America's Oldest Military Bases – 24/7 Wall St.

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7. Pensacola Naval Air Station
> Location: Pensacola, Florida
> Year opened: 1826
> Total active duty personnel: 15,107
> Military branch: Navy
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6. Key West Naval Air Station
> Location: Key West, Florida
> Year opened: 1823
> Total active duty personnel: 1,783
> Military branch: Navy

5. Watervliet Arsenal Army Base
> Location: Watervliet, New York
> Year opened: 1813
> Total active duty personnel: 387
> Military branch: Army

4. Portsmouth Shipyard Navy Base
> Location: Portsmouth, New Hampshire
> Year opened: 1800
> Total active duty personnel: 2,064
> Military branch: Navy
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3. Norfolk Naval Shipyard Navy Base
> Location: Portsmouth, Virginia
> Year opened: 1794
> Total active duty personnel: 1,721
> Military branch: Navy