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  2. Naval Air Station Fallon - Wikipedia

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    It is located southeast of the city of Fallon, east of Reno in western Nevada. Since 1996, it has been home to the U.S. Navy-Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) taking over from the former NAS Miramar, California, and the surrounding area contains 240,000 acres (97,000 ha) of bombing and electronic warfare ranges.

  3. Reno Stead Airport - Wikipedia

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    Reno Stead Airport Tower and Operations center View of Reno Stead Airport The location was opened by the United States Army Air Forces in 1942, in the middle of World War 2 . Stead Air Force Base was established by the United States Air Force (USAF) at the airfield in 1951, when it was determined that the Sierra Nevada and nearby forests would ...

  4. Category:Military installations in Nevada - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Military installations in Nevada" ... Nellis Air Force Base Complex This page was last edited on 31 May 2018, at 18:51 (UTC). Text ...

  5. Hawthorne Army Depot - Wikipedia

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    Hawthorne Army Depot surrounds the small town of Hawthorne, Nevada, where most of its employees reside.Before the facility became contractor-operated, it was staffed primarily by civil service workers and military personnel, who were housed on government-owned property neighboring Hawthorne, including the now-abandoned town of Babbitt and military housing known as Schweer Drive.

  6. Nevada Air National Guard - Wikipedia

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    A North American F-51D Mustang of the 192d Fighter Squadron at Reno Air Force Base, 1948. The Nevada Air National Guard origins date to the formation of the 192nd Fighter Squadron at Reno Air Force Base, receiving federal recognition on 12 April 1948. It was equipped with F-51D Mustangs and its mission was the air defense of the state.

  7. Fallon Range Training Complex - Wikipedia

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    The Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC) is a United States Navy military area with four separate training ranges [plus] an integrated air defense system consisting of thirty-seven real or simulated radars throughout the Dixie Valley area of Nevada. The entire FRTC is also instrumented with a Tactical Aircrew Combat Training System (TACTS).

  8. List of former United States Air Force installations - Wikipedia

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    Redesignated as Stewart Air National Guard Base: Stead Air Force Base: Reno: Nevada: 1966 Closed ... Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base" US Military ...

  9. 152nd Airlift Wing - Wikipedia

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    The Nevada Air National Guard's 152nd Airlift Wing has a primary wartime mission of providing rapid airlift and airdrop of cargo and troops. They can also fly specialized reconnaissance missions in support of military command and control operations, counter drug operations, disaster relief and photo mapping for federal and state agencies.