Blog Posts in "Military Bases"

Photo by David Lusvardi on Unsplash Perhaps you’ve had a taste of Vegas. It’s no secret that people travel from all over the country to experience sin city, but what you learn about Vegas in that short visit is just a small sampling of what the city really has to offer. If you're making a military move to Nellis AFB,here are a few things to know. 1. Nellis is divided in two by a civilian road. On main side you’ll find housing, the commissary, exchange, BX, chapel, and most other things. On the other, you’ll find the hospital and additional housing. 2. You might move beyond the area directly a... read more

Headed to Fort Hood? Feeling overwhelmed? Relax. Military Town Advisor has you covered. There’s no better time than right now to have orders in hand to move to Fort Hood. You might be intimidated by the size and distance of the base, but with the fresh and detailed information that Military Town Advisor has just released, your PCS to The Great Place is going to be the best one yet. It’s about that time to start researching for a mid-cycle move, or for those industrious folks who want to get a head start for PCS Season 2019, here you go, in one concise round up: Fort Hood: the Best of What You... read more

Fort Hood is located in Killeen, Texas halfway between Waco and Austin. Fort Hood is an army base and is the largest military base in the world by area with more than 215,000 acres (that's over 300 square miles). Fort Hood Housing: Privatized housing consists of 13 villages with over 6,700 units of military housing.On post housing ranges from single houses to eight-plexes and has two to five bedrooms. There are 6,125 units for enlisted personnel and593 units for officers. Wait times for all military personnel vary from 0 to 30 days. In this video, Cameron from MilitaryTownAdvisor goes over th... read more

Eek! Did summer blow by way too fast? Don’t worry; Quantico, Virginia , stays warm well into October, so there’s time to sneak in a few more summer events before it’s time to officially welcome fall. Even if you don’t get to try every activity, many of them roll into cool weather excursions, like “U-Pick” farms and hikes through historic sites. Start with these events focused on warmer days. You probably won’t be swimming in Lake Anna in November! Quantico Outdoor Activities Marine Corps Community Services . MCSS is close to home, so take advantage of inexpensive outdoor activities ranging fr... read more

By Dawn M. Smith There’s no way anyone in the military can escape at least some sort of knowledge or interaction with Fort Liberty, North Carolina. The installation is enormous and houses tens of thousands of service members and civilians. Its military missions reach out far and wide, affecting not only domestic strategies, but global endeavors as well. That’s all very impressive, but what is it really like to live, work, and play in and around Fort Liberty? FortLiberty It is well known and a significant part of Fort Liberty’s long history (previously known as Fort Bragg) that it is home of t... read more