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Naval Base Coronado Opens New Barracks for Sailors

Naval Base Coronado
U.S. Navy
Naval Base Coronado

By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Josh Cassatt, Navy Public Affairs Support Element West

SAN DIEGO (NNS) -- The Navy officially opened the doors of a new combined bachelor housing complex at Naval Base Coronado...

For Sailors stationed aboard aircraft carriers, like Aviation Ordnanceman Airman Blanca McKnight of USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70), the availability of off-ship housing is welcomed and appreciated.

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"I think having these barracks will help me feel happier and it will definitely feel more homely," McKnight said. "It's somewhere I can go at the end of the day and take my mind off work."

Read the full story at: Navy.mil