Naval Air Station Meridian
Naval Air Station Meridian or NAS Meridian is a military airport located 11 miles northeast of Meridian, Mississippi in Lauderdale County and Kemper County, and is one of the Navy's two jet strike pilot training facilities.
Personnel standing in formation for a television broadcast at NAS Meridian
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Aerial view of NAS Meridian in the early 1960s. Top is East.
Meridian is the eighth most populous city in the U.S. state of Mississippi, with a population of 35,052 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lauderdale County and the principal city of the Meridian, Mississippi Micropolitan Statistical Area. Along major highways, the city is 93 mi (150 km) east of Jackson; 154 mi (248 km) southwest of Birmingham, Alabama; 202 mi (325 km) northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana; and 231 mi (372 km) southeast of Memphis, Tennessee.
Image: Downtown Meridian from City Hall
Image: Meridian December 2018 19 (Meridian City Hall)
Image: Meridian December 2018 20 (Meridian Museum of Art)
Image: Riley Center Meridian MS