The two major earthquakes that struck last week near the town of Ridgecrest had ... Engineers and base personnel are inspecting the China Lake buildings for safety and functionality.

Officials at the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake could not be reached for comment, but an announcement on the base’s Facebook ... “This town will either die or get back on its feet ...

NASA Photo China Lake, next to the desert town of Ridgecrest 150 miles north ... the main magazines and the base gym, $693,447 for minor repairs to 25 buildings, and another $600,000 to cover ...

China Lake Naval Weapons Station encompasses 1.1 million acres north and southeast of the desert town of Ridgecrest ... design/build plans are completed. Base commissary at Naval Air Weapons ...

It occurred to me as I was reading this that really, because China Lake is so remote and so big and so intentionally isolated right? What you have is a company town ... on the base and I found ...

"It was pretty terrifying," said Curtis Davis, China Lake Chief Engineer ... A beloved structure that faced significant damage was the base's chapel. "It was devastating to the community because ...

Next I read the “official” histories of China Lake, 600-page tomes written by Navy historians who were given access to the base files ... touring an old ghost town at Cerro Gordo mines.

China Lake NAWS Recreation Services There's always something going on around China Lake. You can check your local MWR for all the local attractions and entertainment, on and off base.