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The runways and remainder of the Alameda Naval Air Station can be seen at the end of Alameda Island in this aerial view of the port of Oakland, California. Aerial view with Port of Oakland and the bay. After the base closed on 25 April 1997, USS Hornet was given to the former air station to be used as a museum ship, the USS Hornet Museum.
The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum is a museum ship, located on the southernmost pier of the former Naval Air Station Alameda in Alameda, California, US. The museum is composed of the aircraft carrier USS Hornet , exhibits from the NASA Apollo Moon exploration missions, and several retired aircraft from the Second World War and the ...
In 1993, following a Base Realignment and Closure commission decision, it was announced that Naval Air Station Alameda would be shut down. [1] In anticipation of the closure, Barbara Baack and Marilyn York, former WAVES, opened the museum in the 118,000 sq ft (11,000 m 2) Hangar 41 in 1995. However, the poor condition of the hangar and a lack ...
Originally known as Government Island, this artificial island was formed in 1913 by the dredging project that extended the Oakland Estuary to San Leandro Bay.The Coast Guard first came to the island in 1926 when it established "Base 11" under an Executive Order signed in September 1931 that gave title to a 15-acre (6.1 ha) tract for a permanent base.
Photos collected by Hots&Cots and provided exclusively to NBC News reveal what the group considers evidence of unsanitary or dangerous living conditions for U.S. military personnel at bases in the ...
Pages in category "Military facilities in the San Francisco Bay Area" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The quality of food offfered on military bases is a frequent topic of discussion on the Hots&Cots app, which aims to show the best and worst of what the military can offer enlisted members. Hots&Cots
The US Military Academy Army Base West Point, located in West Point, New York, was opened in 1790 and is the oldest US service academy for commissioning officers into the US Army. 1. Carlisle ...