Bases

Nellis Air Force Base - History, Schools, Housing,...

September 27, 2010

Home Of The Fighter Pilot By Julie Dawson Spring 2006 Nevada has it all: glitzy city life, entertainment, outdoor recreation, lots of wide...

On Base: Naval Station Rota

September 27, 2010

Gateway To The Mediterranean By Sarah J. Schmidt Spring 2008 The white mounds look like snowdrifts along the road leading to Naval Station...

Mountain Warfare Training Center - History, Schools,...

September 27, 2010

Where Survival Is A Way Of Life By Julie Dawson Fall 2005 It's all about "survival" to the active duty personnel and family members stationed...

Lajes Field, Azores: Fast Facts, Facilities, Cost of...

Carl Surran | September 27, 2010

Winter 2003-04 Much of America was introduced to Lajes Field, the Azores, as the site of the March summit meeting where President Bush and the...

La Maddalena - - Navy Base, History, Schools, Housing,...

Julie Dawson | September 27, 2010

Summer 2006 Its beauty is legendary, drawing many vacationers to its secluded beaches, warm waters and quaint towns. Oleander bushes and lush...

Guantanamo Bay: History, Schools, Housing, Employment,...

Julie Dawson | September 27, 2010

Spring 2005 When Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld calls U.S. Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, "the least worst place we could have selected"...

On Base: Naval Station Great Lakes

Julie Dawson | September 27, 2010

Winter 2007-08 It's one of the most high-tech ships in the United States Navy, but you'll never see it on the water. The USS Trayer at the...

Fort Stewart: Fast Facts, Housing, Schools, Recreation,...

Carl Surran | September 27, 2010

Spring 2004 A row of eastern redbud trees is planted along one side of the parade field at Fort Stewart - one for each soldier who did not return...

On Base: Fort Riley

Gerry J. Gilmore | September 27, 2010

Summer 2008 In simulated villages on the honey-hued Kansas prairie, U.S. troops are learning to serve as military advisors to Iraqi and Afghan...

Fort Knox: History, Schools, Housing, Employment, Climate,...

Julie Dawson | September 27, 2010

Winter 2005-06 Ask most people what comes to mind when they hear "Fort Knox," and the reply surely is "gold!" Anyone stationed at Fort Knox,...