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US Navy: Controlled by: Navy Region Southeast: Condition: Operational: Website: Official website: Site history; Built: 1941: In use: 1941–1981 (as US Naval Ammunition Depot) 1981–2009 (as Naval Weapons Station South) 2009 () – present (as part of Joint Base) Garrison information; Current commander: Captain Andrew G. Peterson III
The base has historically served as the homeport to various conventionally powered aircraft carriers of the United States Atlantic Fleet, including Shangri-La (1960–1971), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1956–1977), Forrestal (1977–1993), Saratoga (1957–1994), and, most recently, John F. Kennedy (1995–2007). With the decommissioning of all ...
The Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 stipulated that the Irish Free State, which in the event came into being in December 1922, [16] was to be given the responsibility to police its customs and fishing, while Britain and its Royal Navy would remain in control of Irish waters.
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 90 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr. (1916–1944) Carswell Air Force Base was named after Medal of Honor recipient Major Horace S. Carswell, Jr., USAAF (1916–1944). Major Carswell was returning from an attack on Japanese shipping in the South China Sea on 26 October 1944 when he attempted to save a crewmember whose parachute had been destroyed by flak.
Strike Fighter Squadron 147 (VFA-147), also known as the "Argonauts," is a United States Navy strike fighter squadron that is currently being transferred to MCAS Iwaukuni, Japan. [1]
The land changed hands numerous times before being purchased by the United States government on 1849-02-14 for the site of a proposed Navy yard. The Navy yard was not built, however, and the land was leased off for farming. In May of that year, additional ground was purchased by the Navy to enlarge the original site.