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Thousands of military personnel were trained there to drive and repair automobiles and trucks. 1918 or after: Became home to the Holabird Quartermaster Depot. 2 July 1919: U.S. Navy blimp C-8 explodes while landing at Camp Holabird, injuring about 80 adults and children who were watching.
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [3]
Joint Base Andrews Naval Air Facility: Camp Springs: Army Research Laboratory: Adelphi: Camp David: Thurmont: Fort Detrick: Frederick: Indian Head Naval Surface Weapons Center: Indian Head: National Military Medical Center (NMMC) Bethesda: Naval Air Station Patuxent River: St. Mary's County: Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock: Potomac ...
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Maryland (6 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Maryland" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Fort George G. Meade [1] is a United States Army installation located in Maryland, that includes the Defense Information School, the Defense Media Activity, the United States Army Field Band, and the headquarters of United States Cyber Command, the National Security Agency, the Defense Courier Service, Defense Information Systems Agency headquarters, and the U.S. Navy's Cryptologic Warfare ...
Fort Carroll was important for the defense of Baltimore—before the fort's construction, Fort McHenry just outside the city was the only military defensive structure between Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay. The fort was part of the "Permanent System" or Third System construction program, which aimed to defend America's most important ports. [2]
On 9 April 2009, "Fort Detrick Area B Ground Water" was added to the list which currently includes 18 other sites within Maryland. The Forest Glen Annex of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Silver Spring, Maryland was transferred to the command of Fort Detrick in 2008 as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure process. [28]