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The facility dates back to 1944, immediately after the 1944 Battle of Guam.It was previously designated Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Western Pacific (NCTAMS WESTPAC), before those responsibilities were merged with NCTAMS EASTPAC to form NCTAMS PAC in Honolulu in 2000, and the Guam facility was redesignated a NCTS.
Pages in category "Military installations of the United States in Guam" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Navy code named the type of base the Seabees built for its size and purpose, i.e. Oak, Acorn, Lion and Cub. A Lion was a main base for the fleet. Naval base Guam was the first named Naval Operating Base and later nicknamed The Pacific Supermarket. In recent years, expansion of the base has been opposed by many locals in Guam. [4]
To its south, the Barrigada Transmitter Site, operated by Andersen Air Force Base, lies partially within Mangilao. The installation itself is managed by Joint Region Marianas. Radio Barrigada is the counterpart to the telecommunications receiving site Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Guam, located to the north in Finegayan, Dededo.
Naval Base Guam (1944–current), the main Naval installation on Apra Harbor and its various components; Commander Naval Forces Marianas (1944–current), responsible for U.S. Naval activities in the region; Joint Region Marianas (2009–current), naval region of the U.S. Navy that includes Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana ...
The first Navy nurses arrived in 1910 as well, starting a formal nursing school. In 1916, a tuberculosis ward was opened. [4] [3] The interwar years were relatively quiet for the hospital. In 1940, Naval Base Guam's staff comprised nine doctors, one dentist, two pharmacists, five Navy nurses, 46 pharmacist's mates, seven hospital apprentices ...
The main base of USNB Guam, sometimes called "Big Navy" is located south of Outer Apra Harbor in Santa Rita, mostly on the Orote Peninsula. Big Navy is home of Commander Submarine Squadron 15, Coast Guard Sector Guam, and Naval Special Warfare Unit Det Guam and supports 28 other tenant commands.
Naval Base San Diego; Naval Base Coronado. Naval Amphibious Base Coronado; Naval Air Station North Island; Naval Outlying Field Imperial Beach; Naval Auxiliary Landing Field San Clemente Island; Naval Base Point Loma; Naval Medical Center San Diego; Naval Air Facility El Centro; Naval Air Station Lemoore; Naval Support Activity Monterey [1 ...