United States Navy

===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.