Naval Air Station Fallon
| Naval Air Station Fallon | |||||||||||
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Van Voorhis Field | |||||||||||
| Near Fallon, Nevada in the United States | |||||||||||
A U.S. Navy F-16A Fighting Falcon of the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center based at NAS Fallon | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Naval Air Station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||||
| Operator | U.S. Navy | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Navy Region Southwest | ||||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||||
| Other site facilities | Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center | ||||||||||
| Website | cnic.navy.mil/regions/cnrsw/installations/nas_fallon | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 39°25′30″N 118°42′10″W / 39.42500°N 118.70278°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1942 – present | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Current commander | Captain Michael J. Haymon | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: NFL, ICAO: KNFL, FAA LID: NFL, WMO: 692364 | ||||||||||
| Elevation | 1,199.3 metres (3,935 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration | |||||||||||
Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon (IATA: NFL, ICAO: KNFL, FAA LID: NFL) 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. Navy-Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) taking over from the former NAS Miramar, California, and the surrounding area contains 240,000 acres (97,000 ha) of bombing and electronic warfare ranges. It is also home to the Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC), which includes TOPGUN, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (CAEWWS), and the Navy Rotary Wing Weapons School. Navy SEAL and Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training also take place there.
The airfield is named Van Voorhis Field in honor of Commander Bruce Van Voorhis (1908–1943), who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.