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The facility was renamed Vandenberg Air Force Base on 4 October 1958 in honor of General Hoyt Vandenberg, the Air Force's second Chief of Staff. [ 3 ] The final acquisition of 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) of land for the base occurred in 1966 to accommodate the construction of Space Launch Complex 6 for the Manned Orbiting Laboratory program.
In the early 1930s, an airfield and flight school were established in Goleta, California that would later be named the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport.In 1940, the Civil Aeronautics Authority recommended expanding the airfield in the interest of national defense which led to the city purchasing another 568 acres (2.30 km 2) and building another terminal and filling in the Goleta Slough to make ...
Located in the Santa Barbara waterfront area at 113 Harbor Way, the Naval Reserve Center Santa Barbara, originally known as the Naval Reserve Armory, was built for the Navy by the Federal Government's Works Project Administration (WPA). In 1939 the City of Santa Barbara had deeded the land to the Navy with the customary $1.00 payment to make ...
The Museum of Aviation is hosting an event called Operation Homecoming on April 21 from 1–3:30 p.m. in Warner Robins that will feature former prisoners of war and their homecoming stories ...
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History: Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara: Central Coast: Natural history: Includes dioramas of birds, mammals, and southern California habitats, halls of marine life, geology and Chumash Indian life, art gallery dedicated to antique natural history prints Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center: Santa ...
After acquiring gear on the west coast, they transitioned to Marine Corps Air Station Santa Barbara, CA. At MCAS Santa Barbara squadron detachments were spread out from Point Dume to Point Conception and were responsible for providing early warning, ground controlled intercept, and assisted with air-sea rescue. In February 1945 the squadron was ...
Oct. 18—TESUQUE — Several times, Avelino Calabaza has reached out his hand and touched the black granite monument in Washington, D.C., devoted to the memory of American soldiers whose died in ...
The Air Station was established in 1942 by the United States Navy as a lighter-than-air base, officially known as Naval Air Station Santa Ana. [2] The base was designed for blimp operations in support of the Navy's coastal patrol efforts during World War II. It was commissioned on 1 October 1942 by its commandant, Capt. Howard N. Coulter. [3]