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NAVAL AIR STATION KINGSVILLE

ties. e Nautilus/ Cardiovascular and Free Weight work-out rooms have the newest technology as well as the traditional equipment. Other indoor facilities include a basketball court, four racquetball courts, locker rooms, saunas and hot tubs. Numerous outdoor facilities include a heated pool, a football/all-pur¬pose field and a ¼-mile synthetic track.

e athletic program includes a variety of activities such as football, racquetball, basketball, bowling, volleyball, tennis and s0ftball. Captain's Cup tournaments are held throughout the year.

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Information, Tickets & Travel (Irr)

Phone: (361) 516-6449 e ITT office sells discount tickets for attractions such as Schlitterbahn, SeaWorld and Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, and the Texas State Aquarium, USS Lexington and the new Hurricane Alley Waterpark in Corpus Christi. ITT also has discount ticket packages for Disney World, Universal Studios, Blue Man's Group and Medieval Times and more! Feel Free to call or stop by the ITT office and the staff will assist you with your travel. Tickets may be purchased at the ITT office by phone or in person.

Located inside the Outdoor Recreation Buildings, the Outdoor Recreation Building, the Information, Tickets & Travel office is open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (Closed for lunch from 1 to 2 p.m.) ITT provides information and discount tickets to base personnel to a host of area attractions. ITT also sponsors monthly bus trips to various festivals, sports events, shopping centers, and concerts throughout South Texas.

Library

Phone: (361) 516-6271 e Library has collections of fiction and nonfiction books, periodicals, newspapers and magazines. Books are updated through a contract leasing program. Video cassettes, audio tapes, books on tape, copier, fax machine, a microfiche reader and more are available for patron use. ere is also a paperback book exchange program.

Hours of Operation: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Friday, closed weekends and holidays.

In addition, there are nine computers for; use. ey are connected to the internet with printers, an NMCI connection, numerous word-processing, spreadsheet and educational software programs, and instructional CDs. Special events are held throughout the year for both children and adults.

Outdoor Recreation

Phone: (361) 516-6191

Hours of Operation: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Tuesday through ursday, and 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Friday.

Outdoor Recreation is the place to go for your camping, fishing, picnicking and hunting needs. ere is a wide variety of equipment ready to rent for your recreational requirements. For those who enjoy water sports, Outdoor Recreation has motor boats, kayaks, and canoes equipped with life preservers, paddles and car carriers for trailers. For campers, Outdoor Recreation has trailers, camp stoves, lanterns, water jugs, tents, cots and sleeping bags.

Outdoor Recreation also manages the hunting and fishing programs on base and is the sole provider for station fishing and programs on base and is the sole provider for station fishing and hunting permits. It manages two fresh-water ponds stocked with blue channel catfish and has complete fishing supplies including rods and reels, bait buckets and tackle. e base hunting program includes dove, quail, and turkey when in season. Outdoor Recreation provides complete information on hunting and fishing both on station and in the region.

Station picnic facilities are also maintained through this activity. Each pavilion has restroom facilities, playground equipment, BBQ pits and shade areas. ere are no fees for picnic facility use: however, reservations must be made in advance.

Enjoy Outdoor entertaining, BBQ or grilling? Rental equipment includes tables, chairs, ice chests and two 7ftBBQ pits on trailers, one of which is a smoker. Also available are utility trailers for moving furniture, vehicle trailers, gasoline generators, garden tillers ang augers.

Recreational Vehicle (RV) Park

Phone: (361) 516-6191

Located behind Outdoor Recreation is a 13-slot RV park. All 13-slots have 10x10 concrete slabs with individual shelters and picnic tables. Five of the 13-slots have water, electricity and sewer with the remaining eight having only water and electricity. ere is a free on-site dump station available for use. e RV Park also has showers, bathrooms and a coin-operated laundry with large-capacity machines. e RV Park is open 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Reservations may be made in person or by phone with a credit card and there are daily, weekly or monthly rates.

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