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NAVAL AIR STATION KINGSVILLE

U.S. Army Reserve F Company, 7-158TH Aviation Regiment MEDEVAC

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Phone: (361) 516-4291

NAS Kingsville is home to F Company, 7-15th Aviation Regiment, which is organized under 7th Battalion 158th Aviation Regiment, out of Fort Hood, Texas. e "Saints"' mission is to provide aeromedical evacuation (MEDEVAC) to support division level units. F Company is comprised of four forward support medical teams (FSMT). Each FSMT supports brigade-size units. In a theater of operation, the "Saints"' primary mission is the expedient clearing of casualties off the battlefield. Aeromedical evacuation plays a critical role in maintaining our nation's fighting force. e first two helicopters assigned to the "Saints" arrived as NAS Kingsville in June 2011.

U.S. Army Reserve 370TH Transportation Company (PLS) Phone:

(316) 516-8630

NAS Kingsville is also home to the U.S. Army Reserve 370th Transportation Company (PLS) Detachment 1, with company headquarters located in Brownsville, Texas. e Kingsville detachment is an Army platoon-size unit with approximately 50 Soldiers as- signed. ere are three full-time Army Reserve staff members (Active Guard Reserves or AGRs) with offices located in the new Armed Forces Reserve Center aboard the air station.

Contract Employees

Phone: L-3 Vertex (361) 516-8305 / Rolls-Royce (361) 516-4450 / Fidelity Technologies (361) 516-6536 ere are three major contract employers on the Naval Air Station. L-3 Communications/L-3 Vertex is the largest civilian contractor with more than 400 employees. L-3 holds the maintenance contract for the T-45 and Training Air Wing TWO. e second largest contract employer is Fidelity Technologies, with just over 60 employees, which handles simulator training for the Chief of Naval Air Training. RollsRoyce handles engine maintenance and testing for the T-45.

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