WATERFRONT

At the Waterfront, the Atlantic Ordnance Command, Detachment Earle provides ammunition for nearly every class of ship operated by the United States Navy and Coast Guard as well as commercial vessels from other countries.  The Port Services Division, located on the Pier Complex, provides a full range of services for visiting and homeported ships.  Our mission requires a vigorous safety program. One important aspect of-safety at Earle is fire prevention and fire fighting. We have two fire stations: one Mainside, one at the Waterfront.  Although most of the station’s departments and divisions are located in the administrative area Mainside, the majority of military personnel are located at the Waterfront. Combat Logistics Squadron Two, the Shore Intermediate Maintenance Activity Earle, and four homeported Fast Combat Support Ships, USS SEATTLE, USS DETROIT , USS SUPPLY and USS ARCTIC are located there.  Medical and Dental Clinics, as well as the Navy Retail Exchange Store, are also located at the Waterfront.  A Fleet Recreation Center located on the Piers opened late in 1998.

PIER COMPLEX

The station’s Pier Complex is one of the longest “finger piers” in the world. It is presently comprised of  a two mile long trestle which connects to three finger piers - which are Piers 2, 3, and 4.  One mile from the shore the trestle branches off to Pier 1. At the junction of Piers 2, 3, and 4, a concrete platform exits which supports a forklift/ battery recharging shop and the port operations building. This area is known as the “wye.”  The original piers and trestle were constructed in the early 1940s. The “wye” was constructed in 1981 and Pier 4 was completed in 1990, and a new main approach was constructed in 1993.  At present, Pier I serves as a temporary holding yard for trailers; Pier 2 is now the homeport pier for USS Supply (AOE 6) and USS Arctic (AOE 8); Pier 3 is the miscellaneous ordnance handling pier, and Pier 4 is a homeport pier for the USS Seattle (AOE 3) and USS Detroit (AOE 4).Since WWII the pier complex has provided ammunition services to almost every class of vessel operated by the Navy and Coast Guard as well as commercially owned vessels from a multitude of nations.   Home