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Camp Springs Air Base was designated on 5 September 1942, and construction began on 16 September 1942. The Maryland World War II Army Airfield of the 1st Air Force [citation needed] was "designated a sub-base of Headquarters, Baltimore AAFld, late Nov 1942"—the 901st Quartermaster Company (Construction) became the base operating unit on 14 December 1942. [7]
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.
Joint Base Andrews (JBA) (IATA: ADW, ICAO: KADW, FAA LID: ADW) is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland.The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force (USAF) 316th Wing, Air Force District of Washington (AFDW). [2]
Andrews Air Force Base: Camp Springs: Maryland: 2009 Realigned as part of Joint Base Andrews [2] Anniston Air Force Base: Talladega: Alabama: 1952 Closed Ardmore Air Force Base: Ardmore: Oklahoma: 1959 Closed Atterbury Air Force Base: Columbus: Indiana: 1954 Redesignated as Bakalar Air Force Base: Avon Park Air Force Base Avon Park: Florida: 1956
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the District of Columbia Air National Guard’s 121st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron taxis on the flight line on December 15, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.
In highly urban area. After being closed by the Army it was established as an Air Force installation, the Sepulveda Air National Guard Station. On that date, jurisdiction, control, and authority was transferred to the California Air National Guard. A section of the launch area is used by the CAANG, 261st Combat Communication Squadron.
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 Space Center) Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado [5] Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado [6] Vandenberg Space ...
Joint Region Marianas – combines Naval Base Guam, Andersen Air Force Base and Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz all located on the U.S. territory of Guam Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall – located 1 kilometer (1 mile) northwest of Arlington County, Virginia