NAVAL AIR STATION KINGSVILLE

NAS KINGSVILLE MORALE, WELFARE AND RECREATION

Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department

Phone: (361) 516-6386 e mission of NAS Kingsville’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) program is to provide quality, varied programs of wholesome and constructive recreation/leisure activities for Navy personnel and their family members. ese programs contribute to the mental, physical, social and educational enrichment of the participants. e MWR Department takes great pride in providing outstanding facilities, programs and activities in addition to exceptional food and beverage service. MWR’s goal is to meet or exceed customer expectations at every level of service.

Auto Skills Center

Phone: (361) 516-6248 e Auto Skills Center provides a friendly, safe and economical place to perform all types of repairs on your vehicle. ere are tools and equipment available for everything from normal maintenance to major overhauls. Personnel use the Center to repair many things including cars, trucks, boats, home appliances, and lawn mowers. ere is also a tire repair facility with the newest style tire mounting machine and spin balancing machine. Brake repairs are a snap with the Center’s brake washing machine, and there is a drum and disk brake lathe on site. e welding bay has an AC/DC arc welder, a MIG and TIG machine, and an oxy/acetylene cutting torch, as well as a metal cutting saw.

Hours of Operation: Tuesday through Friday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday 9 a.m. to 1 pm, and close Monday, Sunday and Holidays.

The Auto Skills Center has a great assortment of hand and power tools, in metric and SAE, as well as specialty tools. There are four bays with overhead lifts, and two bays with short rise body lifts. These are rented on an hourly basis, with most hand tools included. There are 12 additional enclosed bays without lifts for rent, available for storage and repair and all having compressed air and electricity. These are available on a day, week or monthly basis and include free use of most hand tools.

Diagnostic computers are available to assist you in diagnosing your vehicle. Additionally, a complete All-Data repair library is available on DVD for all years makes and models. e Texas State Inspection Station, located here, is open to everyone on base during regular business hours, Tuesday and Friday.

Bowling Center & Snack Bar

Order Line: (361) 516-6506 / 516-6196 e Bowling Center has eight lanes with electronic scoring, year-round bowling leagues, locker rental, tournaments, game area, big screen TV, and a limited pro-shop. e lanes are made of synthetic surfaces guaranteed to withstand the South Texas humidity as well as resist denting and scratching. To further enhance your experience, new seating and a state-of-the-art scoring system were recently installed. e Bowling Center is available for birthdays, unit or private parties. e Bowling Center’s snack bar serves breakfast and lunch specials Monday through Friday. e menu consists of meals and snacks available for take-out or dine-in. For your convenience, call ahead and place your order.

Hours of Operation: 7:30 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday and 12 p.m. to 4 p.m., weekends and holidays.

Construction of a new, 12-lane bowling center should be completed in mid-2014. e new facility will be located adjacent to the Captain’s Club and Santiago Fitness Center.

CarWash

Located next to the Auto Skills Center, the car wash is open 24/7. e car wash is a self-service operation with two wash bays and a vacuum bay. Normal high-pressure washing as well as a foaming brush, tire/engine cleaner and wax are available. is facility is open to all base personnel with a current price of SO cents for more than three minutes.

Cook's Landing Recreation Center

Phone: (361) 516-6449 e Recreation Center has pool tables, PS2, X Box 360, Game Cube, foosball, ping pong, air hockey, computers, large screen HD TV, Direct TV, and more than 600 movies in stock. View your favorite movie or watch programming from Direct TV while relaxing on a comfortable leather sofa, chair or adult-sized bean bags. Each month the Recreation Center receives new movies before the video stores. is facility is open to everyone on board NAS Kingsville.

Hours of Operation: 12 p.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Closed Sun¬ days, Mondays and holidays.

Escondido Ranch

Freer, TX

Phone: (830) 373-4419 www.navyescondidoranch.com

Prime South Texas acreage for hunting, horseback riding, fishing, camping and wildlife watching await you at Escondido Ranch, which is located 90 miles from NAS Kingsville, outside of Freer, Texas. Its lodge can accommodate up to 70 people and has a lounge area equipped with a pool table, large-screen television and electronic dart game. Escondido Ranch is a great get-away with a variety of things to do. Other amenities include a cook¬ house, camp sites, and RV hook-ups.