Aberdeen is the Army’s oldest active proving ground — established Oct.20, 1917, on the shores of Chesapeake Bay in Maryland’s Harford County six months after the U.S. entered World War I out of a need for a larger munitions and equipment-testing facility in a remote area yet close to industrial and shipping centers. Officials fired the first weapon three months later, and the war ended Nov.11, 1918. Since then the facility has proof-tested field artillery weapons, ammunition, trench mortars, air ...
'NAS Fallon takes pride in its vital contribution to the nation in training the best aviators in the world.' Welcome to Naval Air Station Fallon, In Fallon Nevada Home to the Fighting Saints of VFC-13, the Desert Outlaws of Strike Fighter Weapons Det. and the Naval Strike Air Warfare Center, NAS Fallon serves as the Navy's premier tactical air warfare training center. 'Train the way you fight; fight the way you train.'Known throughout the Navy as ...
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 ...
Camp Lejeune is home to the largest concentration of Marines and sailors in the world and continues to grow in its capabilities. Camp Lejeune’s size is currently 156,000 acres.
Camp Lejeune is a base that has strong ties with our civilian neighbors. We have received numerous awards from civic groups ranging from our environmental programs to our Department of Defense schools. Whether you are assigned to Marine Corps Base or one of the warfighting commands, you will find the facilities ...
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 ...
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 ...
