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Naval Air Weapons Station ( NAWS) China Lake [2] is a large military installation in California that supports the research, testing and evaluation programs of the United States Navy. It is part of Navy Region Southwest [3] under Commander, Navy Installations Command, and was originally known as Naval Ordnance Test Station ( NOTS ).
35°37′48″N 117°40′06″W / . 35.6299°N 117.6682°W. / 35.6299; -117.6682. Type. Military museum. Website. www .chinalakemuseum .org. The China Lake Museum is a military museum in Ridgecrest, California focused on the history of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and the development of naval aviation armament and technology.
China Lake is an unincorporated community in Kern County, California. [1] It is located 2.5 miles (4 km) north-northeast of Ridgecrest , [ 2 ] at an elevation of 2,264 feet (690 m). [ 1 ] The place is on China Lake, a dry lake on the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake .
VX-9. Air Test and Evaluation Squadron Nine ( AIRTEVRON NINE, VX-9, nicknamed The Vampires) is a United States Navy air test and evaluation squadron based at Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. Using the tail code XE, the squadron operates F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers .
32°44′31″N 117°11′50″W. / 32.74194°N 117.19722°W / 32.74194; -117.19722 ( Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego) Mountain Warfare Training Center. Bridgeport. California. 38°21′33″N 119°30′45″W. / 38.35917°N 119.51250°W / 38.35917; -119.51250 ( Mountain Warfare Training Center) Marine Corps ...
The test facility was established by Caltech, which was developing weapons for the Navy at its Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS) at China Lake (town), near Ridgecrest, California. It today is now known as the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, and is still the primary proving ground for naval weapons systems.
The Coso Range of eastern California is located immediately south of Owens Lake, east of the Sierra Nevada, and west of the Argus Range. The southern part of the range lies in the restricted Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and the northern part of the range is designated as the Coso Range Wilderness. [2]
A desert tortoise in the Desert Tortoise Research Natural Area in California City in October 2022. ... Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake and Marine Corps Logistics Base Barstow. ...