They evolved together and now it represents the most important single employer in Tennessee. As the place slowly evolved in time, it dragged in the local communities as well. These days, NSA Mid-South provides logistic support, as well as operational help for all the commands and units located in there. In 1998, it was renamed to what it is today. A base realignment commission from 1993 completely changed the base objectives.
They started working and completing each other due to the limited facilities. A new base was established close to it in 1949. As World War Ii reached to an end too, the base activity was ceased again. The base was suddenly brought to life and the naval aviation was sent there. The beginning of World War II had a similar result as World War I. At that time, it was actually purchased by the US government. Within a few years, the place was also turned in a storage place for old planes and parts. In the upcoming years, the place was used for mail airlines around Tennessee and the surrounding states. It took 48 hours for the operations to be shut down after the armistice.
However, later that year, the activity dropped as World War I ended. The schools there didn’t train US military troops only, but also troops coming from the allied countries. By 1918, it became one of the most important bases in the world. It opened its gates in the autumn of 1917 and was known as Park Field. The base was initially built to train pilots for World War I. It is located in Millington and hosts around 7500 inhabitants, whether you count the military troops, the civilian individuals employed on site or the family members. Naval Support Activity Mid-South is among the US military bases with the highest number of units hosted on site.
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