Corry Station was locked down Thursday morning around 10 a.m. amid reports of an armed disturbance, later determined to be unfounded.
After initial reports of an “active shooter,” a large law enforcement presence descended on Corry Station, including Escambia County Sheriff’s Office’s Unified Command Center and two life flight helicopters.
During a press conference on the base two hours later, Escambia County Sheriff Chip Simmons said reports of an active shooter onboard NAS Pensacola Corry Station are unfounded.
As deputies continued to clear buildings, no injuries had been found and no evidence of an active shooter, Simmons said.
Here’s what to know about Corry Station in Pensacola:
What is Corry Station Pensacola?
IWTC Corry Station, located at Naval Air Station Pensacola Corry Station, Florida, is one of four commands for the Center for Information Warfare Training (CIWT), a learning center for Naval Education and Training Command.
According to a Department of the Navy website, “Corry Station is often thought of as the ‘cradle of cryptology.’ While we continue to provide cryptology training, we also train other members of the information warfare community.”
Corry Station offers cryptologic technician and Information Systems Technician school blocks and cryptologic warfare and information professional officer courses.
The command provides information warfare training to Navy and joint service personnel in preparation for information warfare across the full spectrum of military operations.
Where is Corry Station in Pensacola, Florida?
Corry Station is located in Pensacola in Escambia County, about 2 miles north of Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola.
Corry Station Pensacola history
According to the Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, NTTC Corry Station covers 604.2 acres of land, the majority of which is developed and occupies approximately 431.5 acres, or 71 percent.
The airfield was named in honor of LCDR William M. Corry, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his attempt to rescue a fellow crew member from a burning aircraft.
Corry Station was used as an outlying landing field for NAS Pensacola from 1922 to 1958.
In 1958, training at Corry Station began to focus on technical training such as cryptology, electronic warfare, equipment maintenance, information technology, and signal analysis.
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