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Portions of The Charleston, South Carolina metropolitan area, (The City of Charleston, The City of North Charleston, The City of Goose Creek, and The City of Hanahan) are home to branches of the United States Military. During the Cold War, the Naval Base (1902–1996) became the third largest U.S. homeport serving over 80 ships and submarines.
The Officers' Row Historic District is a National Historic District in Bremerton, Washington.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [2] It represents the industrial function of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard Shore Facility.
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard is a large military-industrial complex located in Bremerton, Washington along the north shore of Sinclair Inlet, which opens to Puget Sound. This large shipyard is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) in length along the shore and over a half-mile in width at its greatest distance across.
Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. The population was 43,505 at the 2020 census and an estimated 44,122 in 2021, [ 4 ] making it the largest city on the Kitsap Peninsula .
It is the largest naval organization in Navy Region Northwest, and composed of installations at Bremerton, Bangor, Indian Island, Manchester, and Keyport, Washington. It received the 2005 and 2017 Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence - the Best Base in the U.S. Navy. [ 2 ]
The USS Carl Vinson moved to Bremerton from Naval Air Station Alameda in California, near San Francisco in 1997. The California base was shut down by order of the U.S. Base Realignment and Closure ...
Coordinates (Air Base) (Naval Weapons Station): Type: US military Joint Base: Site information; Owner: Department of Defense: Operator: US Air Force: Controlled by: Air Mobility Command: Condition: Operational: Website: www.jbcharleston.jb.mil: Site history; Built: 1942 () (as Charleston Air Force Base): In use: 2009 () – present (as Joint Base): Garrison information; Current commander ...
Two Naval Hospital Pharmacists Quarters were built on base, Building 648 is one of two. These are assigned Warrant Officers housing. They were built in 1926 by the Navy Yard, Puget Sound, Captain W.H. Alien, U.S.N., and Public Works Officer. This is a small brick building, 35 by 25 feet (10.7 by 7.6 m) with "Georgian" details. [2]