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  2. Joint Forces Training Base – Los Alamitos - Wikipedia

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    The remainder of the base came under California Army National Guard control in 1977 and the current name of Joint Forces Training Base - Los Alamitos (JFTB), was adapted in 2000 to reflect its multiple uses by the California Army National Guard, California Air National Guard, the U.S. Army Reserve, and other federal reserve component units. [8]

  3. Los Angeles Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB) is a United States Space Force base located in El Segundo, California.Los Angeles Air Force Base houses and supports the headquarters of the Space Systems Command field command of the United States Space Force, which was established on August 13, 2021. [2]

  4. Naval Air Facility El Centro - Wikipedia

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    In 1940, the United States Army established Camp Seeley; [2] its combat firing range site is within the current boundaries of the El Centro Naval Reservation. [3] In 1941 the Civil Aeronautics Administration offered to replace the small airport in Imperial, California with a larger complex consisting of two 4,500ft runways.

  5. List of U.S. Department of Defense agencies - Wikipedia

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    DoD Seal. This is a partial list of agencies under the United States Department of Defense (DoD) which was formerly and shortly known as the National Military Establishment. Its main responsibilities are to control the Armed Forces of the United States.

  6. List of components of the U.S. Department of Defense

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    The chain of command leads from the president (as commander-in-chief) through the secretary of defense down to the newest recruits. [2] [3] The United States Armed Forces are organized through the United States Department of Defense, which oversees a complex structure of joint command and control functions with many units reporting to various commanding officers.

  7. Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake - Wikipedia

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    Naval Air Weapons Station (NAWS) China Lake [2] is a large military installation in California that supports the research, testing and evaluation programs of the United States Navy. It is part of Navy Region Southwest [3] under Commander, Navy Installations Command, and was originally known as Naval Ordnance Test Station (NOTS). [4]

  8. United States Military Entrance Processing Command

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    The United States Military Entrance Processing Command (USMEPCOM) is a Major Command of the U.S. Department of Defense. The organization screens and processes enlisted recruits into the United States Armed Forces in the 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations ( MEPS ) it operates throughout the United States.

  9. Vandenberg Space Force Base - Wikipedia

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    On 22 October 2010, 19-year-old Lucas Ransom, a University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) student, was killed by a great white shark near Surf Beach. [40] On 23 October 2012, 38-year-old Francisco Javier Solorio Jr. was killed by a shark near Ocean Beach. [41]