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PENSACOLA, Fla. (WKRG) — Congressman Jimmy Patronis honored the 200th birthday of NAS Pensacola on the House floor in Washington, D.C.
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“Mr. Speaker, I rise today to commemorate the 200th birthday of Naval Air Station Pensacola, the cradle of Naval aviation and home of the beloved Blue Angels. For more than two centuries, this installation has stood at the forefront of American military innovation.
As the Navy’s first permanent air station and the birthplace of Naval aviation training, NAS Pensacola transformed into a defining pillar of our national defense. From its earliest days, training just a handful of aviators and operating only a few aircraft, Pensacola quickly became the proving ground for the future of warfare in the air. …