Naval Support Activity Bethesda — NSA Bethesda, NSAB, or simply Bethesda — is a

military base A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. A military base always provides accommodations for ...

of the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

located in

Bethesda, Maryland Bethesda () is an unincorporated, census-designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland. It is located just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House (1820, rebuilt 1849), which in ...

. NSA Bethesda is responsible for base operational support for its major tenant, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. Other organizations hosted by NSA Bethesda include: * Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute * National Intrepid Center of Excellence *

Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) is a health science university of the U.S. federal government. The primary mission of the school is to prepare graduates for service to the U.S. at home and abroad in the medical corps as ...

* five Fisher HousesMaryland: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at Bethesda I, II, III, IV, V
a
www.fisherhouse.org
(retrieved 2014 June 6)

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Naval Support Activities of the United States Navy Bethesda, Maryland {{US-navy-stub