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List of military installations in Texas Installation name Location Notes Kelly Field / Joint Base San Antonio San Antonio: formerly Kelly Air Force Base Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base: Houston: Lackland Air Force Base: San Antonio Randolph Air Force Base: San Antonio Fort Sam Houston: San Antonio Camp Bullis: San Antonio Martindale Army Air ...
Warren AFB is the oldest continuously active military installation within the Air Force, established in 1867 (158 years ago) by the United States Army as Fort David Allen Russell. The facility came under the control of the United States Army Air Forces on 1 June 1947, and then of the United States Air Force (USAF) on 18 September 1947.
Wyoming: F.E. Warren Air Force Base / Camp Guernsey. Total acres: 6,834 Branch: Air Force. F.E. Warren Air Force Base, the largest of 94 sites in Wyoming, is the home of the 90th Missile Wing ...
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.
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Fort D. A. Russell, also known as Fort Francis E. Warren, Francis E. Warren Air Force Base and Fort David A. Russell, was a post and base of operations for the United States Army, and later the Air Force, located in Cheyenne, Wyoming. The fort had been established in 1867 to protect workers for the Union Pacific Railroad. [2]
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [3]
Most US states do not have active Marine Corps bases; however, many do have reserve bases and centers. In addition, the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment maintains Marines permanently at numerous naval installations across the United States and abroad.