Naval Air Station Meridian
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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 pil
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.
VT-7
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Training Squadron SEVEN, known as the Eagles, is one of four U.S. Navy strike jet training squadrons and one of two based at Naval Air Station Meridian. VT-7, along with Training Squadron NINE, make u
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…that time, the operations area was named McCain Field in honor of the late Admiral John S. McCain, Sr. of Teoc, Mississippi. Training Squadron SEVEN (VT-7) arrived at NAAS Meridian July 12, 1961, then split to form its sister squadron, Training Squadron NINE (VT-9) on December 15. In September 1965…
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A T-45C from VT-7 practicing carrier qualifications aboard the USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)