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California has more military bases within its borders than most states: a whopping 32 bases are in CA, some from every military branch. The Navy and Marine Corps’ bases are clustered most heavily around San Diego. To learn more about each specific military base just click their name below.
Naval Base Coronado is located over the San Diego bay and operated by the US Navy. The base was built on Silver Strand, close to the Pacific Ocean. It is an important and vital base for the US Navy due to hosting around 30 tenant units.
Naval Station San Diego is one of the multitude of military bases in California owned and operated by the United States Navy. In fact, this is the largest one located on the West Coast. It is the base with the most important operations in the Pacific.
Phone: (619) 545-8167. North Island Naval Complex is among the largest and most significant military facilities the United States Navy controls and owns. The place was established in San Diego Bay, on the northern part of Coronado peninsula.
Military Ocean Terminal Concord (MOTCO) is located at 37° 59′ 39″ N, 121° 58′ 58″ W just north of the city of Concord California in the eastern San Francisco Bay Area. The base is comprised of two sections, a 115 acre inland facility and a 6,526 tidal area facility.
Just east of Marysville, California, Camp Beale is one of the larger US Air Force bases on the west coast. The military camp hosts the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, which is assigned to the Air Combat Command. It’s also a part of the 12th Air Force.
Phone: (559) 998-0100. DSN: 949-0100. NAS Lemoore, California is located in the central part of the state and covers two counties – Fresno and Kings. A small part of it – the Lemoore station – is one of the few military based census designated areas. The military base is actually a jet base.
NAWS China Lake is one of the most important military bases run by the US Navy. This is because it stores close to 85% of the land that was specifically acquired for research operations regarding armaments and weapons, not to mention about testing and evaluating.
Naval Station San Diego is one of the multitude of military bases in California owned and operated by the United States Navy. In fact, this is the largest one located on the West Coast. It is the base with the most important operations in the Pacific. It hosts more than 50 ships on 13 piers.
Naval Air Facility El Centro is one of the multitude of military bases located in California. It was established in the southern part of the state, in Imperial County, only about 10 kilometers away from El Centro. The base is actually an airport and only deals with military operations.