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  2. Naval Air Station Lee Field - Wikipedia

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    Naval Air Station Lee Field was a United States Navy air base that opened on September 11, 1940, in Green Cove Springs, Florida to support the World War II efforts. The Air Station was on the St. Johns River in Clay County, Florida. The Air Station and Navy base was on 1,560 acres.

  3. Cove lighting - Wikipedia

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    Traditionally, cove lighting was installed by using T5 fluorescent tubes. T5 luminaires are an energy-efficient alternative to larger luminaires (such as T8 lamps) because they save on materials. [2] Lighting specialists recommend installing cove lighting at least 18 inches (46 cm) from the ceiling and 6 feet 8 inches (2.03 m) from the floor.

  4. List of United States Navy installations - Wikipedia

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    In January 2024, the US Navy requested a new permit for the installation and maintenance of mine training areas off the coasts of Hawaii and Southern California, as the Pacific Ocean, according to the command, is a priority theater of operations amid tensions with China. The current permit expires in 2025 and the Navy is required to submit an ...

  5. Strip-built - Wikipedia

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    The canoes are constructed by gluing together 1/4" x 3/4" strips of wood over a building jig consisting of station molds that define the shape of the hull. The forms are cut as a series of cross-sections of the final design and set up along a "strongback" or another solid base. The strips are shaped with bead and cove router bits.

  6. List of Canadian Coast Guard bases and stations - Wikipedia

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    CCG IRB Station Thames River, Lighthouse Cove, ON; CCG IRB Station Trois-Rivières, Trois-Rivières, QC; Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton, CFB Trenton; Patricia Bay Base. Western Region [6] CCG Regional Headquarters, Western Region, Victoria, BC; CCG Base Patricia Bay, Sidney, BC; CCG Base Seal Cove, Prince Rupert, BC; CCG Base Selkirk ...

  7. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia - Wikipedia

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    Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, abbreviated NSF Diego Garcia, [1] is a British Ministry of Defence facility leased to the United States Navy, located on the atoll Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, for an initial period of 99 years after the forced removal and expulsion of over 2,000 native inhabitants of the island.

  8. Light fixture - Wikipedia

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    Cove light – indirect lighting recessed into the ceiling in a long box against a wall. Troffer – recessed fluorescent light fixtures, usually rectangular in shape to fit into a drop ceiling grid. Chandeliers in the Bibliothèque Mazarine (Paris) Surface-mounted light – the finished housing is exposed, not flush with the surface.

  9. Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot - Wikipedia

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    From 1903 until 1961, The Hingham Naval Ammunition Depot (originally called the Hingham Naval Reserve) was a major supplier of U.S. munitions, occupying 990 acres (4.0 km2) on the Weymouth Back River (in the section once known as The Hockley).