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NAVAL STATION SIGONELLA
Sicily, Italy
"LICZ"
 Welcome to U.S.
Naval Air Station Sigonella, the logistical "Hub of the Med!" Due to its
crucial and strategic location in the center of the Mediterranean,
NASSIG plays a vital role in supporting joint and combined operations in
the European theater, and provides the shortest logistics route from
CONUS to Southwest Asia and the Indian Ocean. The importance of the base
is reflected in our mission: to provide logistics and fleet support to
U.S. military and NATO forces throughout the Mediterranean and Middle
East, while ensuring the highest quality of life for our Sailors and
their families stationed here.
NATO Base Sigonella is an Italian Air Force base commanded by an Italian
colonel. NASSIG is a tenant command, which means we share the base with
our Italian hosts. Although a tenant of the Italian Air Force, NASSIG
acts as landlord to more than 40 other U.S. commands and activities.
Each command has its own unique structure according to the support
service it is tasked to provide.
Among the largest tenants, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron FOUR
(HC-4) and a deployed patrol squadron provide direct fleet support.
Others, such as the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, the
U.S. Naval Hospital, and the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion
Detachment, fulfill equally important support missions ashore. The air
station's Operations Department operates two UC-12M transport aircraft
that, in concert with deployed Naval Reserve C-9 and C-130 aircraft,
provide logistics support throughout the European theater and Middle
East.
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