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  2. Long Beach Naval Shipyard - Wikipedia

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    USS Nevada and Mobile at Long Beach Naval Shipyard, 1990. Long Beach NSY was evaluated under every round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) for possible closure since the inception of the BRAC process in 1988. [9] In 1993, California congressmen Horn and Rohrabacher cited the military value of the shipyard [10] in a successful attempt to ...

  3. Naval Operating Base Terminal Island - Wikipedia

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    Naval Hospital Long Beach (1941-1950), now VA Long Beach Healthcare System; Naval Dispensaries; Naval Reserve Aviation Base Long Beach, NRAB Long Beach, at Daugherty Field now Long Beach Airport (1928-1947) Naval Disbursing and Transportation Officer, San Pedro; Small Craft Training Center (SCTC) was on Roosevelt Base, but operated independently.

  4. Terminal Island - Wikipedia

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    In 1927, a civilian facility, Allen Field, was established on Terminal Island. The Naval Reserve established a training center at the field and later took complete control, designating the field Naval Air Base San Pedro (also called Reeves Field). [7]: 60 In 1941, the Long Beach Naval Station was located adjacent to the airfield. In 1942, the ...

  5. The Navy knows thousands may have been exposed to cancer ...

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    This is not the first time the Navy has had to contend with toxic materials and contamination at its facilities. Some 400 miles north of Long Beach, critics say there are many reasons to be skeptical.

  6. The home port was Long Beach Naval Base, now Terminal Island in Los Angeles, California. The U.S. Navy presence was so large that in 1932 nearly 50 ships of the Pacific Fleet anchored in its harbor.

  7. VA Long Beach Healthcare System - Wikipedia

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    Naval Hospital Long Beach in 1943. VA Long Beach Healthcare System, formerly Naval Hospital Long Beach, is a system of Veterans Administration facilities in Long Beach, California and other nearby cities. [1] The main hospital, the Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center, sits on 100 acres of land at 5901 E 7th St, Long Beach. The healthcare system has ...

  8. United States Pacific Fleet - Wikipedia

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    Since its inception, COMUSNAVAK has grown to become responsible for coordinating all Navy activity in the Alaska and Aleutian area, for detailed planning and coordination for the Naval portion of the Joint and Combined Exercise Northern Edge, and coordinates high-visibility U.S. Navy ship visits throughout Alaska in support of public relations ...

  9. USS Long Beach (CGN-9) - Wikipedia

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    USS Long Beach (CLGN-160/CGN-160/CGN-9) was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy and the world's first nuclear-powered surface combatant. [3] She was the third Navy ship named after the city of Long Beach, California.