For security reasons the bases are NOT open to the public
. The tours are for Navy Reunion groups only.
Mayport Naval Air Station
Board
our motorcoach and head for Mayport Naval Air Station. We will meet
our guide about 9:45 AM. This is about a two hour tour. See first hand
what our tax dollars are doing for the freedoms we sometime take for
granted. From Aircraft Carriers, Guided Missile Cruisers, Destroyers
to the fleet training center. We will have the privilege of boarding
and touring a ship while on the base. The ship we are trying for is
the USS Kennedy. The type of ship we tour depends on what ships are
in at the time we do the tour. Lunch is set for 11:30 AM. For the Ladies
we will have time to go into the Exchange for about one hour of shopping.
With lunch, tour and shopping this your should take about 6 hours.
Tour
includes Guide, Escort and Buffet Lunch on base.
Kings
Bay Submarine Base
We
board our motorcoach at 8:00 AM and head for a very special place. Kings
Bay Navy Base. It takes a VERY special person to work on a Submarine.
This is a 90,000 acre base. There are not enough words to describe what
you will see here. One display of missiles will show you where we stand
today as a great nation
and one of the super powers. In today's age one missile launched from
a sub can destroy 25 cities! We will board one of the nuclear submarines
and get a chance to talk to some of the men as we walk through. ( Please
note if you have a hard time walking in tight places or bending down
to get through the ship it is advised you do NOT take the ship
part of the tour). We are trying for the USS Tennessee. The type of
submarine we tour will depend on what ships are in at the time we take
the tour.
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