Naval Air Station Jacksonville and Naval Station Mayport are two of three major Navy installations in the Jacksonville area. NAS Jacksonville occupies more than 3,000 acres along the west bank of the St. Johns River, 13 miles south of downtown Jacksonville. Mayport sits near the Port of Jacksonville, on the south side of the St. Johns River and westward of St. Johns Point. Together, the bases are host to nearly 200 tenant commands and activities. Naval Station ...
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 ...
Welcome to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the premier joint base in the Department of Defense and home to America's Arctic Warriors! In October 2010, the Air Force's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the Army's Fort Richardson combined to become one installation in accordance with Defense Department's 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations. This merger of two great installations and two powerful combat missions simply formalized an already close working relationship the Air Force an Army have shared ...
