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  2. US Naval Advance Bases - Wikipedia

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    Before Japan declared war on the United States the U.S. Navy had a single fleet-sized advanced base in the Territory of Hawaii at Naval Station Pearl Harbor. During the war the U.S. Navy Seabees built over 400 advance bases categorized by size. Naval bases were either Lions or Cubs while airfields were either Oaks or Acorns.

  3. List of United States Navy shore activities during World War II

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    During World War II, the United States Navy had a large contingent of operations based on land. ... Charleston Naval Base, North Charleston, South Carolina;

  4. List of naval and land-based operations in the Pacific ...

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    Hailstone (1944) — naval air attack on Truk; Forager (1944) — assault on Marianas Islands; Galvanic (1943) — assault on Gilbert Islands; Gratitude (1945) — US Navy raid into the South China Sea; Iceberg (1945) — invasion of Okinawa; Inmate (1945) — naval bombardment of Truk; Juneau (1945) — minesweeping operations at Okinawa.

  5. NAS blimp bases - Wikipedia

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    NAS Trinidad, also called NAS Port-of-Spain, was a large Naval base built during World War II to support the many naval ships fighting and patrolling the Battle of the Atlantic. The fighting in the area became known as the Battle of the Caribbean. Naval Base Trinidad was located on the Island of Trinidad in West Indies of the Caribbean Sea.

  6. US Naval Base Australia - Wikipedia

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    U.S. Naval Base Australia comprised several United States Navy bases in Australia during World War II. Australia entered World War II on 3 September 1939, being a self-governing nation within the British Empire. The United States formally entered the war on 7 December 1941 after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

  7. United States Navy submarine bases - Wikipedia

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    Submarine bases are military bases that offer good fleet anchorage and are designed to refuel and resupply submarines. The peak number of US submarine bases was during World War II, as the submarine was well suited for fighting in the vast Pacific War, often in enemy waters. Many of the United States submarine bases were closed after the war. [1]

  8. Naval Operating Base Terminal Island - Wikipedia

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    Naval Operating Base Terminal Island, (NOB Terminal Island) was United States Navy base founded on 25 September 1941 to support the World War II efforts in the Pacific War. Naval Operating Base Terminal Island was founded by combining Naval Facilities in cities of San Pedro , Long Beach and Wilmington , California under one command.

  9. US Amphibious Training Base - Wikipedia

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    [15] [16] In addition, Seabees built and operated sea ports, airfields and served as elements the United States Marine Corps. [17] This nation's first official naval amphibious training base was established in August 1942 at Solomons, Maryland, USNATB, United States Navy Amphibious Training Base. Other base opened on both coasts of the United ...