Sources & editorial approach

CoBases is an independent directory for service members and families researching installations and the communities around them. We are not a U.S. government website and do not issue orders, approve access or speak for an installation.

Start with the responsible source

Installation and service websites, MilitaryINSTALLATIONS, official support programs, school districts and public agencies are the starting points for factual research. Guides link to the pages that support their details. An official page can still contain old information, so we compare conflicting details, identify dated notices and omit claims that we cannot support.

What a source review means

“Source review completed” means the guide has been checked against its cited online evidence. It does not mean an installation official reviewed it, that an office was contacted by phone, or that someone visited the site. These staging model guides were researched and drafted with AI assistance. No military credentials or independent field verification are implied.

A source’s checked date records an online check, while the guide’s review date records completion of that editorial pass. Individual sources retain their actual checked dates, which may precede the guide’s completion date. Where a military site restricts direct retrieval, the research may use publicly indexed text from that official page; relevant limitations appear in the guide’s review note. We do not change dates simply to make a page appear fresh.

Legacy profiles and directory counts

Older articles are marked as awaiting source review. Updating a directory label or grouping a profile by region does not verify its entire article. Counts describe the profiles in this directory, which can include historical sites, tenant facilities and overlapping older pages. They are not an official count of distinct active military bases. Existing URLs remain available while the directory is improved.

Changing procedures and arrangements

Confirm arrival, visitor access, housing, lodging, school enrollment, care eligibility and availability with the responsible office before making arrangements. A dated policy notice describes that notice; it is not a guarantee of today’s procedures. We avoid presenting unverified waiting times, prices, population figures, school assignments or commute estimates as current facts.

Links, images and corrections

Editorial references are chosen to help readers verify information. Commercial placements must be labeled and identified as sponsored; visitor-submitted links are treated separately from editorial sources. Photographs carry source credits and, when relevant, an archival date. Their use does not imply government endorsement.

To suggest a correction, use our Contact page and include the profile name, the detail that needs changing and a supporting official source. Submitted information needs review before it becomes an editorial claim. Source checks describe what could be established from the evidence available at the time; they cannot guarantee that a publisher has updated every detail.