In Europe (EEC)

ANA's 53rd Squadron, the "French Crusaders", is located in France. Our headquarters is in Antibes, a charming city on the French Riviera, bordering the Mediterranean Sea. France is situated in Western Europe, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean and on the south by the Med.

In France

France is composed of 95 departments (similar to states). The precise location of our association is in the department of the Alpes-Maritimes (department 06), falling into the touristic area designated
PACA (Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur).

There are three important cities for aircraft carrier port calls : Marseille, Toulon and Cannes.
Other towns add to this list for port calls for many of the US Naval support ships
Monaco, Villefranche, Nice, Saint Raphael, St Tropez, among others.