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Twelve joint bases in effect

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Some military installations are consolidating and getting new names as joint basing becomes a reality. Twenty-six stateside military installations consolidated into 12 joint bases. They are:

  • Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base became Joint Base Lewis-McChord, led by the Army;
  • The Navy's Anacostia Annex and Bolling Air Force Base  became Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, led by the Navy;
  • Naval Station Pearl Harbor and Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, became Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, led by the Navy;
  • Charleston Air Force Base and Naval Weapons Station Charleston, S.C., became Joint Base Charleston, led by the Air Force;
  • Elmendorf Air Force Base and Fort Richardson, Alaska, became Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, led by the Air Force;
  • Lackland and Randolph Air Force bases and Fort Sam Houston, Texas, became Joint Base San Antonio, led by the Air Force;  
  • Langley Air Force Base and Fort Eustis in Virginia became Joint Base Langley-Eustis, led by the Air Force.
  • Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek and Fort Story in Virginia became Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, led by the Navy;
  • Fort Myer and the Marine Corps' Henderson Hall in Virginia became Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, led by the Army;
  • Andrews Air Force Base and Naval Air Facility Washington, in Maryland, became Joint Base Andrews, led by the Air Force;
  • McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst, all in New Jersey, became Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, led by the Air Force; and
  • Navy Base Guam and Andersen Air Force Base in Guam became Joint Region Marianas, led by the Navy. 
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