摘要：San Diego is a Navy town. Everyone knows that. Just look around. With one
of the best harbors in the nation, coupled with unparalleled weather, it is home
port for one-third of the U. S. Pacific Fleet, with mammoth nuclear-powered
aircraft carriers, guided missile-equipped cruisers and destroyers, sleek attack
submarines, loaded transports, and a vast array of other warships and various
vessels, entering and leaving the bay regularly. All utilize facilities at the Naval
Base, San Diego (the 32nd Street Naval Station) and at the Naval Base, Point Loma,
while being supported by the Naval Weapons Station, the Naval Amphibious Base,
Coronado, the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, the Fleet Anti-Submarine
Base, the Broadway Complex, and numerous other installations, plus the Marine
Corps at Miramar and at Camp Pendleton. In the heart of these activities is the
Naval Air Station, North Island, visible as the mooring site of the great carriers
and the base for over 220 naval aircraft, with a population often reaching 36,000.
Certainly prominent, perhaps even dominant, is the Navy—today and for a long
time past.
