United States Navy

==Bases==
{{main|List of United States Navy installations}}
[[File:United States Navy bases.svg|thumb|upright=1.35|Map of naval bases in the United States]]

The size, complexity, and international presence of the United States Navy requires a large number of navy installations to support its operations. While the majority of bases are located inside the United States itself, the Navy maintains a significant number of facilities abroad, either in U.S.-controlled territories or in foreign countries under a [[Status of Forces Agreement]] (SOFA).

===Eastern United States===
The second largest concentration of installations is at [[Hampton Roads]], [[Virginia]], where the navy occupies over {{convert|36000|acres}} of land. Located at Hampton Roads are [[Naval Station Norfolk]], homeport of the Atlantic Fleet; [[Naval Air Station Oceana]], a [[Master Jet Base]]; [[Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek]]; and [[Training Support Center Hampton Roads]] as well as a number of Navy and commercial shipyards that service navy vessels. The Aegis Training and Readiness Center is located at the [[Naval Support Activity South Potomac]] in [[Dahlgren, Virginia]]. Maryland is home to [[Naval Air Station Patuxent River|NAS Patuxent River]], which houses the Navy's [[United States Naval Test Pilot School|Test Pilot School]]. Also located in Maryland is the United States Naval Academy, situated in [[Annapolis]]. [[Naval Station Newport|NS Newport]] in Newport, Rhode Island is home to many schools and tenant commands, including the [[Officer Candidate School]], [[Naval Undersea Warfare Center]], and more, and also maintains inactive ships.{{clarify|date=December 2017}}

There is also a naval base in Charleston, South Carolina. This is home to the Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, under which reside the Nuclear Field "A" Schools (for Machinist Mates (Nuclear), Electrician Mates (Nuclear), and Electronics Technicians (Nuclear)), Nuclear Power School (Officer and Enlisted); and one of two Nuclear Power Training Unit 'Prototype' schools. The state of Florida is the location of three major bases, [[Naval Station Mayport|NS Mayport]], the Navy's fourth largest, in [[Jacksonville, Florida]]; [[Naval Air Station Jacksonville|NAS Jacksonville]], a Master Air Anti-submarine Warfare base; and [[Naval Air Station Pensacola|NAS Pensacola]]; home of the Naval Education and Training Command, the Naval Air Technical Training Center that provides specialty training for enlisted aviation personnel and is the primary flight training base for Navy and Marine Corps [[Naval Flight Officer]]s and enlisted [[Naval aircrewman|Naval Aircrewmen]]. There is also [[Naval Support Activity Panama City|NSA Panama City]], Florida which is home to the Center for Explosive Ordnance Disposal and Divising (CENEODIVE) and the Navy Diving and Salvage Training Center and [[Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division|NSA Orlando]], Florida, which home to the Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD).

The main U.S. Navy [[submarine base]]s on the east coast are located in [[Naval Submarine Base New London]] in [[Groton, Connecticut]] and [[Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay|NSB Kings Bay]] in [[Kings Bay, Georgia]]. The [[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard]] near [[Portsmouth, New Hampshire]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=132:CONTENT:0::NO::P4_INST_ID,P4_INST_TYPE:6055,INSTALLATION |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122174351/http://www.militaryinstallations.dod.mil/pls/psgprod/f?p=132%3ACONTENT%3A0%3A%3ANO%3A%3AP4_INST_ID%2CP4_INST_TYPE%3A6055%2CINSTALLATION |archive-date=22 January 2016 |title=MilitaryINSTALLATIONS – U.S. Department of Defense |author=scot.greber}}</ref> which repairs naval submarines.<ref name="status"/> [[Naval Station Great Lakes|NS Great Lakes]], north of Chicago, Illinois is the home of the Navy's [[United States Navy Recruit Training|boot camp]] for enlisted sailors.

The [[Washington Navy Yard]] in Washington, DC is the Navy's oldest shore establishment and serves as a ceremonial and administrative center for the U.S. Navy, home to the Chief of Naval Operations and numerous commands.

===Western United States and Hawaii===
[[File:US Navy SEALs SEAL jumps over side boat.jpg|thumb|[[Underwater Demolition Team]] members using the casting technique from a speeding boat]]

The U.S. Navy's largest complex is [[Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake]], California, which covers {{convert|1.1|million acres}} of land, or approximately one-third of the U.S. Navy's total land holdings.<ref name="status"/>

[[Naval Base San Diego]], California is the main homeport of the Pacific Fleet, although its headquarters is located in [[Pearl Harbor]], Hawaii. [[NAS North Island]] is located on the north side of [[Coronado, California]], and is home to Headquarters for Naval Air Forces and Naval Air Force Pacific, the bulk of the Pacific Fleet's helicopter squadrons, and part of the West Coast [[aircraft carrier]] fleet. [[Naval Amphibious Base Coronado|NAB Coronado]] is located on the southern end of the Coronado Island and is home to the navy's west coast SEAL teams and special boat units. NAB Coronado is also home to the [[Naval Special Warfare Center]], the primary training center for SEALs.

The other major collection of naval bases on the west coast is in [[Puget Sound]], [[Washington (U.S. state)|Washington]]. Among them, [[Naval Station Everett|NS Everett]] is one of the newer bases and the navy states that it is its most modern facility.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.everett.navy.mil/index.asp |website=Naval Station Everett |title=Naval Station Everett Official Site |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050909071923/http://www.everett.navy.mil/index.asp |archive-date=9 September 2005}}</ref>

[[NAS Fallon]], Nevada serves as the primary training ground for navy strike aircrews and is home to the [[Naval Strike Air Warfare Center]]. Master Jet Bases are also located at [[NAS Lemoore]], California, and [[NAS Whidbey Island]], Washington, while the carrier-based airborne early warning aircraft community and major air test activities are located at [[NAS Point Mugu]], California. The naval presence in Hawaii is centered on [[Naval Station Pearl Harbor|NS Pearl Harbor]], which hosts the headquarters of the Pacific Fleet and many of its subordinate commands.

===United States territories===
[[File:US Navy 030527-N-0000X-001 The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) pier side in Apra Harbor, Guam.jpg|thumb|{{USS|Carl Vinson}} pier side in [[Apra Harbor]], Guam]]

Guam, an island strategically located in the Western Pacific Ocean, maintains a sizable U.S. Navy presence, including [[Naval Base Guam|NB Guam]]. The westernmost U.S. territory, it contains a natural deepwater harbor capable of harboring aircraft carriers in emergencies.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} Its naval air station was deactivated{{citation needed|date=November 2022}} in 1995 and its flight activities transferred to nearby [[Andersen Air Force Base]].

[[Puerto Rico]] in the Caribbean formerly housed [[Roosevelt Roads Naval Station|NS Roosevelt Roads]], which was shut down in 2004 shortly after the controversial closure of the live ordnance training area on nearby [[Vieques, Puerto Rico|Vieques Island]].<ref name="status"/>

===Foreign countries===
The largest overseas base is the [[United States Fleet Activities Yokosuka]], Japan, which serves as the home port for the navy's largest forward-deployed fleet and is a significant base of operations in the Western Pacific.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

European operations revolve around facilities in Italy ([[Naval Air Station Sigonella|NAS Sigonella]] and [[Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Naples, Italy|Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Naples]]) with [[Naval Support Activity Naples|NSA Naples]] as the homeport for the Sixth Fleet and Command Naval Region Europe, Africa, Southwest Asia (CNREURAFSWA), and additional facilities in nearby [[Gaeta]]. There is also [[Naval Station Rota, Spain|NS Rota]] in Spain and [[Crete Naval Base|NSA Souda Bay]] in Greece.

In the Middle East, naval facilities are located almost exclusively in countries bordering the [[Persian Gulf]], with [[Naval Support Activity Bahrain|NSA Bahrain]] serving as the headquarters of [[U.S. Naval Forces Central Command]] and [[U.S. Fifth Fleet]].

[[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base|NS Guantanamo Bay]] in Cuba is the oldest overseas facility and has become known in recent years as the location of a [[Guantanamo Bay detention camp|detention camp]] for suspected [[al-Qaeda]] operatives.<ref name="ForeignFacilities">{{cite web|url=http://militarybases.com/navy/ |title=Naval facilities outside the US |publisher=United States Navy |access-date=20 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518160349/http://militarybases.com/navy/ |archive-date=18 May 2015}}</ref>