Camp Pendleton USMC
The largest amphibious training facility in the nation, Camp Pendleton covers 17 miles of Pacific coastline north of Oceanside. It is home to 35,000 active duty Marines and their dependents of the U.S. 1st Marine Division and related units. Includes two museums open to the public.

Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center [MCAGCC] - TwentyNine Palms
Since its creation in 1952 (at the height of the Korean War) as world's largest Marine Corps Base, many hundreds of thousands of Marines have prepared for war here, practicing their war-fighting skills in the challenging terrain and climate of the Mojave Desert.

China Lake Naval Weapons Testing Center
1723 sq mi weapons development facility and testing range where nearly every weapon in the US arsenal has undergone testing. There are two major geothermal power plants and numerous petroglyphs located in the Coso Mountains on the north end of the reservation. Bakersfield

• Edwards AFB - Large dry lake bed is regular landing site of NASA space shuttles.

Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range
456,000 acre (about 60 square-mile) restricted area on the east side of the Salton Sea. It is used by the Navy and Marine Corps for aerial gunnery and bombing practice

ASMH Military Museum - South El Monte CA
Since 1962 the museum has collected and restored military vehicles from all four branches of the United States Armed Forces - Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines.

Naval Base Coronado
The Birthplace of US Naval Aviation
This base has a long famous history connected to naval aviation and has been a San Diego landmark for many years. This US Navy Base is responsible to arm, repair, train, and supply some 140 tenant commands of the US Pacific Fleet. It oversees several facilities including air base, aircraft carriers, amphibious base and several training installations. Facilities include NAS North Island, Amphibious Base, San Clemente Island and Silver Strand Training Complex.

Naval Base Point Loma
Located at the mouth of San Diego harbor, Naval Base Point Loma comprises 316 acres on beautiful but rugged coastline, although the main facilities are located on approximately 30 acres of relatively flat land. It has served primarily as a Submarine Base since 1959. Major warships based here is the Third Fleet command ship Coronado, and the five attack submarines of Submarine Squadron 11.

Naval Base San Diego
AKA: 32nd Street Naval Station
The base is located south of Downtown San Diego at the foot of 32nd Street near National City. Naval Base San Diego is a major port of the US Pacific Fleet with over 50 warships stationed there. There are also 50 tenant commands at Naval Station. The 14 Piers cover 12 miles of bayfront. Over 35,000 military and more than 7,000 civilians personel work here.

Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center San Diego
Established in 1940 as the US West Coast Battle Lab, SPAWAR and its systems centers provide much of the tactical and non-tactical information management technology required by the Navy to complete its operational missions.

The Maritime Museum - San Diego Embarcadero
The Maritime Museum of San Diego features one of the finest collections of historic ships in the world, including; the world’s oldest active ship Star of India.

Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park recreates life in the Mexican and early American periods of 1821 to 1872. Five original adobes are part of the complex, which includes shops, restaurants and a museum. La Casa de Estudillo is a mansion built around a garden courtyard. This park covers a six block area (bounded by Wallace, Juan, Twiggs and Congress sts) re-creating the founding of the first European settlement in California. Presidio Park (located closeby) is the site of California's first mission and military fortress (1769).

MCRD San Diego Command Museum
Located at the historic San Diego Marine Corps Recruit Depot is one of the most extensive and comprehensive displays of Marine Corps historical items in the Nation.

Warbirds West Air Museum - Gillispie Field
The museum hosts operations and Maintenance of Former US and Soviet Military Aircraft to attend Public Display Airshows, in Southwestern US and conduct formation fly by's during the air shows.

Navy Yacht Club San Diego - Coronado CA
The Navy Yacht Club San Diego is an element of the Commanding Officer Naval Base Coronado's Morale, Welfare and Recreation program. The club is located in facilities at the Fiddler’s Cove Marina, on Strand Way and is a branch of the United States Naval Sailing Association.

• NAS El Centro - U.S. Navy Blue Angels Precision Flight Squadron.- West of Salton Sea.

• National Parachute Test Rage - West of Salton Sea.

Fleetweek San Diego [Sept/Oct]
Special events include the Miramar Air Show, Navy Ship Parade, Ship Tours, Air Race, Coronado Speed Race, golf tournaments and the MCRD Boot Camp Challenge.
Sea and Air Parade - Your U.S. Navy will parade down The Big Bay to display the various types of ships and aircraft that comprise the world's mightiest Navy.
MCAS Miramar Air Show - The world's best military and civilian pilots will soar through San Diego's skies in this exciting three-day event.
Coronado Speed Festival - The runways and taxiways of NAS North Isalnd transform into the stage for almost 300 vintage racecars competing wheel-to-wheel on a spectator-friendly 1.6-mile course. Annual event since 1998.
Red Bull Air Race - Over San Diego Bay - The competition features a dynamic new discipline of flying, called ‘air racing’ where the objective is to navigate a challenging race course in the sky, in the fastest possible time.
US Navy Ship Tours

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Salton Sea Military Reservation
Abandoned base located on the southwest shore of the Salton Sea with all buildings torn down. Was used in the 1950's as a missile test range by Sandia National Labs.

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