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In 1930, the city of Sunnyvale acquired a 1,000-acre (4.0 km 2) parcel of farmland bordering San Francisco Bay, paid for with nearly US$480,000 (equivalent to $8,754,741 in 2023) raised by the citizens of Santa Clara County, [10] then "sold" the parcel for $1 to the US government as a home base for the Navy airship USS Macon.
The base also hosts the California Air National Guard's 163rd Attack Wing ( MQ-9A Reaper), the 912th Air Refueling Squadron (KC-135R) and the headquarters of the Fourth Air Force. [ 129 ] McEntire Joint National Guard Base
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 ]
Location State End date Notes Ref. Naval Air Facility Adak: Adak: Alaska: 1997 Closed. Transferred to civilian use and became Adak Airport. [57] Naval Air Station Akron: Akron: Ohio: 1958 Closed. Transferred to civilian use and now Akron Fulton International Airport. [58] Naval Air Station Alameda: Alameda: California: 1997 Closed.
Hangar One is one of the world's largest freestanding structures, covering 8 acres (32,000 m 2; 3.2 ha) at Moffett Field near Mountain View, California in the San Francisco Bay Area. The massive hangar has long been one of the most recognizable landmarks of California's Silicon Valley.
The California Air National Guard consists of the following major units: 129th Rescue Wing; Established 3 April 1955; operates: HC-130J Combat King II; HH-60G Pave Hawk Stationed at: Moffett Air National Guard Base, Mountain View Gained by: Air Combat Command
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Some installations are still called "Air Force Base", although operated by the US Space Force. [1] Buckley Space Force Base in Aurora, Colorado [2] Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California [3] Patrick Space Force Base near Satellite Beach, Florida. [4] (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is also located in the area, near Kennedy ...