NSA Hampton Roads / Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

Moving to NSA Hampton Roads / Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

This guide covers Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads (in Norfolk, with a Northwest Annex in Chesapeake) and Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, the large military hospital on the Elizabeth River. Families live across the Hampton Roads region, a heavily military area with several Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard installations.

Official installation website

Where families live

Schools

Hampton Roads has many separate city school divisions, so choice of neighborhood decides your school. The installation's School Liaison Office can help compare divisions and handle transfers.

• Portsmouth Public Schools — Division serving Portsmouth.
• Chesapeake Public Schools — Large division with many military families.
• Norfolk Public Schools — Division serving Norfolk.

School Liaison Office through Fleet and Family Support Center Portsmouth (757-953-7801)

Things to do near NSA Hampton Roads / Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

• Virginia Beach Oceanfrontoutdoors
  Boardwalk, beaches and events during summer.
• Nauticus and Battleship Wisconsinmuseum
  Maritime museum and historic battleship on the Norfolk waterfront.
• Olde Towne Portsmouthfood
  Historic district with restaurants and waterfront walks.
• Virginia Zoofamily
  Norfolk zoo popular with young children.
• Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refugeoutdoors
  Trails and canoeing in a large wetland refuge.
• Colonial Williamsburgday-trip
  Living-history town about an hour away.
• Norfolk Tides baseballsports
  Minor-league games at Harbor Park.
• Outer Banksday-trip
  Beaches and lighthouses a couple of hours south.

Realtors & local services

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Local programs & support

• Housing Early Assistance Tool (HEAT)
  Lets service members apply for privatized housing before or after receiving PCS orders.

PCS tips for NSA Hampton Roads / Naval Medical Center Portsmouth

• Use the Housing Early Assistance Tool to get on the privatized housing waitlist as soon as orders arrive; the Housing Service Center gives current availability projections.
• Tunnels and bridges (Midtown, Downtown, Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel) can cause serious backups at rush hour, so test your commute before signing a lease.
• Hurricane season and nuisance flooding affect low-lying neighborhoods; ask about flood zones and carry renter's insurance.
• Liberty Military Housing has pet policies and breed restrictions; check them before arriving with animals.

Benefits to use on this move

• Dislocation Allowance (DLA)
  Service members relocating a household on PCS orders
• Temporary Lodging Expense (TLE)
  Families who need a hotel or short-term rental while moving within the U.S.
• Personally Procured Move (PPM / DITY)
  Families who want to move some or all of their own goods
• VA Home Loan Guaranty
  Service members, veterans and some surviving spouses buying a home
• Pet Transportation Reimbursement
  Families moving a cat or dog on PCS orders
• Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
  School-age children of active duty families changing schools
• School Liaison Program
  Parents choosing schools and transferring records

See every program and benefit

Other installations in the Mid-Atlantic & D.C. area

• Fort LeePetersburg, VA
• Fort George G. MeadeOdenton, MD
• Fort BelvoirAlexandria / Springfield, VA
• Joint Base Myer-Henderson HallArlington, VA
• Fort DetrickFrederick, MD
• Aberdeen Proving GroundAberdeen, MD