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Training Support Center Hampton Roads

Installations of the United States Navy in VirginiaMilitary in Virginia Beach, VirginiaTraining installations of the United States NavyUse American English from August 2022Vague or ambiguous time from July 2021
Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic at Dam Neck c1964
Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic at Dam Neck c1964

Training Support Center Hampton Roads is the current name of the facility in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA, which was long-known as "FTC Dam Neck". It is the home of the Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic of the United States Navy.

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Training Support Center Hampton Roads
Viking Drive, Virginia Beach

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Shifting Sands Beach Club

Viking Drive 1816
23461 Virginia Beach
Virginia, United States
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Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic at Dam Neck c1964
Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic at Dam Neck c1964
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Sandbridge, Virginia Beach, Virginia
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