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EN3Pres
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My personal favorite closed base is Naval Station Long Beach. My brother was station there on the USS Paul Foster from 1993 until the base closed. Long Beach was my first introduction to the Navy, as a kid I remember thinking the ships were bigger than our house.
 
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I was stationed in Long Beach 1961-63 and liked it but my favorite base was Charleston S.C. 1970-1975
 
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Navcomsta Balboa 65-66. Back when overseas bases had the bar in the barracks, civilian cooks and houseboys. Saturday afternoons at the bullfights and an olympic size pool.


USS Liberty, Never Forget.

I believe in Murrays Law, he thought Murphy was an optimist.
 
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FordhamMike
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NTC Bainbridge without a doubt. I met and married my wife there in 1970.

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Argue I have several Treasure Island was where I made a pass at the 27wk ET School and got thru 6wks set back 2wks and went out to the Coral Sea which had just returned from WestPac in 61 May. I liked the liberty on the pike at Long Beach which is long gone and National City Libs were great sailor wise, gone. Hunters Pt was a strange place to go on libs from way out of the way. And last but not least Subic Bay Nav Sta made one hell of an impression on a young dumb 19 yr old who was able to get it all and then found nowhere else had liberty that liberal. I'll drink to that Beer Food for thought WestPac
 
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I kind of liked the Key West Sonar School base. The island was a world of its own then. Course not too much different now.
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Argue I have several Treasure Island was where I made a pass at the 27wk ET School and got thru 6wks set back 2wks and went out to the Coral Sea which had just returned from WestPac in 61 May. I liked the liberty on the pike at Long Beach which is long gone and National City Libs were great sailor wise, gone. Hunters Pt was a strange place to go on libs from way out of the way. And last but not least Subic Bay Nav Sta made one hell of an impression on a young dumb 19 yr old who was able to get it all and then found nowhere else had liberty that liberal. I'll drink to that Beer Food for thought WestPac


Westpac I was in Long Beach 61-63 while not on westpac cruise,Had a honkytonk on the Pike called Hollywood on the pike,Good Country band,
Violin Also had a big Dance Hall on 2310 West Pacific coast hwy,I cant remember the name but it had a motorcycle covered with silver dollars and was full of Westpac Widows,Good liberty in Long Beach,Good liberty in Westpac cant beat that. Beer
 
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FSS KWest "WBVD Drops it drawers for you!"
 
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The Brooklyn Navy Yard

I was commissioned there and it was stepped in history. The Club had great WWII murals.
 
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Nas Cubi Point Philipines was my other Home away from Home. *Sniff* I didnt want to leave...Believe Me We ALL Tried to Stay!

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philadelphia naval base in south philly.All the sports stadiums were right outside the gates.
All the bars and clubs were 10 minute drive.
Atlantic city was an hour away.
Home was 2 hours away.
Good food all over.
1 ship at the base so gyjm etc was never overcrowded.
good times
 
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Philly - absolutely for all the reasons you mentioned.

When I took my Nurse Corps commission, my recruiter apoligized for sending me to NRMC Philadelphia. I said "Are you kidding??? This is a GREAT assignment for a single guy!!!"

You had the Vet and the spectrum right outside the base, great cheesesteaks down on Oregon Ave, and all the entertainment you could want. "Backwater of the Navy???" Boy did he get THAT wrong!!!
 
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NTC San Diego - good memories...
 
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RTC Orlando...Hey...I did the boot camp thing there...what can I say!
 
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I drove through Orlando and Charleston right after closing. A real bummer. A real heart breaker seeing all the wasted infrastructure.
 
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l AIR Station CUBI Point
 
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Naval air station Chatham MA
 
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Subic/Cubi Point. Centerville Beach Naval Station (never stationed there but my Father-in-law was and loved it so much he remained in the area after retiring).
 
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I drove through Orlando and Charleston right after closing. A real bummer. A real heart breaker seeing all the wasted infrastructure.


Orlando is certainly not wasted anymore. It's a housing development. I've seen photo's of the area now and I have a real hard time recognizing anything of the old base. It's just not there anymore.

I passed by George AFB a few years back. The airfield is still in use as a civilian logistical field. Base housing was still there, but it was all boarded up.
 
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FordhamMike
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I drove through Orlando and Charleston right after closing. A real bummer. A real heart breaker seeing all the wasted infrastructure.


Chief, I believe there is still a small Navy Exchange and Mini Mart in Orlando, but not on the old base property.


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