Military Bases in Washington DC

Air Force Bases

Bolling AFB is one of the two small military facilities forming the more powerful Joint Base Anaconda-Bolling from Washington DC. The other base is Naval Support Facility Anaconda. The merged occurred on October, 1-st, 2010, as a ...

Army Bases (3)

Fort McNair, Washington DC is a US Army operated military facility located in a small peninsula at the intersection of two rivers – Anacostia and Potomac. It is among the oldest army bases on the US territory, with over 200 year...

The Pentagon is currently the Department of Defense headquarters. With all these, it is more than that. It is actually a symbol for the United States of America and among the few important buildings that people know this country f...

Walter Reed is a medical center operated by the US Army. It is the medical flagship for this branch of the American forces. It spreads over about 110 acres in Washington D.C. And hosts over 150000 individuals. It is named in the m...

Coast Guard Bases (3)

The United States Coast Guard Headquarters is located near National Park in Washington DC. The Coast Guard is under the direct control of the Department of Homeland Security. However it can also be transferred to the Department of...

The Marine Safety Center is a support unit for the United States Coast Guard’s Maritime Safety, Security and Environmental Protection programs. Its office is located in the Coast Guard’s main headquarters in Washington...

The United States National Response center is the Federal government’s national communication center with regards to incidents of chemical, oil, or other hazardous material spills. It gathers reports from all over the countr...

Marine Bases

Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C., located in southeast Washington D.C., was established in 1801 as the first military post of the United States Marine Corps. It has been the Commandant of the Marine Corps’ official residence si...

Navy Bases (2)

The United States Naval Research Laboratory is the foremost research arm of the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Its main research complex is located near the Potomac River in Washington DC. The Laboratory is headed by Capt. P...

The Washington DC Navy Yard is the oldest of the nine shipyards used by the United States Navy for the construction and maintenance of their ships. The shipyard was first established in 1799, through purchase of a piece of land in...