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Tranquility Base (Latin: Statio Tranquillitatis) is the site on the Moon where, in July 1969, humans landed and walked on a celestial body other than Earth for the first time. On July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 crewmembers Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed their Apollo Lunar Module Eagle at approximately 20:17:40 UTC .
Moonbase. A moonbase (or lunar base) is a human outpost on or below the surface of the Moon. [1] More than a mere site of activity or temporary camp, moonbases are extraterrestrial bases, supporting robotic or human activity, by providing surface infrastructure. Missions to the Moon have realized single-mission bases, (Tranquility Base being ...
Camp Bowie, named in honor of the Texas patriot James Bowie, was a military training facility during World War II, and was the third camp in Texas to be so named. From 1940 to 1946, it grew to be one of the largest training centers in Texas. In 1940, the war situation in Europe caused the United States Congress to determine that the time had ...
The emergence of nuclear weapons and a period of comparative tranquility among Texas' inhabitants and neighbors saw the end of conventional fortifications in Texas. However, forts in Texas served as home bases for major US Army units, and also served as important training areas for the US military and her various allies during the Cold War.
Texas will build a permanent military installation along its border with Mexico, signaling that the Texas National Guard deployment there, which is part of Gov. Greg Abbott's $11 billion Operation ...
Fort Wolters was a United States military installation four miles northeast of Mineral Wells, Texas. The fort was originally named Camp Wolters in honor of Brigadier General Jacob F. Wolters, commander of the 56th Cavalry Brigade of the National Guard, which used the area as a summer training ground. [1] It was an Army camp from 1925 until 1946.
John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman. April 4, 2024 at 3:00 AM. Construction has begun on Texas' military base camp in Eagle Pass, near the Texas-Mexico border, which is expected to house ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican governor of Texas on Friday announced plans to build a military "base camp" in the city of Eagle Pass near the U.S.-Mexico border as part of efforts to stop ...