buildings valued at $800 mi ...

, Virginia) ** VR-57 (

, California) ** VR-58 (

Naval Air Station Jacksonville Naval Air Station Jacksonville (NAS Jacksonville) is a large naval air station located approximately south of the central business district of Jacksonville, Florida, United States., effective 2007-10-25 Location NAS Jacksonville is located i ...

, Florida) ** VR-59 (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas) ** VR-61 (

Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Naval Air Station Whidbey Island (NASWI) is a naval air station of the United States Navy located on two pieces of land near Oak Harbor, Washington, Oak Harbor, on Whidbey Island, in Island County, Washington (state), Washington. The main ...

, Washington) ** VR-62 (Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida) ** VR-64 (

Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (JB MDL) is a United States military facility located southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. The base is the only tri-service base in the United States Department of Defense and includes units from all six arme ...

, New Jersey * Maritime Support Wing (Naval Air Station North Island, California) ** HSM-60 (Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida) ** VP-62 (Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida) **

VP-69 VP-69 is a Patrol Squadron of the United States Navy Reserve. The squadron was established on 1 November 1970. Operational history *1 November 1970: VP-69 was established at NAS Whidbey Island, Washington, as a Naval Air Reserve land-based pa ...

(Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington) *

(Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas) ** VFC-12 (Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia) ** VFC-13 (

Naval Air Station Fallon Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon is the United States Navy's premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon, east of Reno in western Nevada. Since 1996, it has been home to the U.S. ...

, Nevada) **

VFC-111 Fighter Squadron Composite 111 (VFC-111), also known as the "Sun Downers", is a United States Navy Reserve adversary squadron based at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. Currently, it operates Northrop F-5N/F Tiger-IIs, of which most are sin ...

(

Naval Air Station Key West Naval Air Station Key West , is a naval air station and military airport located on Boca Chica Key, four miles (6 km) east of the central business district of Key West, Florida, United States., effective 2007-10-25 NAS Key West is an ai ...

, Florida) **

VFC-204 Fighter Squadron Composite 204 (VFC-204), also known as the "River Rattlers", is a United States Navy Reserve adversary squadron, slated to fly the Northrop F-5 Tiger II, F-5N/F Tiger II after having previously flown the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 ...

(Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana) **

VAQ-209 Electronic Attack Squadron 209 (VAQ-209) is a United States Navy Reserve electromagnetic attack squadron. Known as the "Star Warriors", the squadron flies the Boeing EA-18G Growler, EA-18G Growler carrier-based electronic warfare jet aircraft. It ...

(Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington)

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References

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