Welcome to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The joint base, which began operation in October 2010 from the consolidation of Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base, is one of 12 new joint bases created by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The new joint base continues service with 95 years of history as the oldest military installation in the Pacific Northwest. Fort Lewis was established in 1917 and McChord Air Force Base was established in 1947, the same year ...
As base commander I would like to welcome everyone to Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, home to Marine Corps Logistics Command’s Headquarters. Although numerous commands reside here on base, I believe I can speak for everyone when I say we are one team fighting one fight. Fighting this fight means ultimately supporting the operating forces at the tip of the spear in Afghanistan. This means supporting them directly either by ensuring our tenant commands provide the equipment they need to ...
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 ...
