Is this a different location?
http://www.nswcdc.navy.mil/history.html


>No BRAC is trying to close us, but after two rounds of BRAC we have only lost approximately 200 jobs. Those Jobs/Functions were transferred to Picatinny New Jersey. The reason I say Jobs/Functions is that the people doing those jobs (like myself) refuse to move to New Jersey. So the Jobs will be transferred, but people like myself will find something else here to do or maybe retire. Believe it or not, those in New Jersey are astounded to learn that we would not move. I personally have seen the Garden State and I believe I will stay put, even though the pay would be better.
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>>Really? I thought it was a result of the Base Relocation and Closure Act (BRAC) and some VERY POWERFUL LOBBYING :o)
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>>>Sorry it took me so long to respond, as I have been gone.
>>>To answer your question, you are about correct. The base was created in WWII as a response to the attacks by the Germans and Japanese on our coast. The US figured it would be better to have ammunition depots located inside. So the base was created.
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>>>>Joking aside, I suspect we all know why Colts fans are always waiting for the other shoe to drop. Because it DOES drop every year. They cruise through the regular season looking like the proverbial irresistible force, then collapse early in the playoffs. (FWIW, I like the Colts; just stating their recent history).
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>>>>PS - How did the Naval Surface Warfare Center come to be situated in Indiana? So that in the event of an actual sea war -- which of course occur all the time these days -- it would be too far from sea to be damaged? <g>