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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point is located near Havelock, North Carolina, along the eastern coast of the state. It serves as a training installment.

MacDill Air Force Base is located in Tampa, Florida and is a primarily used to offer airlift support and air refueling.

Naval Air Station Meridian is located just north of Meridian, Mississippi and is an important pilot training facility for the U.S. Navy.

Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth is near Fort Worth, Texas. It houses reserve units for the Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force.

Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California serves as a major installment for passenger and cargo movement. It also features a premier teaching hospital.

Scott Air Force Base, located in St. Clair County, Illinois is the headquarters for the Air Mobility Command with an emphasis on global mobility missions.

Mountain Home Air Force Base is located in southern Idaho, and provides combat support in global military missions. It houses the 366th Fighter Wing.

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is in Kittery Maine, and is the Navy's oldest continuously operating shipyard, focusing on submarine maintenance and modernization.

Naval Air Station Oceana is located in Virginia Beach, Virginia and is considered one of the world's largest and most advanced air stations.

U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center, near Boston, Massachusetts and serves as pivotal installation for military technology development and research