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Military Facility Attractions In Illinois

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Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is the 6th-most populous U.S. state and 25th-largest state in terms of land area, and is often noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in northern and central Illinois, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to other global ports around the world from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean; as well as the Great ...
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Military Facility Attractions In Illinois

  • 1. Naval Station Great Lakes North Chicago
    Naval Station Great Lakes is the home of the United States Navy's only boot camp, located near North Chicago, in Lake County, Illinois. Important tenant commands include the Recruit Training Command, Training Support Center and Navy Recruiting District Chicago. Naval Station Great Lakes is the largest military installation in Illinois and the largest training station in the Navy. The base has 1,153 buildings situated on 1,628 acres and has 50 miles of roadway to provide access to the base's facilities. Within the naval service, it has several different nicknames, including The Quarterdeck of the Navy, or the more derogatory Great Mistakes.The original 39 buildings built between 1905 and 1911 were designed by Jarvis Hunt.The base is like a small city, with its own Fire Department, Naval Sec...
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