Capt. Catie Hanft
Commanding Officer

Cmdr. Dennis Quick
Executive Officer

Naval Support Activity South Potomac*

Total Employees 592
Civilians 575
Contractors 11
Military 6

* Total force number includes NAVFAC and FISC personnel at NSF Indian Head

Naval Support Activity South Potomac (NSASP) was established on Nov. 3, 2005 as a component of Naval District Washington. NSASP is one of five regional commands within the district charged with providing shore installation management services for more than 20 separate locations within the National Capital area.

Naval Support Activity South Potomac has oversight of twogeographically separate locations to include two major Navy shoreinstallations – Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Va. and Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md. Altogether, NSASP serves as host to more than a dozen DoD, Joint and Navy supported commands and activities located on board NSASP installations.

The mission of the command is to provide effective and efficient shore installation management and support to military organizations resident on Naval Support Activity South Potomac installations and, as a result, enable supported commands tosustain combat readiness. Shore installation management functions under NSASP authority encompass all land, buildings and support services. Shore installation support services managed by NSASP encompass the functions outlined below.

Public Safety

Naval Support Activity South Potomac’s Operations Department is responsible for providing andmaintaining appropriate physical security of NSASP installations and ensuring adequate force protection for base personnel.

The Pass and ID Office establishes local policy and procedures for accommodating official visitors to NSASP installations in accordance with Department of the Navy guidance aimed at protecting military bases, missionoperations and personnel.

The Law Enforcement Division is composed of military and civilian police officers who serve to safeguard personnel, protect property andprevent losses at NSASP installations. They stand duty 24 hours a day to control access to NSASP installations and are trained to prevent or mitigate hostile actions against DoD resources, facilities and personnel.

The Emergency Management Office is responsible for the organized analysis, planning, decision making and assignment of available resources to mitigate, prepare for, respond to and recover from the effects of all hazards, either man-made or natural. The Emergency Management Office is also responsible for coordinating two Emergency Operations Centers and partnering with installation experts in a variety of disciplines protecting and preserving lives and property inemergency incidents.

Fire-EMS Division personnel serve on NSASP installations around the clock to respond to fire emergencies as well as hazardous materials emergencies and rescue and emergency response to natural and man-made disasters. NSASP firefighters maintain a high level of training and qualifications to be able to respond in a moment’s notice. The firefighters operate numerous response vehicles on board NSASP installations that include structural fire pumpers,ladder trucks with pumping capacity, command vehicles, brush trucks, HAZMAT trucks, technical rescue trailers and Basic Life Support (BLS)⁄Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances. In addition, fire prevention officers conduct fire protection inspections, manage a public education program, review installation construction plans and specifications, investigate fires, provide hazardous operations permits, and provide life safety and fire protection training.

EnvironmentalPrograms

The principal function of Naval Support Activity South Potomac’s Environmental Program Office is to ensure that NSASP installations are in compliance with a wide range offederal, state, local and Navy environmental regulations and guidelines, to include the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act, and the Toxic Substance Control Act.

In addition, NSASP’s Environmental Office oversees installationrecycling, hazardous waste management and solid waste management programs. The Environmental Office also manages the InstallationRestoration Program to identify andremediate sites that have beencontaminated from past disposalpractices, as well as the Munitions Response Program, which identifies and remediates sites contaminated from past munitions disposal.Furthermore, the Environmental Office directs the command’scompliance with provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), a program that requires proper documentation for environmental impacts from proposed actions and ensures that decision makers can make informed choices prior to executing an action.

Finally, the NSASP Environmental office oversees the natural resources program at all NSASP installations, which is focused on managing and protecting the diverse naturalhabitats – from rolling hills tomixed and hardwood forests to tidal and non-tidal wetlands – and the plethora of wildlife that coexistwith military facilities and operations.

Facility Support

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Washington (NAVFACWASH) provides facility support to NSASP installations, functioning as thecommand’s Public Works Department. The department is responsible for all installation maintenance, utilities, transportation and engineering. NSASP’s Public Works team of engineers, architects, planners, painters, plumbers, electricians and other skilled professionals work together to plan, coordinate and supervise all phases of base facilities maintenance, operations and construction.

Supply Operations

NSASP’s Supply Operations offices at Naval Support Facility Indian Head and Naval Support Facility Dahlgren are staffed by the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Norfolk, Detachment Washington, D.C. and support all commands and activities located on board NSASP installations. Support includes providing supply services, planning material requirements and assisting in inventory management, warehousing and expediting material requirements. The Supply Operations office also manages the CHRIMP program to reduce the quantity and control the variety of hazardous materials entering NSA South Potomac installations and, ultimately the waste stream.

Fleet and Family Readiness Programs

Providing and maintaining facilities and programs that contribute positively to the quality of life of military and civilian personnel and their families on board NSASP installations is an important focus of the command.

Morale, Welfare and Recreation. The command’s MWR department manages a wide range of recreational facilities and activities for active-duty military, retired military, reservists on active duty, current and retired DoD civilian employees, family members in all those categories, as well as base contractor personnel and other authorized patrons.

Activities range from opportunities to attend major sporting events,concerts and other events in the metropolitan Washington, D.C. and Richmond, Va., areas, to participating in a variety of on-base athletic leagues, to participating in craft or aerobics classes. On-base recreational activities are available through a wide variety of athletic facilities to include outdoor softball and soccer fields, fitnesscenters and gymnasiums, theaters, bowling lanes and swimming pools.

MWR’s Liberty Program provides recreational activities year round for single or unaccompanied active-duty military personnel, particularly ages 18-24. Liberty activities includesporting events and cookouts at the barracks or group outings torecreational facilities and touristdestinations off base.

Additional leisure services are offered through MWR’s craft center, equipment rental program, general library, and auto skills center.

Child & Youth Programs. NavalSupport Activity South Potomac MWR manages an extensive child care program at both Dahlgren and Indian Head, which features accredited and certified Child Development Centers (CDC) that provide afull-time child development program for children six weeks to five years old. Youth Activities Centers offer before and after school programs during the school year as well as summer camps for youth ages 5 to 12. The YACs also host youth dances, youth recreation programs and other special events throughout the year for ages 5 to 18.

A certified Child Development Home program offers full and part-time home-based care, space available drop-in care and limited shift care. Home care providers are trained, monitored and inspected to make sure that they meet the same high standards of care as the CDC.

Fleet and Family Support Center. The Fleet and Family Support Center (FSSC) offers programs and services for active-duty military and family members and retired militarypersonnel. Program areas include deployment support⁄readiness; crisis response, counseling and advocacy; and career support and retention.

Licensed FSSC clinical counselors are licensed and credentialed professionals who provide counseling,victim intervention and prevention education related to military quality of life issues. Services includesolution-focused clinical counseling for individuals and couples, Family Advocacy Programs that address domestic violence, child maltreatment, and sexual assault victimintervention and education programs related to sexual assault.

Career support and retentionprograms include the Transition Assistance Program for service members and their families transitioning out of the military, family employment readiness education programs to assist family members with their job search, and personal financial management education programs.

The FFSC has a retired activities office staffed by retired militaryvolunteers who provide services and resources for retired military members, their families and survivors to ensure they receive up-to-date information on retiree issues, veteran’s benefits and survivor benefits.

Family Housing. The Navy andLincoln Military Housing have entered into a Public Private Venture (PPV) partnership to provide housing for military families at NavalSupport Facility Dahlgren and Naval Support Facility Indian Head. Over 400 townhouse units and detached houses – including some that are listed on the National HistoricalRegister – are managed by Lincoln on both installations.

Public Affairs

Naval Support Activity South Potomac’s Public Affairs staff serves as a primary source of information about NSASP installations to thesurrounding communities, as wellas a conduit for news and information to all supported commands. NSASP Public Affairs uses a varietyof communications tools and resources to inform base employees and the general public, to include publication of annual base guides and a weekly commercial enterprise newspaper.