Naval District Configuration in 1996
Over the years, the number of districts, through mergers, was whittled down to 10 by 1987. On 30 May 1996 the 8th and 2nd Districts were combined to form the new 8th District. As such, the district organization in 1996 included nine districts. Their designations and headquarters are:
- 1st (Boston, Massachusetts)
- 5th (Portsmouth, Virginia)
- 7th (Miami, Florida)
- 8th (New Orleans, Louisiana and St. Louis, Missouri)
- 9th (Cleveland, Ohio)
- 11th (Alameda, California)
- 13th (Seattle, Washington)
- 14th (Honolulu, Hawaii)
- 17th (Juneau, Alaska)
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