Camp Pendleton
Located 38 miles north of downtown San Diego,
Camp Pendleton covers over 250,000 acres and approximately 200 square miles of
terrain. The stretch of shoreline along the base-- 17 miles -- is the largest
undeveloped portion of coastal area left in Southern California.
Camp
Pendleton provides training facilities for many active-duty and reserve Marines,
Army and Navy units, as well as national, state and local agencies. Over 60,000
military and civilian personnel work aboard the base every day.
MCRD San
Diego
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is one of two recruit training
bases in the United States. It is home to the Marine Corps, Navy, and Coast
Guard personnel, though the depot in San Diego has just 388 acres. MCCS supports
all active duty personnel, their family members, reservists, and retired
military personnel. Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) San Diego is one of the
birthplaces of basically trained Marines. It is here where America's young men
are transformed into Marines. Marines are forged in a furnace of shared hardship
and tough training. This shared, intense experience creates bonds of comradeship
and standards of conduct so strong that Marines will let nothing stand in their
way.
MCAS Miramar
Miramar is a former cattle and citrus ranch that
was first acquired by the military for Army Infantry Training in 1914 and was
named Camp Kearny. On 1 October 1997 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
realigned to Marine Corps Air Station bringing fighter and helicopter squadrons
from El Toro. Miramar is the Marine Corp's largest aviation
facility.
NAS North Island (NAB Coronado)
Naval Air Station, North
Island (NASNI) is part of the largest aerospace-industrial complex in the Navy,
the 57,000-acre Naval Base Coronado. NASNI, with only its commands in the
metropolitan San Diego Area, brackets the city of Coronado from the entrance to
San Diego Bay to the Mexican border. On August 15, 1963, the station,
which was originally called the Naval Air Station, San Diego until 1955, was
granted official recognition as the "Birthplace of Naval Aviation" by resolution
of the House Armed Services Committee.
NB Point Loma
Located in
beautiful sunny San Diego, California, at the mouth of San Diego harbor, Naval
Base Point Loma is home to Commander, Third Fleet; Commander, Submarine Squadron
Eleven; Commander, Submarine Development Squadron Five; and Commander, Military
Sealift Command Pacific, as well as six attack submarines, the Third Fleet
Flagship, and Submarine Training Center Detachment. The base comprises 316 acres
on beautiful but rugged coastline, although the main facilities are located on
approximately 30 acres of relatively flat land.
Naval Medical Center San
Diego
Located on Florida Drive, adjacent to Balboa Park, Naval Medical Center
San Diego (NMCSD) is the most technologically advanced Navy medical treatment
facility. Nicknamed, Balboa, the Pride of Navy Medicine, the hospital has played
a vital role in the history of San Diego for more than 80 years. From the
original tent dispensary established in 1917, to the high-tech, ultra modern
facility of the 1990s, the mission has remained constant to provide the finest
medical care in a family-centered care environment to the operational forces,
their families, and to those who served their country in the past.
Nearby Installations
| Nearby Installation |
Description |
Service |
Location |
| Camp Pendleton |
Located 38 miles north of downtown San Diego, Camp
Pendleton covers over 250,000 acres and approximately 200 square miles of
terrain. The stretch of shoreline along the base-- 17 miles -- is the
largest undeveloped portion of coastal area left in Southern California.
|
U.S. Marine Corps |
California, USA |
| Marine Corps Air Station Miramar |
On 1 October 1997 Naval Air Station Miramar realigned to
Marine Corps Air Station bringing fighter and helicopter squadrons from El
Toro. Miramar is the Marine Corp's largest aviation facility. |
U.S. Marine Corps |
California, USA |
| MCRD San Diego |
Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego is one of two recruit
training bases in the United States. It is home to the Marine Corps, Navy,
and Coast Guard personnel, though the depot in San Diego has just 388
acres. MCCS supports all active duty personnel, their family members,
reservists, and retired military personnel. Marine Corps Recruit Depot
(MCRD) San Diego is one of the birthplaces of basically trained Marines.
|
U.S. Marine Corps |
California, USA |
| Naval Base Coronado |
Naval Air Station, North Island (NASNI) is part of the
largest aerospace-industrial complex in the Navy, the 57,000-acre Naval
Base Coronado. NASNI, with only its commands in the metropolitan San Diego
Area, brackets the city of Coronado from the entrance to San Diego Bay to
the Mexican border. On August 15, 1963, the station, which was originally
called the Naval Air Station, San Diego until 1955, was granted official
recognition as the "Birthplace of Naval Aviation" by resolution of the
House Armed Services Committee. |
U.S. Navy |
California, USA |