Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans

Established: 1958
Base Type: Navy

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About

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 strike fighter squadron and a fleet logistics support squadron, the 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) of the Louisiana Air National Guard, Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans, a detachment of a Marine Corps Reserve light helicopter attack squadron, as well as other US Navy & US Army activities. The base has a 24/7 operating schedule to support both the 159 FW’s NORAD air sovereignty/ homeland defense requirement sand for Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans search and rescue/ maritime law enforcement/ port security missions. It contains a military airport known as Alvin Callender Field which is located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of New Orleans. The base’s predecessor, NAS New Orleans, occupied the current location of the University of New Orleans’s principal campus until 1957.

(Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Joint_Reserve_Base_New_Orleans)

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Directions

1. Take I-10 (East or West) to BUS 90 – Mississippi River Bridge/Westbank Expressway.
2. Travel on Westbank Expressway to Lafayette St. Exit.
3. Exit Lafayette St. and turn left onto Lafayette St., which will turn into Belle Chasse Hwy (Hwy.23).
4. Continue down Belle Chasse Hwy/Hwy 23 thru the Belle Chasse Tunnel.
5. NAS JRB New Orleans Main Gate is 5.0 miles from the Tunnel (3 stop lights). Look for the Blue Angel
Airplane on the right.
6. Enter main gate on Russell Ave.

Driving Directions from the airport to NAS JRB
1. Start at 900 E AIRLINE DR, KENNER going toward AIRLINE DR – go 0.2 mi
2. Continue on AIRLINE DR(US-61) – go 0.4 mi
3. Turn Left on AIRPORT ACCESS RD – go 1.9 mi
1. Start at 900 E AIRLINE DR, KENNER going toward AIRLINE DR – go 0.2 mi
2. Continue on AIRLINE DR(US-61) – go 0.4 mi
3. Turn Left on AIRPORT ACCESS RD – go 1.9 mi
4. Take ramp onto I-10 E – go 10.8 mi
5. Take Left fork onto US-90-BR W toward US-90 BUSINESS/US-90/WESTBANK/SUPERDOME/CLAIBORNE
AVE – go 5.8 mi
6. Exit Lafayette St. and turn left onto Lafayette St., which will turn into Belle Chasse Hwy (Hwy. 23).
7. Continue down Belle Chasse Hwy/Hwy 23 thru the Belle Chasse Tunnel.
8. NAS JRB New Orleans Main Gate is 5.0 miles from the Tunnel (3 stop lights). Look for the Blue
Angel Airplane on the right.
9. Enter main gate on Russell Ave.

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Quick Reference

Chaplain and Religious Services
400 Russell Avenue
(504) 678-3525

Redfish Rocks Base Galley
Bldg 513
(504) 678-9652

School Liaison Office
400 Russel Ave., Bldg 561
(504) 678-3310

Family Advocacy
400 Russel Ave., Bldg 555
(504) 678-7569

NAS JRB Fleet & Family Support Center
Rinard Road Building 555
(504)  678-7569

Public Affairs
Bldg 46 Rm 108
(504) 678-3260

Fire Emergency Service
Assistant Fire Chief 817-782-6339
Administration: 817-782-6332

Finance Office
400 Russell Avenue
(504) 678-9236

Housing Service Center
400 Russell Dr
(504) 678-3280

Legal Services/JAG
400 Russell Avenue, Bldg 492
(504) 678-4692

Post Office
701 Loyola Ave
(504) 589-1706

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Base Surroundings

New Orleans Tours
http://www.tourneworleans.com/

The National WWII Museum
945 Magazine St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 528-1944

Cajun Encounters
55345 Hwy 90 East,
Slidell, LA 70461
(504) 834-1770

St Louis Cathedral
615 Pere Antoine Aly,
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 525-9585

Preservation Hall
726 St. Peter Street,
New Orleans, LA 70116
(504) 522-2841