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In 1991, after the National Defense Authorization Act, the announcement came that Myrtle Beach Air Force Base would close. [2]The Myrtle Beach base used the A-10 Warthog jet, and Pat McCullough of the Base Realignment and Closure Commission said the Air Force considered the jet "limited to a low-threat environment", while the Army believed it was "a very powerful close-air support asset."
With the closure of Myrtle Beach Air Force Base South Carolina and the inactivation of the 354th Fighter Wing, the 21st Tactical Fighter Squadron was activated at Shaw and received 30 Republic A/OA-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the inactivating 355th Fighter Squadron on 1 April 1992. All A-10 aircraft with the 21 TFS were designated as OA-10A.
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base: Myrtle Beach: South Carolina: 1993 Closed Naknek Air Force Base: Naknek: Alaska: 1990 Transferred to civilian use as King Salmon Airport: New Boston Air Force Station: New Boston: New Hampshire: 2021 Realigned to the US Space Force as New Boston Space Force Station [15] Newark Air Force Base: Heath: Ohio: 1996 ...
Myrtle Beach General Bombing and Gunnery Range, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) west-southwest of Myrtle Beach; Later: Myrtle Beach Army Airfield 519th Army Air Force Base Unit Later: Transferred to First Air Force 136th Army Air Force Base Unit Known sub-bases and auxiliaries Ocean Drive Flight Strip Later: Myrtle Beach Air Force Base (1956-1993) Now ...
Military personnel from the base helped Horry County police dispose of the shell Sunday morning near International Drive and S.C. 90. People on social media said that they felt and heard the boom ...
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.
It was formerly known as Myrtle Beach Jetport (1974–1989), and it is located on the site of the former Myrtle Beach Air Force Base, which also includes The Market Common shopping complex. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021 categorized it as a small-hub primary commercial ...
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