When you drove to Florida, you could have gotten off of 95 and gone down the DelMarVa Peninsula...that would have taken you across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel...and that would have taken you right past the biggest naval base in the world at Norfolk. One time when I was driving down to Florida, I stopped at a spot on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel and got to watch a Nimitz class supercarrier come into port...it was a spectacular sight.

This is just in the USA. We also have big bases in Yokosuka, Japan, Naples, Italy, Rota, Spain, and, we've recently inked a deal with the Philippines to re-activate Subic Bay.

When you were in Joshua Tree you were right next to the 29 Palms Marine Base which is near 1,000 square miles.

My dad was stationed in Norfolk for 4 years on the LCACS. The base is huge and amazing. I loved driving around there and being around all the massive ships when I was little.

I did some work in Norfolk at the port there. The military base is HUGE!

My Dad was a DoD employee at NAS JAX for 30+ yrs. 50's to 80s. Not far from NARF (naval air rework facility) Mayport at the beaches, in the 70's we'd go on base just to go on the beach and to the pool. Years ago,in the 80s, friends hubby was on the old ships, Foresstal and Saratoga. Went on the flight deck of both in port at Mayport. Norfolk...been there. Its HUGE. Went on the Kennedy in the 90's....then later when she was in drydock in Philadelphia. Went on the flight deck on the Kennedy. Pretty high up. Kinda freaky seeing the netting on the stern side... skid marks and dents from wheels..etc... Kings Bay Georgia is the Naval submarine base there, 30 minutes north of Jacksonville off I--95 N.

Yep, there is two bases in San Diego. Also right next to the airport there is MCRD San Diego, where they train Marines. Thats where I went through.

The guy that was using the tire iron like a pick was probably trying to the get the cleat to roll back down. They can be quite irritating to stow.

I live in Virginia and currently work at NNS and Naval Station Norfolk is right across the James. The best view is passing the ships on the waterline. Definitely is a massive place. Virginia also has at least base for every branch of the military including Coast Guard and NASA as well

I actually served on CVN 77 shown at 2:57 in the biggest US Navy Base NAS Norfolk its an absolutely huge huge base

Geographically the San Diego and Coronado bases are divided by a bridge (the Coronado base is on Coronado Island). But the Coronado Island base also houses the Pacific-side for Marine boot camp (Atlantic: Parris Island, SC). I know the San Diego port has massive drydocks for maintanence and repair - amazing to see an Arliegh Burke DDG out of the water - and scary too: one less patrolling. And when you get back to San Diego, please visit the USS Midway Museum - you get to tour a WWII carrier with examples of the planes they hauled to fight the Japanese, through to the aircraft launched during the Vietnam War. Really amazing. And you can walk pretty much the entire flight deck (upgraded from its original WWII platform, with an angled deck if I recall).

Washington is actually a pretty big hub for multiple branches. PSNS/Bangor (Naval Base Kitsap) Naval Undersea Warfare Center Naval Hospital Bremerton Camp Murray Yakima Training Center Indian Island Joint Base Lewis-McChord Naval Air Station Whidbey Island Naval Station Everett Fairchild Air Force Base Hanford Nuclear Site (371,200 acres/580sq miles)

Grew up and was born right near Norfolk Virginia. What I remember of it was huge and busy.

I was at NAS North Island San Diego attached to the USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) in the mid 90's and was an aircraft mechanic on the C-2 Greyhound (VRC30). Fun fact, NAVY Seal's training center isn't very far from the base. Our squadron transported them back and forth to the carriers when they needed a lift out to sea.

I served on an aircraft carrier in my navy career. I had the pleasure of seeing NavSta Norfolk, NAS Jax, and my carrier was based at Nav Sta Mayport. Watching multiple aircraft carriers and their assigned battle groups of over 10 ships roll out to the sea is an incredible sight

The guy wasn’t hitting the submarine. He was performing percussive maintenance on it.

I work south of Fort Worth and constantly get all sorts of aircraft flying low over the track during the week. 3 or so weeks ago an AC130 dipped very low over the track which was pretty sweet. Also, they used to hold races, a car show, and aircraft show at Coronado that I went to back in probably 2013. We were leaving and I saw what I'm pretty sure was the Antonov AN-124. No idea what it was doing there or if that is even what it was, but this plane was huge with multiple sets of rear landing gear. But, easily one of the coolest events I've ever been to.

The sailor on top of the submarine whacking something is probably trying to roll a cleat because they are ordinarily concealed for hydrodynamic. And have to be brought out to tie lines to.

A reaction to the largest U.S. Army and Marine Corp. installations in America would be great. 👍🇺🇸💪

Your dad jokes are on point. Definitely don’t stop them man.

Spent 20 years between NOB Norfolk and NAS Oceana (in the same area). That many ships, squadrons and people make traffic a nightmare! NAS Jacksonville got a lot bigger when they closed NAS Cecil Field on the other side of Jacksonville back in the 90's.

I was assigned to an aircraft carrier that was home-ported across the bay from San Diego at North Island Naval Air Staton (naval Base Coronado). While on the same ship we stopped off in Pearl Harbor once in 1966 and again in 1967. Both times we were on our way to the Tonkin Gulf (AKA deployment to Vietnam).

Spent a lot of time at NAS Jax. My dad was stationed there for his entire 20 years in the Navy. I can still remember the smell of the P3 hangers

When my dad was in the navy for 12 years, he was stationed at Naval Base Norfolk.

My Dad was stationed in San Diego, Bremerton WA, Bethesda Md, Portsmouth, VA., Winter Park Fl, Tai Pei Taiwan.

I grew up in Hampton Va and my father worked at the Norfolk Naval Base, but I can’t remember the ship he served on. I also went to Old Dominion University down the street. Most of my family either served in the military or worked building these ships and planes (Northrop Grumman, Newport News Shipbuilding, and Howmet Aerospace)

Seeing the picture of the ships in rows at sea, how could an onlooker not think, "Shit, the whole navy is here!" Only to realize this is just a single fleet.

I joined the US Navy when I was 17 in 1979. I served aboard a fleet ballistic missile submarine. I went to Orlando, (it doesn't exist anymore) San Diego, Groton CT, and Charleston, South Carolina

It was crazy visiting them at Naval Air Station Jacksonville they were in flight gear and giving the kids cereal at the breakfast table grabbed their helmets, and said going to work.

I grew up across US17 from NAS Jax. My dad and stepmom were stationed there and NAS Cecil Field before they shut it down. You also have NS Mayport (naval station) so Jax used to be a 3 base facility. I was there when they landed Air Force 1 at Jax. Got stuck in traffic for like 2 hours cuz the approach goes over the 17 so they shut it down. That pilot somehow got that 747 stopped before going into the river. He used the whole runway to get her stopped

Damn! Wish I'd have known you were in the Oregon, would've been great to meet you in person. Enjoy your reactions, keep em coming! BTW, I'm ex Navy. Been to San Diego, Coronado, Pearl Harbor and was stationed in Bremerton (Kitsap). When we went to the USS Arizona memorial in Pearl one of the guys with us had an uncle who died on that ship in the attack. It was surreal seeing his name on the wall! There's a sub base at the entrance to San Diego harbor as well.

I was in the US Navy for 8 1/2 years, spent a lot of my time in Norfolk. There’s a lot of military in that area. The Navy is represented by Naval Sation Norfolk, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Joint Base NAB Little Creek-Fort Story, NAS Oceana, Naval Medical Center Portsmouth. There’s also Langley AFB and Fort Eustis also close by.

I'm sure that someone else has mentioned it but one of the largest Marine bases, Camp Pendleton is also in San Diego County. I live in the northern end of the County and their artillery drills will sometimes shake your windows. I can't even imagine being on the opposite end of that.

Yes the F-16!! I maintained them for over 12 years! Also, that "get out of here" signal to the aircraft is the signal to run up their engines and go, so you nailed it! Love your content.

Ive never been to norfolk naval base but Ive driven by it, it feels like it goes on forever, but my grandfather shipped off from there and returned from being stationed at Guantanamo bay from the late 60s to early 70s

10:56 I think he's trying to bust loose a small servive port thats not used frequently. It may sometimes get blocked by surface rust or sometimes its just painted over.

I was Stationed at Holloman Afb which is right down the road from the White Sands Monument and White sands Missile Range.

I lived and worked at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Submarine Base Bangor (Naval Base Kitsap). Bangor is pretty wild. PSNS is primarily just a maintenance facility.

If you ever been to Virginia Beach, you know how massive the navy base is in person. It’s always a Air Force base somewhere close by

I’ve been to pearl harbor, Naval Base San Diego, and naval base Coronado. I was actually stationed at Naval Base San Diego. The Navy has a lot of bases in and around San Diego. There’s also a few marine corps base, including Camp Pendleton, which is the largest marine corp base on the west coast.

In 1984 I was just finishing my boot camp in San Diego, my orders took me aboard the USS bellewood LHA 3 which was based in San Diego naval station, shortly there after ship had gotten orders to Bremerton Naval base in Bremerton Washington where we went straight away into Dry Dock for about 2 years, Ive also visited Bangor base in Bremerton which is so top secret that if you went through wrong gate lane ... Bad idea anyway as it's security is tight

Was stationed in Norfolk VA area for 14 years at Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic Dam Neck Operations Specialist A School, USS Whidbey Island LSD 41 1993-96, Fleet Information Warfare Center Little Creek Amphibious Base 1999-2000 and USS Wasp LHD1 2000-03. Was stationed in San Diego from 1984-89 on USS Cape Cod AD 43 1984-86 and USS Kinkaid DD 965 1987-89. Was stationed in Charleston SC on USS Semmes DDG 18 1983-84.

It was good to see Norfolk Naval Base again. I was stationed aboard USS Enterprise many years ago, and we spent some time in Norfolk before heading to the Newport News Naval Shipyard for refitting. Also been to San Diego and a few that weren't on the list. I think I saw Enterprise at 3:32, even. It sure looked like a 65 on the tower...though my eyes are crap these days. Love the videos you do, especially the ones where you comment on the Fat Electrician.

Worked at Norfolk. Big base. Lord of good folks. Great air show every year.

I recognize the Coronado bridge since i was in Navy boot camp while they were building it in 69, I can see where the old boot camp was that was closed years ago.

I was at Naval Station Norfolk (NOB) from 1995-2000 aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65).

I was stationed at Naval Station Kitsap (PSNS) with the Lincoln when she was in for overhaul.

Left from Norfolk several times aboard the carrier Independence in the early 70s. Took a boat tour thru the harbor in 2018.

Stationed at Norfolk Naval Station, NAS North Island, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, and Kings Bay Submarine Base. 27 years active duty; 17 years as enlisted nuclear power plant operator on two different submarines and 10 as a nuclear trained officer on USS NIMITZ and USS CARL VINSON.

There's actually 3 separate Naval Base's in San Diego. There's Naval Base San Diego 32nd st, Naval Air Station Coronado (North Island), and Naval Base Point Loma (the fuel pier and Submarine Base). Not to mention there's 3 Marine Corp Bases in San Diego as well. MCRD (Boot Camp), MCAS Miramar (Marine Corp Air Station), and Camp Pendleton. Yes, San Diego is a Military town, which is predominantly Navy.

u have to take into consideration that some of these bases or stations' land mass are not actually on the base but spread widely around surrounding areas for training and bombing range

I was stationed on a ship in Coronado. San Diego has a lot of military, there are at least 3 naval bases and 2 Marine Corps bases that I can think of.

I live close to Norfolk naval base. I’m actually surrounded by military installations. NAS Oceana, JEB Little Creek/Fort Story, and Dam Neck amphibious, are all within minutes

At 3:53 you can see the tall buildings of downtown Norfolk on the horizon , just to the left of center .

NASNI Was my home 87/90 Coronado Island Air Base plus Carrier Base right across from San Diego, CA

Yes! We need F-16 and F-18 reactions please. If you are up for a longer one, Real Engineering has a fantastic video specifically on the F-16.

I was in naval aviation. I was Stationed in Sigonella, Sicily and NAS Jacksonville. I really loved both locations.; however, I have heard that San Diego was the prime duty station next to Japan.

It’s also worth noting that Coronado is where all the Navy SEAL Candidates train. BUD/s is probably the only reason most of the navy knows which base it is. The only other thing Coronado really has is NAS North Island which is home to a big chunk of the navy’s MH-60S and MH-60R squadrons. I tried my hardest to rate as an AWR (Naval Aircrewman Tactical-Helo) so I could fly around in the 60R all day. Unfortunately while going through NACCS (Naval Aircrewman Candidate School) I got injured and had to drop and re-rate. It still bothers me to this day lol.

My E-2 squadron was based in Norfolk. I was stationed there from 1989-1992. Another thing to mention is Newport News Shipbuilding, right across the bay in Newport News, Virginia. I believe (but don' know for certain) that is where all of America's aircraft carriers are built. Thus, if it's Navy and on the East Coast (or Least Coast, as we on the Best Coast like to say), you can find one example or another in Norfolk (locally pronounced naw-fuck).

I was stationed at 32nd Street Naval Station, aka Naval Station San Diego. Spent some time in barracks on the Naval Amphibious Base San Diego. Did a pair of port calls in Naval Station Pearl Harbor.

His Majesty's Naval Base, Devonport (HMNB Devonport just outside Plymouth) at 650 acres, is the largest naval base in the UK (indeed, in "Western Europe" however that is defined)...

I mean you're cracking up about the guy on the submarine whacking it with (what looks to be) a giant tire iron cross wrench, but you seem to also be forgetting that there's like 6 other sailors standing around him watching him wail on that. I'm more curious as to what that conversation was like. "Dad! I can't get this panel open!" "Dammit Timmy! Okay everyone, gather 'round. I'm only gonna show you this one more time. You've GOT to PUT your BACK inTO it LIKE THIS!!!!" Also while the San Diego base doesn't seem like the biggest at 2000 acres of coverage, I think a lot of foreigners forget that that naval base is basically on the coast of San Diego.... so it's like prime real estate. And it's in California. They're paying a small nation's worth to keep those 2000 acres for that base and they'll have to pay another small nation for another dozen acres should they ever need it. That's the cost of California.

He has to remove the outer layer of the sound proofing and stealth coating to preform maintenance.

I’m stationed in Naval Station Norfolk. Been in the Navy for almost two years.

Thank you, I live in Portland, Oregon.❤ If you watch the video of HMS Queen Elizabeth II, she visits Mayport. Naval Base.

There is no shorter way to oblivion than fucking with our boats.

The only Naval Base I have been to is Great Lakes Naval Traning Center- I lived in Chicago and was in the Army Reserves, we would use their rifle ranges to do our yearly quals. Now Army Bases? Ft Hood, Ft Chaffee, Ft McClellan, Ft Sheridan, Ft McCoy, Ft Leonard Wood, Ft Dix, and tons of posts all over Germany.

Been on Jacksonville, San Diego, Kitsap (in Bremerton, Washington. ),Mayport, Coronado both as a member of the United States Navy and as a child of a member.

I was stationed at Norfolk navel base from 1977 to 1980 at pier 12 on the carrier Dweight D Eisenhower

I live in Virginia Beach and my uncle has a boat right outside the naval base and we would ride Norfolk all the time one time we got too close to the buoy fencing in the military police came out and we’re like get on the radio frequency so-and-so, and they had a chat basically told him to don’t ride the fence too close 😅😅

From what I've been able to find, the US maintains about 27 million acres (110,000 sq Km) dedicated to military bases world wide. Most of that is in the US proper, and some are large "test ranges" but still DoD property. For size context: This is like taking the entire country of Iceland or Bulgaria (or the state of Virginia) and making it one giant military installation.

I was stationed at naval base Norfolk on base the have night clubs, a few few different restaurants, movie theater and liquor store

My dad was stationed at the Norfolk Naval Base during World War II.🙂

Don’t you know that guy was installing a screen door in that submarine.

You need to look into the concentration of military in the Hampton Roads area of Virginia. That includes Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton, Va Beach, Yorktown.

I've been to Corpus Christi Naval base to do some work on the hangers... Steel Work.. spent 6mths.

I’d be curious about adding up the acreage of those bases versus the acreage of England in general. 🤔

That is always the problem with this video. Kitsap is where the Bremerton Shipyard is located. That is west across Puget Sound from Seattle. Sub Base Bangor is just north of Bremerton on Hood Canal. The guy banging away with the "T" wrench is trying to get a folding cleat to rotate. Being made of steel and under water for 2 to 3 months folded up they sometime rust into place. Happens all the time. I went to Navy Boot Camp and A school in San Diego in the summer and fall of 1964. I was then stationed in New London/Groton, Connecticut and then Pearl Harbor Submarine Base and finally San Diego again at Ballast Point.

Kitsap! We are in Washington. We are directly west of Seattle. Our base is divided into 2 bases.

Lived in Norfolk for 20 years half a mile from gate 4 in W Ocean View. Been on base many times over the yrs. The place is huge.

My father was stationed in Jacksonville back in the 90s

As a Royal Marine I'd love to see you react to "Reacher".

Since you brought up the tension on the moring lines, watch the movie "Men of Honor". You'll see what happens when one breaks.

The Norfolk base having 149000 personal. The whole UK forces Army Navy, Air force and Royal Marines is only 142000 so could fit in that one base with billets to spare

My boat was at Kitsap-Bangor. It’s a beautiful area.

Aww buddy, I wish you'd taken two extra weeks and come all the way up to Seattle and the Olympic peninsula. In my 40 some odd years, I've traveled, lived and worked in fifty plus countries on four continents, some of it with the US Army (Airborne!) but most of it with Doctors Without Borders and this little corner of the world is one of my favorite places on the planet - and it only gets better the further north you go and the best part of it at the very NW tip of Washington state (some would say its its not in the contiguous United States, but those people don't count.) It is incredibly lush and green here in TEMPERATE, COOL rain forests Towering trees, verdant green, wet vegetation in the valleys, snow capped peaks and glaciers and mountain lakes from which you can see the sea/oceans I know our Ranger School was originally modeled after your Commando Course, but they don't know how many similarities they bear today - I imagine the things change, the more thing stay the same, as in other than the misery and what you learn about yourself, probably not much in the way of resemblance. Which is a roundabout way of saying IDK how much time you've spent in a jungle/swamp environment (Ranger school is swamp more than jungle), I've been in jungles, that came later, but imagine a jungle where you're NOT sweating. And being feasted upon by mosquitos the size of hummingbirds. That it's remarkably pleasant to just walk around. Also, someone isn't going to shoot you in the face or grade you unsat for placing your belt feds wrong. (Between the two, I'd rather be shot in the face.) Plus the this is one of the few places where the native culture is still alive and treated with a modicum of respect. Also, a couple weeks ago, I went to go pick up a vintage converting library ladder chair from this old lady's waterfront apartment building and she goes, "Oh, look at that." Turned around and there's a pod of killer whales just screwing around in the water. This is in the city, main drag of the seaside drive of a residential/commercial part of town. People need to learn how to dress (they go to the opera wearing North Face) but I get the sense you woulda fiit right itn.

Right next to naval base in San Diego. is also MCRD Marine Corps Recruit Depot, and camp pendleton close by.

My wife was born on Norfolk, and has been stationed at several f them including Guam and Pearl to mention a couple.

I went to boot camp in San Diego in the early 90’s.

1:59 I live in Norfolk VA I see them everyday it's load of them

I grew up in WV and Virginia. Ive been by Norfolk so many times, its fucking huge. That draw bridge will always sketch me out. Heights and water arent my thing, thats why i chose to be a infantry guy in the Army lmao

tuckercarlson interview with president Putin is out now, a must watch, very interesting i must say, its good to hear from all sides

I was stationed in Norfolk on a carrier and guided missile cruiser.

I have been to Naval Station San Diego, also Naval Station Mayport, and Naval Air Station Jacksonville.

I live in Oregon, grew up in Washington state, Which is a beautiful state. Washington State has a naval station close to Seattle. Also Fort Lewis Army base. And McCord Air Force base right next to each other close to Seattle. Just outside of Tacoma. Also Spokane WA. in Eastern WA. Has Fairchild AFB. AND NATIONAL GUARD, AND Marine Corp. Reserves.

I live 5 minutes from NAS Jax, so I get P8s, helos, and now F35s flying over the house nonstop. It’s pretty cool. Coronado is as impressive as it looks on here too.

I'm still convinced the narrator is simply an AI voice. The guy never seems to breathe.

I have served at nob Norfolk, aboard the Uss California and the Uss Conyngham . San Diego, Jacksonville and Great Lakes

Iv been to Pearl, Pensacola, Kitsap, San Diego, Nas Corpus Christy, Coronado and a few others not on this list. Went to boot camp in great lakes, was staioned at NAS Lemoore which is not a small base and is the main F/A-18 base on he west coast. I have done many dets to Nas Fallon in Nevada.

Ive fished the st Johns river with my brother(RIP) and dad also RIP. Was a cool place of the river as it had both freshwater and saltwater fish in it.