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San Diego, California Naval Amphibious Base Coronado's primary mission is to provide major administrative and logistical support to the amphibious units which are located on the base. The base also conducts research and tests of newly developed amphibious equipment.  |
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The Naval Amphibious Base Coronado
(NAB), named in 1946, was established
in 1943 after the land was literally created from the dredging of San
Diego Bay done to allow large ships used in World War II to steam into
Naval Station San Diego. It is the only Naval amphibious base on the
West Coast. The amphibious base includes 5,500 yards of Pacific Ocean
and bayside beachfront that is used for training. This area, along with
2,000 yards of Pacific Ocean beachfront on the Silver Strand, provide
operators with 7,500 yards of expansive beaches, unique topography, and
on-base facilities that encompass a critical area for amphibious and
clandestine training in support of littoral, unconventional, and
special warfare operations. NAB is the home to over 30 tenant commands
with a population of approximately 5,000 personnel, including major
commands such as Commander, Naval Surface Force Pacific
(COMNAVSURFPAC), Commander Naval Special Warfare (SPECWAR) Command and
the Commander Expeditionary Warfare Training Group (EWTG) Pacific. NAB
is also the home of the Navy's Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) Team.
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See
the building in
image that looks like a swastika, that's complex 320-325, surrounded by
Bougainville Road to the north, Tulagi Road to the south, Eniwetok Road
to the east, and ROI Road to the west. The final look of the 6-building
complex as seen from the air, was the result of an oversight by Navy
planners at the time.Currently, the majority of rooms in the complex
are being utilized by Sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction
Battalion One (Seabees). There are some administrative offices on the
bottom floor of one of the buildings, but the rest of the rooms are
being utilized as barracks for Sailors. The Navy has fully utilized
this building complex for more than 35 years, and intends to continue
the use of the buildings, as long as they remain adequate for the needs
of the service.
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Naval Amphibious Base
Coronado and its adjacent beaches provide
training for Navy SEALs, amphibious insertion and other small units.
The beach was recently designated a critical habitat pursuant to the
Endangered Species Act for the Western Snowy Plover and the California
Least Tern. To support the recovery of these species, the Navy now
physically marks nesting areas and reschedule training to other areas
during nesting season. The Navy also conducts an active predator
control program on Coronado’s beaches to protect nesting birds.
Population counts are increasing for both species to the extent that in
the year 2000 about 40-50% of the beach area normally available for
training was lost to nesting.
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Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Amphibious_Base_Coronado https://www.cnic.navy.mil/Coronado/Installations/CoronadoNAB/index.htm |
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