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Exhibit 1: Estimated Total Contribution of
NAS Kingsville to the Texas Economy, 2025
Employment and Other Populations
Texas Military Installations, 2025 Naval Air Station Kingsville
Background
Naval Air Station (NAS) Kingsville was established in 1942 and is one of the Navy’s premier locations for jet/strike aviation training. NAS Kingsville is one of seven auxiliary air stations for the Naval Air Technical Training Command headquartered at NAS Corpus Christi.1
- NAS Kingsville houses a branch of the Naval Supply Systems Command, which assists customers along three main lines of business; namely, weapons systems support, global logistics support, and sailor and family support to maintain warfighter readiness and improve quality of life for its personnel.
- NAS Kingsville also supports Training Air Wing TWO, a program that provides the Boeing T-45C Goshawk aircraft, maintenance and undergraduate pilot training to develop the next generation of jet/strike fighter pilots for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Each year, about 200 students report to Training Air Wing TWO for various programs that can last 11 to 13 months. Training Air Wing TWO consists of approximately 200 student naval aviators, 75 instructor pilots, and more than 500 civilian and contract personnel. The Wing educates half of all Navy/Marine Corps jet/strike aviators, about 150 each year.2
Economic Impact
As of 2025, this command is home to 1,731 direct employees, including 660 active-duty military personnel. The base also has 16,227 military retirees accessing the installation, camp facilities and resources. The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts estimates the population directly affiliated with the NAS Kingsville, located southwest of Corpus Christi,contributed at least $1 billion to the Texas economy in 2025.3
The Comptroller’s office and the Texas Military Preparedness Commission collected economic data from each of the state’s 14 U.S. military installations. This data was collected using a survey4 designed to ensure consistency determining the total direct and indirect contribution of the base’s populations to state-level employment, gross domestic product, output and disposable personal income (Exhibit 1).5
| Contribution | Value |
|---|---|
| Total direct employment6 | 1,731 |
| Total employment (direct & indirect)7 | 4,916 |
| Output8 | $1,016,455,000 |
| Gross domestic product9 | $616,941,000 |
| Disposable personal income10 | $300,000,000 |
Source: Regional Economic Models Inc. (REMI) - model for Texas
The Comptroller’s economic impact analysis represents a conservative estimate of the importance of NAS Kingsville to Texas. Each installation’s distinctive characteristics contribute to the Texas economy in different ways. This analysis uses a consistent model to determine the economic impact of each of the state’s military installations on the state’s economic growth.
| Contribution | Value |
|---|---|
| FULL-TIME DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | |
| Active-Duty Army | 10 |
| Active-Duty Navy | 505 |
| Active-Duty Air Force | 0 |
| Active-Duty Marine Corps | 97 |
| Active-Duty Coast Guard | 0 |
| Active-Duty National Guard/Reserve | 48 |
| Full-Time Employees Not Listed Elsewhere | 0 |
| FULL-TIME CIVILIAN PERSONNEL | |
| Appropriated | 149 |
| Non-Appropriated | 66 |
| PART-TIME DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE | |
| Army Reserve | 140 |
| Navy Reserve | 0 |
| Air Force Reserve | 0 |
| Marine Corps Reserve | 0 |
| Coast Guard Reserve | 0 |
| PART-TIME CIVILIAN PERSONNEL | |
| Appropriated | 0 |
| Non-Appropriated | 66 |
| OTHER | |
| Contractors, Total (staff) | 835 |
| Average Daily Student Load | 155 |
| TOTALS | |
| Total Direct FTE Employment | 1,731 |
| Number of Dependents | N/A |
| Total Indirect FTE Employment | 3,185 |
Source: NAS Kingsville
- Commander Navy Region Southeast, “1940s,” (Last visited May 1, 2026). ↳
- Commander Navy Region South, “Training Air Wing TWO,”; Training Air Wing Two // NAS Kingsville (Last visited May 1, 2026). ↳
- This study represents an analysis of the economic impact of the population and employees directly affiliated with the base. This includes active-duty, visiting, and other military personnel, dependents, civilian employees and contractors directly affiliated with the base – as reported in documents emailed from NAS Kingsville to Jolene Hudson, Texas Military Preparedness Commission, February 2026. ↳
- NAS Kingsville did not include salary information in its response, meaning the analysts used REMI’s built-in salary/wage indicators compiled from the Bureau of Economic Analysts and the Bureau of Labor Services. See REMI, PI+ v1.2, Data Sources and Estimation Procedures (PDF) for more information. ↳
- Estimate inputs and assumptions include the following: (1) all data submitted are for 2025; (2) input includes full-time, permanent employees and a full-time equivalent (FTE) for any part-time employees; (3) dependents are associated with NAS Kingsville only; (4) all economic impact is within Texas. ↳
- “Total direct employment” refers to both actual full-time and full-time equivalent (FTE) employees plus contractors. For part-time employees, the FTE is calculated based on hours divided by the standard 40-hour work week. ↳
- “Total employment” refers to both direct and indirect employment, meaning “total direct employment” as noted above plus any indirect employees such as temporary contractors. ↳
- “Output” refers to the total value of all goods and services (both final and intermediate) produced in Texas. Intermediate goods are those used to produce final goods. Sugar, for example, would be an intermediate good when used in the production of candy (final good) by candy companies. ↳
- “Gross domestic product” refers to the total value of all final goods and services produced in Texas. ↳
- “Disposable personal income” refers to post-income-tax income. ↳