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Pages in category "Military facilities in Pennsylvania" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The installation is an active National Guard Training Center and serves as headquarters for the Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Pennsylvania National Guard. [3] The post includes about 18,000 acres (73 km 2 ) of land, with numerous ranges and training areas for the Pennsylvania National Guard and other active ...
Carlisle Barracks is a United States Army facility located in Pennsylvania, with a Carlisle post office address and with a portion in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. The site of the U.S. Army War College, it is the nation's second-oldest active military base.
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Pennsylvania (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Pennsylvania" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Susquehanna River forms the base's eastern boundary. The depot covers 851 acres (344 ha) and includes the Administrative Support Center East and DLA Distribution. It employs about 3,000 civilian and 100 military personnel. The Quartermaster Corps originally built the depot at New Cumberland in 1918, naming it the Marsh Run Storage Depot. [1]
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 ]
The Depot was recognized by the Secretary of the Army for Environmental Restoration in 2002, Environmental Quality in 2006, and Environmental Sustainability in 2009. [7] As of 2014, the environmental cleanup, for which the Army has spent about $30 million, has slowed the return of the land, ordered by the Base Realignment and Closure in 1995.
The Air National Guard plays host to many different Army National Guard Units as well as other government agencies. The site was formerly the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove. It was renamed in honor of Charles Biddle, the founder of the Pennsylvania Air National Guard's 103rd Observation Squadron (now, the 103rd Attack ...