Fort Monroe is the third oldest continuously operating military installation in the United States. It is located on Old Point Comfort, the southeast tip of the Virginia Peninsula on the Chesapeake Bay. From the south, the installation neighbors the city of Hampton, the oldest continuous English speaking settlement in America. Infrastructure and location make the fort ideal for supporting Department of Defense activities, and maintaining dialogue with other commands in the Hampton Roads military complex for developing joint doctrine and ...

Looking Back, Moving Forward Present-day ships with ties to infamous attach remembers Pearl Harbor's lost. Ceremonies commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Japanese attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor took place aboard each of the three ships that make up the Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group as the unit conducted operations in the Western Pacific Ocean on Dec. 7. The Makin Island ARG is comprised of the amphibious assault ship USS Makin Island ...

Welcome to Nellis Air Force Base, historically referred to as “Home of the Fighter Pilot.” Nellis is a proud member of the United States Air Force’s Air Combat Command. It is home of the largest and most demanding advanced combat air-training mission in the world. With today’s missions of air, space and cyberspace, Nellis has proudly become the legendary “Home of the Warfighter.” Spend a few days on the ramp and you will see every combat aircraft ...

SAN DIEGO San Diego, named after Saint Didacus, is the second-largest city in California and the eighth largest city in the United States. Though San Diego's economy is multifaceted—biotechnology, defense manufacturing, agriculture, software development and microbreweries are some of the city's biggest money-makers—tourism is a cornerstone that can't be ignored. Tourism drastically affects the city's culture, and San Diego houses many local attractions, such as SeaWorld San Diego, Belmont amusement park, San ...