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On September 15, 1942, the United States Navy commissioned the Naval Reserve Aviation Base on the south side of the station. On 1 January 1943, the Naval Reserve Aviation Base was renamed Naval Air Station Memphis. During the war, Naval Air Station (NAS) Memphis was a primary flight training center for aviators.
Was: Sewart AAF until 1947, then Sewart Air Force Base (1947-1971) Now: Smyrna Airport and Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Tennessee Army National Guard William Northern Field, Tullahoma Sub-base of Smyrna AAF 343d Army Air Force Base Unit Now: Tullahoma Regional Airport: Air Transport Command. Memphis AAF, Memphis; 4th Ferrying Group
Stationed at: Memphis Air National Guard Base, Memphis Gained by: Air Mobility Command The 164th Airlift Wing in Memphis, flies the C-17 Globemaster III, a heavy logistics military transport aircraft designed to provide world-wide strategic airlift. . [2] Support Unit Functions and Capabilities:
The Memphis Defense Depot is a decommissioned United States Army supply depot located on 642 acres (260 ha) in Memphis, Tennessee. It operated as a military depot from 1942 until 1997. It operated as a military depot from 1942 until 1997.
The 164th Airlift Wing is a unit of the Tennessee Air National Guard, stationed at Memphis Air National Guard Base, Tennessee.If activated to federal service in the United States Air Force, the 164th is gained by Air Mobility Command.
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Tennessee (8 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Tennessee" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Arnold Air Force Base (Arnold AFB) (ICAO: KAYX, FAA LID: AYX) is a United States Air Force base located in Coffee and Franklin counties, Tennessee, adjacent to the city of Tullahoma. [1] It is named for General Henry "Hap" Arnold, the father of the U.S. Air Force. The airfield was closed in 2009 but has since reopened.
The 155th Airlift Squadron (155 AS) is a unit of the Tennessee Air National Guard 164th Airlift Wing. It is assigned to Memphis Air National Guard Base, Tennessee and is equipped with the Boeing C-17 aircraft.