Military bases, one guide each

Know the base before you report

Each guide covers one installation: the gate and check-in, housing, medical care, schools and the numbers to call, with a link to every official page it rests on.

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  1. Naval Support Activity Bahrain

    Naval Support Activity Bahrain provides operational support to U.S. and coalition forces throughout the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility and sustains facilities for its tenant commands, according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page for NSA Bahrain. Its pages refer to the COMUSNAVCENT and COMFIFTHFLT units based there. Navy dependents were evacuated from Bahrain in 2026, as the next section describes, so confirm with your command whether dependents can accompany you before you plan a family move.

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  2. Naval Submarine Base New London

    Naval Submarine Base New London, in Groton, Connecticut, was designated the Navy's first submarine base in 1915 and today occupies about 687 acres along the Thames River, with 11 submarine piers and more than 70 tenant commands, including the Submarine Learning Center, according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page for SUBASE New London. It employs more than 9,500 active-duty, reserve and civilian personnel and supports more than 1,500 privatized family housing units.

    9 sections 10 sources 4 min read

  3. Naval Station Rota

    Naval Station Rota, in Spain, is the headquarters of Commander Naval Activities Spain, the area coordinator for all U.S. naval activities ashore in Spain and Portugal, whose commander also commands the station, according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page for Rota. The Navy maintains a 670-acre airfield, three active piers and 400 facilities, and the page calls Rota "the only base in the European theater capable of supporting Amphibious Ready Group post-deployment wash-downs." The station supports U.S. and NATO ships and moves Navy and Air Force flights, passengers, cargo, fuel and ammunition.

    8 sections 11 sources 4 min read

  4. Naval Station Norfolk

    Naval Station Norfolk, in the Sewell's Point area of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, "is the largest naval complex in the world and is home to the Navy's largest concentration of naval forces", according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview of Naval Station Norfolk. It supports the operational readiness of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet, and the Hampton Roads region around it has 18 military installations from every branch.

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  5. Naval Station Newport

    Naval Station Newport, on Aquidneck Island in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, is "the Navy's premier site for training officers, officer candidates, senior enlisted personnel and midshipman candidates", and home to the Naval War College, according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page for NAVSTA Newport. The station has no base operator, the installation page says, so the Fleet and Family Support Center (401-841-2283) is your number for base and local information.

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  6. Naval Station Mayport

    "Since its commissioning in December 1942, Naval Station Mayport has become the third largest fleet concentration area in the United States", according to the Mayport overview on MilitaryINSTALLATIONS. Mayport is the home of Commander U.S. 4th Fleet, and the station supports 80+ commands, including 20 naval ships and three helicopter squadrons. It sits 15 miles east of Jacksonville, Florida, at the mouth of the St. Johns River in Duval County.

    8 sections 7 sources 3 min read

  7. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay

    Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, describes itself on the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page for NSGB as "the premier southern-most deep-water U.S. Naval Base in the Western Hemisphere". The housing page states the restriction: "NAVSTA Guantanamo Bay is a restricted base. There is NO OFF-BASE ACCESS."

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  8. Naval Station Great Lakes

    Naval Station Great Lakes, on more than 1,600 acres overlooking Lake Michigan about an hour north of Chicago and an hour south of Milwaukee, is the Navy's largest training installation, and its Recruit Training Command "prepares more than 40,000 new sailors for service" each year, according to the Naval Station Great Lakes MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview. Naval Service Training Command is headquartered in historic Building 1, the clock tower building. The station opened on July 1, 1911. On base, emergency services are reached by dialing 9-911; off base, dial 911, the emergency assistance page says.

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  9. Naval Station Everett

    Naval Station Everett is in Everett, Washington, the county seat and largest city of Snohomish County, 25 miles north of Seattle, according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview of Naval Station Everett. The station's mission is shore support for Navy and Coast Guard forces and quality of life for Sailors, civilians and their families, per the Naval Station Everett MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page.

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  10. Naval Hospital Bremerton

    Naval Hospital Bremerton, 1 Boone Road, Bremerton, Washington (360-475-4000), is "the main military medical facility in the area" for Naval Base Kitsap, according to the Naval Base Kitsap health care page on MilitaryINSTALLATIONS. Its Urgent Care Clinic is not an emergency department and is open only from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., as the DVIDS articles below explain; for a life-threatening emergency, go to the nearest emergency department or call 911.

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  11. Naval Base Ventura County

    Naval Base Ventura County, on the Oxnard plain about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles, was formed on Oct. 11, 2000, when the commands of Point Mugu and Port Hueneme merged into one command with three physical locations, including San Nicolas Island, according to the NBVC MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview. Point Mugu and Port Hueneme are about 10 miles apart, some services exist at only one of them (there is one commissary, at Port Hueneme), and there is no shuttle on or between the two bases, so a personal vehicle is crucial.

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  12. Naval Base San Diego

    Naval Base San Diego, on land the city of San Diego deeded to the U.S. government in 1919 and commissioned in 1922, is "homeport to more than 60 ships and 200 plus tenant commands", according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview of Naval Base San Diego. Base information: 619-556-1011.

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  13. Naval Base Kitsap

    Naval Base Kitsap, on Washington's Kitsap Peninsula across Puget Sound from Seattle, was formed in June 2004 when Naval Station Bremerton and Submarine Base Bangor were joined into one regional base, according to the Naval Base Kitsap MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview. It serves homeported fleet units, tenant commands and families at Bremerton, Bangor, Keyport, Manchester and Jackson Park. Bangor works with the submarine communities and Bremerton with the ship communities, and Puget Sound Naval Shipyard operates as a separate unit. In 1973, the Navy announced Bangor as the homeport for the first squadron of Trident submarines, and Naval Submarine Base Bangor was officially activated in 1977.

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  14. Naval Base Guam

    Naval Base Guam is part of Joint Region Marianas, which MilitaryINSTALLATIONS lists as Joint Region Marianas, Naval Base Guam, and it exists "to support the forces of the United States Pacific Fleet", according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page for Naval Base Guam. Commands listed include Submarine Squadron 15, Commander, Navy Expeditionary Forces Command Pacific (CTF-75) and the 30th Naval Construction Regiment. Marines bound for the island's newest installation should also read the Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz guide.

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  15. Naval Base Coronado

    Naval Base Coronado, established in 1997, is a consolidated Navy installation of eight military facilities stretching from San Clemente Island, 70 miles west of San Diego, to the La Posta Mountain Warfare Training Facility, 60 miles east of the city, including Naval Air Station North Island and Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview of Naval Base Coronado. North Island, commissioned as a naval air station in 1917, is recognized as the "Birthplace of Naval Aviation".

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  16. Naval Air Station Whidbey Island

    Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, in Oak Harbor, Washington, 90 miles north of Seattle, is home to the Navy's EA-18G Growler squadrons as well as the P-8 Poseidon, and more than 25 tenant commands are located there, according to the NAS Whidbey Island MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview. It is two bases five miles apart: Ault Field, on the western shore, with the squadrons, headquarters and health clinic, and the Seaplane Base, on the eastern shore at the edge of Oak Harbor, with the Commissary.

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  17. Naval Air Station Sigonella

    Naval Air Station Sigonella, in eastern Sicily, provides "consolidated operational, command and control, administrative, logistical and advanced logistical support to U.S. and other NATO forces", according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page for Sigonella. It is divided into two bases about 20 minutes apart, the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview of Sigonella explains: most operational work is at NAS 2, and NAS 1, the site of the original base, became the personnel support side, where the housing office, Fleet and Family Support Center and veterinary clinic are.

    9 sections 12 sources 5 min read

  18. Naval Air Station Pensacola

    "NAS Pensacola is known as the Cradle of Aviation and was the first site of an established Naval Aviation command during WWI", according to the NAS Pensacola overview on MilitaryINSTALLATIONS. The overview says the station "employs more than 16,000 military and 7,400 civilian personnel", including major tenant commands: Naval Aviation Schools Command, Naval Air Technical Training Center, Marine Aviation Training Support Groups 21 and 23, the Blue Angels and the headquarters of Naval Education and Training Command.

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  19. Naval Air Station Oceana

    Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Virginia, was commissioned on August 17, 1943, and today "is manned by more than 14,600 military personnel, 2,000 civilians and is home to 19 fighter/attack squadrons flying the Navy's most advanced aircraft", according to the NAS Oceana overview on MilitaryINSTALLATIONS, which calls it a "Master Jet Base". Its mission includes supporting Atlantic Fleet strike/fighter assets and joint and interagency operations and training. NAS Oceana and Dam Neck Annex are both within the city limits of Virginia Beach.

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  20. Naval Air Station Key West

    Naval Air Station Key West's primary base is on Boca Chica Key, about 7 miles east of the city of Key West, with annexes in Key West and around Monroe County, according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview of NAS Key West. The Navy's presence in Key West dates to 1823. The NAS Key West MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page says all Navy personnel and their families who accept orders here must go through the Overseas Screening Process, and the command recommends not bringing family members when you check in, but waiting until housing is secured.

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  21. Naval Air Station Jacksonville

    Naval Air Station Jacksonville, in Duval County on the west bank of the St. Johns River in northeast Florida, is "a multi-mission base hosting more than 100 tenant commands", occupies about 3,400 acres and is a 20-minute ride from the heart of Jacksonville, according to the NAS Jacksonville MilitaryINSTALLATIONS overview. It is the oldest of the three Navy installations in the area. The installation no longer has a telephone operator; the Quarterdeck, open 24/7, is 904-542-2338.

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  22. Naval Air Station Fallon

    "NAS Fallon and the Fallon Range Training Complex are the Navy's premier integrated strike warfare training facilities", and the station's mission is to support carrier air wings preparing to deploy and other units in joint and multinational training, according to the NAS Fallon MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page. The health care page describes NAS Fallon as "a remote duty station with 14 tenant commands that provides support to Naval Aviation Warfare Development Center (NAWDC)". The base operator is 775-426-3000.

    7 sections 8 sources 3 min read

  23. Naval Air Station Corpus Christi

    Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas, has pilot training as its overall command assignment: the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) is headquartered here, and Training Air Wing Four flies four training squadrons, VT-27 and VT-28 in primary training on the T-6B Texan II and VT-31 and VT-35, according to the NAS Corpus Christi MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page. Its largest tenant is the Corpus Christi Army Depot, which "has evolved into the Army's largest helicopter repair, overhaul and maintenance center", and more than 25 tenant commands are on board. Base Quarterdeck: 361-961-2688.

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  24. Moron Air Base

    Morón Air Base, near Seville in Spain, hosts the U.S. Air Force's 496th Air Base Squadron, whose mission is "to provide expeditionary combat support while assuring the finest quality of life for Team Morón and transiting forces", according to the MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page for Morón, which lists the installation as "Morón AB". The base serves as an expandable forward operating base for transient aircraft and forces.

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  25. Moody Air Force Base

    Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, is home to the 23d Wing, whose mission is "Attack, Rescue, Prevail to Win Today's Fight", and to the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing, which activated in 2008, according to the Moody MilitaryINSTALLATIONS page. The Moody overview describes Valdosta's cost of living as lower than the national average.

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