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Howard Air Force Base (IATA: BLB, ICAO: MPHO) is a former United States Air Force base located in Panama.It discontinued military operations on 1 November 1999 as a result of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, which specified that US military facilities in the former Panama Canal Zone be closed and the facilities be turned over to the Panamanian government.
1 October 1979, the Panama Canal Zone was abolished. All unused area (mainly forest) was transferred to Panama. Also some non-military constructions, like hospitals and schools, were transferred to Panama. Between 1979 and 31 December 1999 U.S. transferred all military areas and constructions to Panama. Formal U.S. presence was ended by 2000.
The U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard participated in the US invasion of Panama (1989–1990, Operation Just Cause). [1] Forces that participated include: U.S. soldiers holding a U.S. flag at La Comandancia. United States Southern Command [2] [3] United States Army South (USARSO) XVIII Airborne Corps – Joint Task Force South
Air Forces Panama is an inactive United States Air Force (USAF) headquarters. It was assigned to Tactical Air Command, most recently to Twelfth Air Force. Its headquarters were located at Albrook Air Force Station and Howard Air Force Base in the Panama Canal Zone (later Panama). The organization was inactivated on 11 February 1992.
Fort Kobbe was an Army fort renamed from Fort Bruja on 15 April 1932 to honor Major General William A. Kobbe.At the time it was located adjacent to Howard Air Force Base in the Panama Canal Zone.
Anton Army Airfield, Panama, 1943 Arecibo Field, Puerto Rico, 1941–1943 Atkinson Air Force Base, British Guiana APO 602, Antilles Air Command, 1941–1948 Batista Army Airfield, Cuba, 1942–1943 APO 632, Caribbean Base Command, Transferred to Air Transport Command, June 1943 Beane Air Force Base, Saint Lucia, 1941–1949
In 1999, Operation Coronet Nighthawk ended at Howard AFB because of the Panama Canal Treaty. The Panama Canal Treaty was signed between the US and Panamanian government's and required the Panama Canal be turned over to Panama on 31 December 1999. The treaty also required the land and facilities of all military bases be turned over to Panama.
The wing operated both Howard Air Force Base and Albrook Air Force Station. On 1 April 1997 the 310th Airlift Squadron was reassigned to Air Mobility Command's 21st Air Force. The 24th Wing was inactivated on 1 November 1999 with the closure of Howard AFB and its turnover to the Panamanian government.