The original NAS Bermuda on the west side of the island, a seaplane base until the mid-1960s, was designated as the Naval Air Station Bermuda Annex. It provided optional anchorage and/or dockage facilities for transiting US Navy, US Coast Guard and NATO vessels, depending on size. An additional US Navy compound known as Naval Facility Bermuda (NAVFAC Bermuda), a SOSUS station, was located to the west of the Annex near a Canadian Forces communications facility. Although leased for 99 years, US forces withdrew in 1995, as part of the wave of base closures following the end of the Cold War. COUNT 4
QSN1 What was the NAS primarily a base for? ANS1 seaplane QSN2 What did the NAS Bermuda offer once designated Annex? ANS2 anchorage and/or dockage facilities for transiting US Navy, US Coast Guard and NATO vessels QSN3 What is located west of the NAS Annex? ANS3 additional US Navy compound known as Naval Facility Bermuda QSN4 What happened at the end of the Cold War? ANS4 US forces withdrew