United States Navy Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===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"/> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page