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Chanute Air Force Base, Rantoul, Illinois (closed in 1993) Hanna City Air Force Station , Hanna City, Illinois (closed in 1968; now site of an FAA Long Range Radar ) Scott Air Force Base , Shiloh, Illinois
Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Illinois (5 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Illinois" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
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.
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]
Active USAFE use ended 1970. Airfield removed in 1977. Remained as reserve storage and family housing base until 1992 as a satellite of RAF Alconbury. RAF Chicksands; Used by USAF Security Service until 1997. RAF Croughton; Major USAF communications base. RAF Daws Hill (Closed 1969) RAF East Kirkby (closed by SAC – 1958) RAF Greenham Common
The Arlington Heights Army Air Defense Site was a Project Nike Missile Master site near Chicago, Illinois. It operated from 1960 until 1968. It operated from 1960 until 1968. Installation started in late 1959 [ 1 ] after the United States Army had purchased 44 acres (18 ha).
Now: Scott Air Force Base (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV, FAA LID: BLV) Air Technical Service Command. Chicago MAP, Chicago; 395th Army Air Force Base Unit Joint use USAAF/Civil Airport Now: the Scottsdale neighborhood in Chicago, and the southeast side of Burbank, Illinois (see Ashburn Flying Field) Orchard Place Airport/Douglas Army Airfield, Chicago
Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force in Illinois" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .