Whether promoting details about its Vote with a Vet program or expanding outreach programs for active duty personnel and veterans, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a friend to the military community. Even Route 45 in Central Pennsylvania reflects this commitment—it is called the Purple Heart Highway. Visit the Web site at www.artthriveson45.org. Clustered around the capitol city of Harrisburg and well within commuting distance of each other, the military installations of Central Pennsylvania are positioned in and ...
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia Welcome to Kings Bay—the east coast home to Trident submarines. Whether you are inbound or contemplating a transfer here, you will discover, as have many people before you, that our award-winning base is one of the Navy's premier duty stations. It is strategically and conveniently located in an idyllic setting near Interstate 95, alongside the Intracoastal Waterway of southeast Georgia and only 30 minutes from Jacksonville International Airport. Nearby, ...
Welcome to Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado The daily mission here takes the 50th Space Wing to all parts of the world and deep into space. The wing operates satellite operations centers at Schriever AFB and remote tracking stations around the world. Colorado Springs, the second largest city in Colorado, boasts long and proud traditions with the military bases that are established here. They are the U.S. Air Force Academy, Fort Carson Army Post, ...
When visitors come to Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, one of the first things many of them notice is the roar of jet aircraft passing over the front gate on their way to or from runway number 5/23. On a sign outside the gate, are the words, “Pardon our noise, it’s the sound of freedom.” For more than 70 years, those sounds of freedom have echoed through local skies, from the deep, guttural growl of amphibious biplanes and single-wing ...
Welcome to the United States Coast Guard Academy. One of the smallest of America's five federal service academies, the Coast Guard Academy is situated on 103 acres of rolling hills on the west bank of the Thames River in historic New London, Conn. The Coast Guard Academy offers a prestigious higher education experience which emphasizes leadership, physical fitness and professional development in order to graduate the very best Coast Guard officers. Graduates go directly to positions of ...
On behalf of all the men and women of the 502d Air Base Wing (Joint Base San Antonio), welcome to 'Military City USA.' It's not just a slogan, but a way of life for the people of this incredible city. They truly embrace our service members and their families and make them feel at home. Encompassing three geographically separated installations (Lackland AFB, Randolph AFB and Fort Sam Houston), Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) is home to more than ...