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Concord Naval Weapons Station was a military base established in 1942 north of the city of Concord, California at the shore of the Sacramento River where it widens into Suisun Bay. The station functioned as a World War II armament storage depot, supplying ships at Port Chicago. The Concord NWS continued to support war efforts during the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, processing and shipping thousands of tons of materiel out across the Pacific Ocean.〔 During World War II it also had a Naval Outlying Field at its southern edge of the base. It ceased being an operating airfield after World War II. The station consisted of two areas: the Inland Area (), which is within the Concord city limits, and the Tidal Area ().〔(About the City of Concord Community Reuse Project ), official city web site'. Retrieved 2007-08-13〕 Because of changes in military operations, parts of the Inland Area began to be mothballed, and by 1999 the station had only a minimal contingent of military personnel and contained mainly empty ammunition storage bunkers, empty warehouses, and disused support structures. In 2007 the U.S. Federal Government announced that the Inland Area of the Naval station would be closed. The Tidal area of the base was not scheduled for closure.〔(Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Information Portal ). Retrieved 2007-08-13〕 The 5-member City Council of Concord, sitting as the Federally designated Local Reuse Authority, is in the process of formulating a Reuse Plan for the Inland Area that includes residential and commercial development while reserving approximately two-thirds for open-space and parks projects.〔("Concord Reuse Project" ). Official Reuse Project website. Retrieved 2010-01-26〕 City staff are assigned to manage this effort. The Reuse Plan is subject to approval by the Navy.〔〔("Concord Naval Weapons Station" ). ''Contra Costa Times'' website collection of articles. Retrieved 2007-08-13〕 The East Bay Regional Park District will be receiving 2,540 acres (1028 hectares) of the Inland Area that will be developed for public use as Concord Hills Regional Park. Formal conveyance of the property is expected in early 2016 whereupon the property will be prepared for public access and recreation. 〔(Concord Hills Regional Park ), East Bay Regional Park District website notice. Retrieved 2015-04-23〕 ==Port Chicago disaster== (詳細はAfrican Americans in any one incident during World War II. On the evening of July 17, a massive explosion instantly killed 320 sailors, merchant seamen and civilians working at the pier. The blast was felt 30 miles away. A subsequent refusal by 258 black sailors to load any more ammunition was the beginning of the Navy's largest-ever mutiny trial in which 50 men were found guilty. Future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall sat in on most of the proceedings and declared that he saw a prejudiced court. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Concord Naval Weapons Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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