Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, located at Virginia Beach, Virginia near the Hampton Roads naval complex, is the East Coast center for amphibious warfare training and operations. As the primary homeport for Atlantic Fleet amphibious assault ships, landing ships, and landing craft, NAB Little Creek has housed the engineering and maintenance operations for the amphibious force since World War II. The installation’s pier facilities, maintenance shops, engineering spaces, and shore buildings were constructed and maintained during the peak asbestos era in Navy construction. Publicly filed asbestos litigation records directly name Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek as an asbestos exposure venue in multiple independent filings — establishing it as a documented location in the national mesothelioma litigation record.

Who Was Exposed at NAB Little Creek

Navy veterans who served at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in the following capacities may have asbestos exposure claims:

  • Enginemen (EN rating) maintaining landing craft, small boats, and auxiliary equipment at the base boat maintenance facility
  • Shipboard engineering crew (MM, BT, HT ratings) of amphibious vessels homeported at Little Creek piers
  • Base maintenance and utilities workers in NAB Little Creek shore facilities
  • Amphibious warfare training personnel working with ship and landing craft systems during asbestos era training cycles

NS Little Creek veterans with mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease qualify for VA presumptive service connection under 38 CFR § 3.309(d).

Key documents for a NAB Little Creek claim:

  • DD-214 — service record documenting Little Creek or amphibious force assignment
  • Orders and personnel records — documentation of landing craft maintenance, ship engineering, or base shore duty
  • Diagnosis — mesothelioma, asbestos-related lung cancer, asbestosis, or pleural disease

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Exposure documentation derived from publicly filed asbestos litigation records including personal testimony from NAB Little Creek veterans, Engineman rating service records, and the national asbestos MDL docket entries naming Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek as an asbestos exposure venue. This does not constitute legal or medical advice.