MAINSIDE

The 10,000 acres which comprise Mainside, house the majority of Earle’s departments and facilities. Atlantic Ordnance Command, Detachment Earle performs the station’s primary mission-providing ammunition to the fleet. An integrated work force of military and civilian personnel operate the inland storage, renovation, transshipment and demilitarization facilities.  The Weapons Station railroad consists of 130 miles of track, five locomotives and 330 pieces of rolling stock. The Packaging, Handling, Storage and Transportation (PHST) Center has become the engineering agent for the Naval Sea Systems and Naval Air Systems Command in the field of weapons systems. The PHST Center also manages handling equipment and containers for the fleet and shore stations, including design, testing, acquisition, in-service engineering and logistical support. A facility mainside houses the personnel involved in weapons handling and container design, test and acquisition.  Earle is in many ways like a small town, with homes, office buildings, factories, restaurants, cars and trucks. There are 565 housing units located onboard the Weapons Station and 246 Navy-owned housing units located on Fort Monmouth.  At Mainside, a Family Services Center, Community Center, Child Development Center, McDonald’s Restaurant and Auto Hobby Shop serve our residents. The Mainside Navy Exchange was recently expanded and renovated. A full range of services are available to military personnel stationed here. Among these services are: Catholic and Protestant worship services, a Career Counselor, Medical Clinic, Personnel Office, Navy Federal Credit Union and the Navy/Marine Corps Relief Society.

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