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NSGA Sábana Seca in Toa Baja, on the island’s northern coast, was a national and fleet communications center, which also provided air search and rescue service. Officially, NSGA Sabana Seca is now in "caretaker status," which means the U.S. Navy is still analyzing how to dispose of the property. Meanwhile, limited maintenance activities are being provided on site by Department of Defense (DOD) security personnel and private contractors.

NSGA Sábana Seca’s estimated 2,250 acres are divided into north and south tracts. The north track comprises 918 acres and housed support facilities, such as administration, supply, healthcare, recreational, housing, and retail services. The remaining south tract 1,332 acres accommodated the U.S. naval radar station, for U.S. Navy and other DOD communication services.

A pineapple and grapefruit plantation, known as the Stephenson Place, NSGA Sábana Seca procured the land during World War II to establish a naval ammunition depot. After the war, the depot was deactivated and the property transferred to the U.S. Army, and reassigned to the U.S. Navy in 1949. According to the U.S. Navy, the reason for closing the base is the fact that advances in technology have made it obsolete.

 

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NSGA Sabana Seca was originally a pineapple and grapefruit plantation known as the Stephenson Place. The plantation was procured by the U.S. Navy during World War II. After the war, the property was turned over to the U.S. Army. In 1951, the Navy again assumed control and in 1952, established the U.S. Naval Radio Station, Sabana Seca. In 1971, NSGA Sabana Seca was established as an independent shore activity of the Navy and has been operated as a communications center continuously since that time. NSGA Sabana Seca is located approximately 14 miles west of the city of San Juan on the island of Puerto Rico, and consists of a North and South Tract together covering over 2,200 acres of land.

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