>>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>
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>Millington, TN (just north of Memphis) has a NAS (Naval Air Station) or should I say had. It is now the base that handles personnel, payroll and such. Of course when things start popping, the C-130s are seen landing for refueling too.


My brother was stationed there right after basic training. Then he was reassigned to Barbers Point, Hawaii and stayed there six years <g>.