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List of United States military bases in Illinois is a listing of current and former United States military bases located in the US State of Illinois. Air Force [ edit ]
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.
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 .
Bergstrom Air Force Base: Austin: Texas: 1993 Closed Big Delta Air Force Base: Big Delta: Alaska: 1950 Realigned to the US Army: Big Spring Air Force Base: Big Spring: Texas: 1952 Redesignated as Webb Air Force Base: Biggs Air Force Base: El Paso: Texas: 1966 Realigned to the US Army as Biggs Army Airfield in 1973 Blytheville Air Force Base ...
5.1.13 Illinois air force bases. ... 5.1.17 Maryland air force bases. 5.1.18 Massachusetts air force bases. ... Virginia air force bases
Scott Air Force Base (IATA: BLV, ICAO: KBLV, FAA LID: BLV) is a United States Air Force base in St. Clair County, Illinois, near Belleville and O'Fallon, 17 miles (27 km) east-southeast of downtown St. Louis. Scott Field was one of 32 Air Service training camps established after the United States entered World War I in April 1917. [2]
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma: AMC: KC-135R / Associate squadron to Air Force Reserve Command's 507th Air Refueling Wing. As of 2015, was slated to redesignate as a special operation squadron and return to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base flying the MC-12W aircraft under claimancy of AFSOC; transition in flux as of 2016. [85] [86]
Location Period of operation Current use Armstrong Army Airfield Germany: 1958–2005: Bad Kreuznach Army Airfield Germany: 1945–2001: Bad Hersfeld Airfield Germany: 1952–1992: Flugplatz Bad Hersfeld Bad Toelz Army Airfield Germany: 1945–1991: Bamberg Army Airfield Germany: 1912–2012: Bamberg-Breitenau Airfield: Beek Airfield ...