For more than two years, public citizens are still being denied entry to a national museum whose operations are paid for, in large part, by their hard-earned tax dollars.

Founded in 1963 onboard Naval Air Station Pensacola, the now 350,000-square-foot National Naval Aviation Museum tells the story of how naval aviation has been at the cutting edge of aerospace history for more than a century.

Since its founding, the National Naval Aviation Museum (NNAM) has grown to become the second-largest aviation museum in the United States, welcoming tens of millions of visitors.

With more than 150 fully-restored military aircraft, thousands of artifacts and dozens of military exhibits on display, plus a giant screen movie theater, an Apollo 11 moon landing virtual reality simulator, a Blue Angels 4D interactive ride, flight simulators, cockpit trainers and a virtual flight deck - NNAM is one of the top 10 attractions in Florida and considered the leading tourist attraction between Orlando and New Orleans. Its visitors come from every state in the U.S., with more than 70 percent visiting from outside Florida.

Following a terrorist attack on base in December of 2019 involving a non-U.S. citizen, access to the National Naval Aviation Museum has been restricted to only Department of Defense (DoD) ID cardholders and veterans who possess a Veterans Health Identification Card. 

All other U.S. citizens are still not allowed access. 

Help us change that by signing this petition.

Our youth are being denied the opportunity to be inspired to learn science, technology and engineering and potentially join the armed forces to become part of the next generation of U.S. military aviators. Millions of American citizens are being denied access to marvel at our nation's rich naval aviation and aerospace feats.

Do not allow this national treasure to go to waste.

Sign our petition below to urge the U.S. Navy and the Department of Defense to reestablish the public access waiver to NAS Pensacola so all citizens are allowed to visit the National Naval Aviation Museum, once again.