Established in 1921 as the AIR STATION NEWS, the name GOSPORT was adopted in 1936. A gosport was a voice tube used by flight instructors in the early days of naval aviation to give instructions and directions to their students. The name "gosport" was derived from Gosport, England (originally God's Port), where the voice tube was invented.

The Gosport nameplate features the T-6A Texan II aircraft, the newest joint services trainer. The T-6 will replace the Navy's T-34C aircraft that for more than 40 years has served to provide primary flight training for student pilots, NFOs and navigators attached to the Naval Air Training Command. It will also replace the Air Force T-37.

Maintained by the United States Coast Guard since 1939, the Pensacola Lighthouse, aboard NAS Pensacola, originally began as the lightship Aurora Borealis in June 1823. Evolving through structural and location changes, the current facility was built in 1856 and at night still shines for sailors 27 miles out at sea.

Gosport is an authorized electronic newspaper published by The Pensacola News Journal, 101 East Romana Street, Pensacola, FL 32502, in the interest of military and civilian personnel. Pensacola News Journal is a private firm in no way connected with the Department of the Navy. Opinions contained herein are not official expressions of DoN nor do the advertisements constitute DoN or NAS Pensacola endorsement of products or services advertised.