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The number of active duty Air Force Bases within the United States rose from 115 in 1947 to peak at 162 in 1956 before declining to 69 in 2003 and 59 in 2020. This change reflects a Cold War expansion, retirement of much of the strategic bomber force, and the post–Cold War draw-down.
Map of the small U.S. military installations, ranges and training areas in the continental United States. This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces both in the United States and around the world.
17th Air Base Group (1955–1958) 4420th Combat Support Group (1962–1972) 1st Air Commando/Special Operations Wing (1962–1966, 1972–1992) Langley AFB, Virginia (1 May 1946 – 1 December 1948, 1 December 1950 – 1 June 1992) 31st Fighter Group (1947) 363d Reconnaissance Group/Wing (1947–1948, 1950–1951) 47th Bombardment Wing (1951 ...
Randolph Air Force Base, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) [132] Gen Thomas A. Bussiere: Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, U.S. Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) [133] Gen Duke Z. Richardson: Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S. Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) [134] Lt Gen John P. Healy
Kwang Ju Air Base, Suwon Air Base and Taegu Air Base had previously been announced as ending operations, but would instead operate at reduced levels. 15 USAF personnel were assigned to each base, and reside in former officer quarters, which was basically a small apartment.
Second Air Force 1949–1975. Eighth Air Force 1975–1992. 4th Air Division 1952–1964. 311th Air Division 1949. 2d Bomb Wing 1963–1991. 2d Wing 1991–1992. 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1949–1951. 301st Bomb Wing 1949–1958. 311th Reconnaissance Group 1948–1949; 376th Bomb Wing 1951–1957. 4220th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing ...
The Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, was opened in 1867 and is one of three strategic missile bases in the U.S. 19. Fort Myer Army Base
the three Joint Force Commands - Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum in Brunnsum, Netherlands; Naples, and Norfolk; Bases NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany - hosts NATO Airborne Early Warning Force (NAEWF) Boeing E-3 Sentry aircraft. Chièvres Air Base, Belgium - operated by U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force but "considered an installation of SHAPE."