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33-611: Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans is a base of the United States military located in Belle Chasse , unincorporated Plaquemines Parish , Louisiana , United States . NAS JRB New Orleans is home to a Navy Reserve aggressor squadron and a fleet logistics support squadron, the 159th Fighter Wing (159 FW) of the Louisiana Air National Guard , Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans ,

66-513: A Joint Forces Reserve Air Station. It is home to various naval air units as well as an Air Force Reserve fighter squadron and a Marine Corps Reserve helicopter unit. In March 2009, U.S. Navy Reserve Airborne Early Warning Squadron 77 (VAW-77) relocated its six E-2C aircraft from NAS Atlanta, GA to Belle Chasse. The squadron routinely deploys to the Caribbean on counter-narcotic operations. The squadron aircrew are all U.S. Naval Reservists while

99-557: A detachment of a Marine Corps Reserve light helicopter attack squadron, as well as other US Navy and US Army activities. The base has a 24/7 operating schedule to support both the 159 FW's NORAD air sovereignty / homeland defense requirements and for Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans search and rescue / maritime law enforcement / port security missions. It contains a military airport known as Alvin Callender Field ( IATA : NBG , ICAO : KNBG , FAA LID : NBG ) which

132-500: A four-month effort to identify the body failed. He was buried in Gretna, Louisiana and remains unidentified as of 2024. Colonel In the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, a colonel was typically in charge of a regiment in an army. Modern usage varies greatly, and in some cases, the term is used as an honorific title that may have no direct relationship to military. In some smaller military forces, such as those of Monaco or

165-485: A military contract with a sovereign. The colonel purchased the regimental contract—the right to hold the regiment—from the previous holder of that right or directly from the sovereign when a new regiment was formed or an incumbent was killed . As the office of colonel became an established practice, the colonel became the senior captain in a group of companies that were all sworn to observe his personal authority—to be ruled or regimented by him. This regiment, or governance,

198-638: A post office. Amos Cormier, Jr. was once a resident of Port Sulphur and resided in Belle Chasse when he died. Kirk Lepine defeated incumbent Amos Cormier III in a runoff election on Dec. 8 2018 to become Plaquemines Parish President. Belle Chasse serves as a headquarters for the Louisiana Air Force National Guard and home of the 159th Fighter Wing . It served as the principal helicopter staging area for rescue operations during Hurricane Katrina . On February 14, 1975,

231-404: A professional military rank that was still held typically by an officer in command of a regiment or equivalent unit. Along with other ranks, it has become progressively more a matter of ranked duties, qualifications, and experience, as well as of corresponding titles and pay scale, than of functional office in a particular organization. As European military influence expanded throughout the world,

264-763: Is a census-designated place (CDP) covering the residential population of the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans in Plaquemines Parish , Louisiana , United States . It first appeared as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 2,508. The base has a charter K-8 school , Belle Chasse Academy. The school opened on September 5, 2002. The entire parish is in the Plaquemines Parish School Board school district. The school district schools in Belle Chasse are where

297-637: Is also home to the Plaquemines Parish Seafood Festival. Plaquemines Parish School Board operates public schools in the entire parish. Belle Chasse Primary, Belle Chasse Middle, Belle Chasse High School , Belle Chasse Academy, Plaquemines Parrish Alternative School. At first Belle Chasse High, which opened in 1928, was K-12, but in 1977 Belle Chasse Middle School opened to take the middle grades away. Belle Chasse Primary opened in August 1994. Belle Chasse Middle received

330-511: Is land and 3.5 square miles (9.1 km ) (12.21%) is water. At the 2019 American Community Survey , there were 14,024 people living in Belle Chasse, up from 12,679 in 2010. The 2020 United States census reported a population decline at 10,579. The racial and ethnic makeup of the community was 79.4% non-Hispanic white , 11.6% African American , 0.6% American Indian and Alaska Native , 2.4% Asian , 2.0% some other race, and 3.9% two or more races . Hispanic and Latino Americans were 10.5% of

363-494: Is linked to the word column (from Latin : columna ; Italian: colonna ; French: colonne ) in a similar way that brigadier is linked to brigade , although in English this relationship is not immediately obvious. With the shift from primarily mercenary to primarily national armies in the course of the 17th century, a colonel (normally a member of the aristocracy) became a holder (German Inhaber ) or proprietor of

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396-559: Is located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of New Orleans . The base's predecessor, NAS New Orleans, occupied the current location of the University of New Orleans's principal campus until 1957. NAS JRB New Orleans (Alvin Callender Field) has two runways with PEM surfaces: 4/22 is 9,999 by 200 feet (3,048 × 61 m) and 14/32 is 6,000 by 200 feet (1,829 × 61 m). New Orleans Station

429-689: The Vatican , colonel is the highest rank . Equivalent naval ranks may be called captain or ship-of-the-line captain . In the Commonwealth 's air force ranking system, the equivalent rank is group captain . By the end of the late medieval period, a group of "companies" was referred to as a "column" of an army. According to Raymond Oliver, c.  1500 , the Spanish began explicitly reorganizing part of their army into 20 colunelas or columns of approximately 1,000–1,250 soldiers. Each colunela

462-515: The 16th century, the French army adopted this organizational structure, renaming colunelas regiments. Even so, they simply Gallicized colunela to the French colonel and pronounced it as written. The English then copied the unit and rank from the French. However, for reasons unknown, the English adopted the Spanish pronunciation of coronel , and after several decades of use shortened it to its current two-syllable pronunciation "kernel". Colonel

495-654: The 5th grade in 1999. Belle Chasse also has a Catholic School, Our Lady of Perpetual Help School, of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans . The Plaquemines Parish Library maintains the Belle Chasse Branch, and the library headquarters in the F. Edward Hebert Building. Belle Chasse is the current and temporary home of the Plaquemines Parish Courthouse. The United States Postal Service operates

528-490: The Belle Chasse plantation. After falling into decay and abandonment by the 1930s, the landmark plantation house was demolished in 1960. The bell was salvaged and today is in front of the Belle Chasse Public Library. The Naval Air Station was founded in 1920 on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain , but in 1957 it relocated to its current location (Belle Chasse, Louisiana). It has been designated as

561-541: The Regiment (to distinguish it from the military rank of colonel) continues to be used in the modern British Army. The ceremonial position is often conferred on retired general officers , brigadiers or colonels who have a close link to a particular regiment. Non-military personnel, usually for positions within the Army Reserve may also be appointed to the ceremonial position. When attending functions as "Colonel of

594-500: The Regiment", the titleholder wears the regimental uniform with rank insignia of (full) colonel, regardless of their official rank. A member of the Royal Family is known as a Royal Colonel . A Colonel of the Regiment is expected to work closely with a regiment and its Regimental Association . Some military forces have a colonel as their highest-ranking officer, with no 'general' ranks, and no superior authority (except, perhaps,

627-589: The base is assigned to. Belle Chasse High School is the Belle Chasse area high school. Belle Chasse, Louisiana Belle Chasse ( / b ɛ l ˈ tʃ eɪ s / bel CHAYSS ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Plaquemines Parish , Louisiana , United States, on the west bank of the Mississippi River . Belle Chasse is part of the Greater New Orleans metropolitan area . The population

660-479: The body of an unidentified teenage boy was found hanging from a persimmon tree near Belle Chasse. The teenager had written a lengthy suicide note addressed "to Mom and Dad" in which he stated that he "cannot tolerate the false and empty existence I have created". Though the case received national coverage and over 300 parents of missing sons contacted the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's office,

693-526: The colonel of the division. Kentucky colonel is the highest title of honor bestowed by the Commonwealth of Kentucky . Commissions for Kentucky colonels are given by the Governor and the Secretary of State to individuals in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to a community, state or the nation. This is the equivalent to a full colonel in the militia. The sitting governor of

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726-519: The head of state as a titular commander-in-chief) other than the respective national government. Examples include the following (arranged alphabetically by country name): The term colonel is also used as a title for auctioneers in the United States; there are a variety of theories or folk etymologies to explain the use of the term. One of these is the claim that during the American Civil War goods seized by armies were sold at auction by

759-634: The maintenance department for the aircraft is run by Northrop Grumman Field Services. Belle Chasse is located at 29°51′48″N 89°59′54″W  /  29.86333°N 89.99833°W  / 29.86333; -89.99833 (29.852243, -89.9983335), in the New Orleans metropolitan area . According to the United States Census Bureau , the CDP has a total area of 28.4 square miles (74 km ), of which 24.9 square miles (64 km )

792-433: The population in 2019. In 2020, its makeup was 75.85% non-Hispanic white, 5.98% Black or African American, 3.34% Asian, 0.14% Pacific Islander, 4.55% two or more races, and 9.47% Hispanic and Latino American, reflecting the demographic transition of the U.S. In 2019, the median age was 35.0, and 8.2% of the population were aged 5 and under; 70.7% of the population was aged 18 and older, and 10.7% were aged 65 and older. Among

825-436: The population, 11.4% spoke a language other than English at home, and Spanish was the second most-spoken language. In the census-designated place, the median income for a household was $ 66,653, and $ 50,169 was the median income for males versus $ 41,623 for females. An estimated 11.3% of the population lived at or below the poverty line. Belle Chasse is home to the famous "Orange Fest," "Crawfish Fest," and "Gamers Fest." It

858-421: The position of the colonel as the figurehead of a regiment is maintained in the honorary role of "colonel-in-chief", usually held by a member of the royal family , the nobility, or a retired senior military officer. The colonel-in-chief wears a colonel's uniform and encourages the members of the regiment, but takes no active part in the actual command structure or in any operational duties. The title Colonel of

891-410: The rank of colonel became adopted by nearly every nation (albeit under a variety of names). During the 20th century, with the rise of communism , some of the large communist militaries saw fit to expand the colonel rank into several grades, resulting, for example, in the unique senior colonel rank, which was found and is still used in such nations as China and North Korea . In many modern armies,

924-468: The regiment has more importance as a ceremonial unit or a focus of members' loyalty than as an actual battle formation. Troops tend to be deployed in battalions (commanded by a lieutenant colonel ) as a more convenient size of military unit and, as such, colonels have tended to have a higher profile in specialist and command roles than as actual commanders of regiments. However, in Commonwealth armies,

957-537: The richness of wildlife which the initial French colonists observed when they settled in the region. Others say that Belle Chasse was named after a Colonel Joseph D. Bellechasse, who lived in New Orleans around the late 18th and early 19th century. Alternatively, it was named after the plantation of Deville de Goutin Bellechasse. The Confederate statesman Judah P. Benjamin was the most famous owner of

990-485: Was 10,579 at the 2020 United States census . Belle Chasse is the largest community in Plaquemines Parish. It is home to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans , a Naval Air Station for the U.S. Navy Reserve . There is little consensus regarding the origin of the name Belle Chasse. In French , belle chasse literally means "beautiful hunting." It is widely believed that it was so named due to

1023-494: Was commanded by a cabo de colunela or column head. Because they were crown units who are directly under the control of the monarch or sovereign of a country, the units were also confusingly called coronelas , and their commanders coronels . Evidence of this can be seen when Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba , nicknamed "the Great Captain", divided his armies in coronelías , each led by a coronel , in 1508. Later, in

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1056-500: Was the colonel general , and, in the absence of the sovereign or his designate, the colonel general might serve as the commander of a force. The position, however, was primarily contractual and it became progressively more of a functionless sinecure . The head of a single regiment or demi-brigade would be called a ' mestre de camp ' or, after the Revolution , a ' chef de brigade '. By the late 19th century, colonel had evolved to

1089-423: Was to some extent embodied in a contract and set of written rules, also referred to as the colonel's regiment or standing regulation(s). By extension, the group of companies subject to a colonel's regiment (in the foregoing sense) came to be referred to as his regiment (in the modern sense) as well. In French usage of this period, the senior colonel in the army or, in a field force, the senior military contractor,

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