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Naval Training Center San Diego (NTC San Diego) is a former United States Navy base located at the north end of San Diego Bay, used as a training facility, commonly known as "boot camp". The Naval Training Center site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places , and many of the individual structures are designated as historic by the ...
- Naval Public Works Center, Frank Walter Stevenson
- 1923
- 550 acres (220 ha)
- Barnett St. and Rosecrans Blvd., San Diego
Construction of former NTC began in 1921. The Naval Training Station, as it was then named, was commissioned on 1 June 1923. In 1942, the Station reached its wartime peak of 33,000 personnel housed in temporary-type wood frame and stucco structures. In April 1944, the Secretary of the Navy redesignated the Station as Naval Training Center.
Throughout its 70-year history as a military base, the mission of Naval Training Center, San Diego (NTC), was to provide primary, advanced and specialized training for members of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Naval Reserve. In support of that mission, NTC expanded to include 300 buildings with nearly 3 million square feet of space.
Mar 22, 2022 · On March 21, 1997, the Navy hauled down the flag at the Naval Training Center at Point Loma during ceremonies marking the base's closure after nearly 75 years of training sailors.
- Merrie Monteagudo
- merrie.monteagudo@utsandiego.com
Oct 20, 2016 · The Recruit story is one of personal transformation and maturity. A display explains how sailors were made at Naval Training Center San Diego. Over a span of 74 years, Naval Training Center San Diego in Point Loma graduated over 2 million recruits. Most went on to serve as sailors in the United States Navy. A fascinating historical exhibit in ...
Aug 14, 2023 · In July 1991, the commission removed both NTC and the Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego, along with Naval Training Center Orlando, from the closure list. Revisiting the issue two years later, BCRC recommended closing both NTC San Diego and Orlando, with personnel, equipment and support to be transferred to the Great Lakes naval training ...
Jul 19, 2023 · On the first of June 1923, a small commissioning ceremony — what would now be referred to as a soft opening — was held at the new Naval Training Center San Diego. At that time the station consisted of the new main gate and guardhouse, a headquarters building, a firehouse, a mess hall, four barracks and a dispensary.
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