This command will be relocating to Newport sometime in FY10 as a result of 2005 Base Realignment and Closure recommendations and will have a big impact on the number of students passing through. Naval Station Newport will be the future home of the Naval Supply Corps School and Center for Service Support currently in Athens, Ga. Approximately 5,000 employees work at the 42 various commands located on Naval Station with an additional 9,300 students annually passing through one of the many schools on base.
Today, it is still the largest single employer in Newport County, and third overall in the state. For many years, it was the state’s largest single employer - both in terms of personnel and payroll. The Navy’s economic impact in Rhode Island is legendary. The Naval Station is located on the southern end of Aquidneck Island at the mouth of Narragansett Bay in New England. Newport is the Navy's premier training site for officers, officer candidates, senior enlisted personnel, midshipman candidates, as well undersea warfare and development systems. Newport, Rhode Island is home to more than 35 naval and defense commands and activities.
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