NWS Earle New Jersey
Naval Weapons Station Earle is a military base located along the northern New Jersey shore right next to Sandy Hook Bay. It was commissioned on 1943 and named in honor of Rear Admiral Ralph Earle, who served as the Bureau of Ordnance chief during the First World War.
The base has a Mainside facility encompassing 10,000 acres which houses a majority of Earle’s departments and facilities. The waterfront complex provides ammunition for all types of ships operated by the US Navy and Coast Guard. Its pier complex is considered one of the longest finger piers in the world. It has a length of 3 kilometers.
The station is home to the Atlantic Ordnance Command, Detachment Earle, which oversees logistics and resupply operations to US ships.
Location: 40.28, -74.1716
Phone: (732) 866-2000
DSN: 449-2000August 2, 2011
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