Concord Naval Weapon Station

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Concord Naval Weapons Station was a military base established in 1942 north of the city of Concord, California at the shore of the Sacramento River where it widens into Suisun Bay. The station functioned as a World War II armament storage depot, supplying ships at Port Chicago. Concord NWS continued to support war efforts during the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, processing and shipping thousands of tons of materiel out across the Pacific Ocean.[2] During World War II it also had a Naval Outlying Field at its southern edge of the base. It ceased being an operating airfield after World War II.
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@wtfd006 7 лет назад

I was a Marine stationed at Concord in 86-88. This is a nice video I shared it with the Facebook page for the Marine Security Forces WPNSTA CONCORD.

@casbah1982 7 лет назад

Thank you for your service! I was at NAS Alameda in 1992 (MCSF unit closed in Nov. 1992) and served the rest of my MCSFco time at NSB Bangor. Alameda was awesome duty though.. kind of wish it stayed open and could serve my Barracks Duty in Alameda.

@casbah1982 6 лет назад

+Brad Morrison...Concord NWS was a Cold War era SWSA. If it's a Navy base with SWSA magazines, it requires a Marine Corps Guard Force command to provide a 24 hour guard force and react force, usually trained in Quantico now days, but it was Mare Island back in the 90s.

@TheDarknash1 5 лет назад

@@casbah1982 And before changing to MSF's trained at Mare Island Concord ran their own Guard School for the Barack's Duty Marine's stationed there. To answer your question Brad, into the early to mid-1990's there was a secondary job field in the Marine Corps, usually drawing people from Infantry, called Marine Security Guards. (MOS 8151) These Marines provided security for Naval Bases, Major Ships (Including Battleships, Carrier's and Command Ships like the Blue Ridge) and at Embassy's and Consulates around the world. Marines at Concord manned the gates (all of them), provided foot and vehicle patrols and manned the Tower on the Water Front. They also provided security for sensitive area's of the base and a reaction force as joe mentioned to deal with any further problems. I was base and limited area security from 1983-1985.

@johnnyricherson2741 3 года назад

I was there 84-88 1st platoon.

@powellkwd40 Год назад

I spent some time there in the mid 80's as a Navy reservist. Sad to know it will be developed but understandable as the land is so valuable for civilian use now.

@rdbjrseattle 5 лет назад

Stationed there in the 70’s. while in Coast Guard. A Navy base with more Marines than Sailors-Guarding the Ammo bunkers including Nukes-see movie “The Rock” mentioned but not actually filmed there.

@dianemegnin1454 5 лет назад

My Husband was in the Navy police on the base, I worked on the railroad tracks!!

@natus1 Год назад

That’s … that’s where I used to live in! Concord california

@rdbjrseattle 5 лет назад

It was lit up like 4th of July when base was active.

@funktone7 5 лет назад

This video does not show the waterfront on the delta. Where most of the loading and offloading took place.

@natestrnd 5 лет назад

Tony Adamo Probably because it’s still an active Army base and flying drones over all of this property is not a good idea, legally.

@Boeing767DriverAA 5 лет назад

There was still activity going in there in the 70s and 80s. Protesters would lay down on train track leading in to port Chicago and some were actually struck by suspected munition trains. The tracks became known as the blood tracks as I recall.

@Uhm69 5 лет назад

Thats interesting

@TheDarknash1 5 лет назад

Blood on the tracks was the name of a protester who lost his leg's laying on those track's autobiography.

@realf1rme 4 года назад

So what is in those little bunkers?

@mikehawk2003 3 года назад

Bombs, missiles, etc.

@caycemccabe9695 7 лет назад

Hi there. I'm interested in using your footage in a video. Is it available to license?

@elchapodeoakley Год назад

What’s inside tho?

@VictorSolisGomez 6 лет назад

Hi, may name is Victor Solis and I am a Producer with Univision Bay Area. I wanted to check if we can use some of your footage on a story about the Concord Naval Weapons Station. We would give you the proper credit, of course. Please let me know. Thanks.