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313th Army Air Force Base Unit Was: Sewart AAF until 1947, then Sewart Air Force Base (1947-1971) Now: Smyrna Airport and Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Tennessee Army National Guard William Northern Field, Tullahoma Sub-base of Smyrna AAF 343d Army Air Force Base Unit Now: Tullahoma Regional Airport: Air Transport Command. Memphis AAF, Memphis
The Memphis Defense Depot is a decommissioned United States Army supply depot located on 642 acres (260 ha) in Memphis, Tennessee. It operated as a military depot from 1942 until 1997. It operated as a military depot from 1942 until 1997.
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Serial 41-24485, The Memphis Belle Crew of the Memphis Belle. Dyersburg Army Air Base is an inactive United States Air Force base, approximately 2 miles north of Halls, Tennessee. It was active during World War II as a training airfield. It was closed on 30 November 1945
Map of the small U.S. military installations, ranges and training areas in the continental United States. This is a list of military installations owned or used by the United States Armed Forces both in the United States and around the world.
176th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion at Johnson City; 194th Engineer Brigade [6] 30th Troop Command [5] - moved from Smyrna to Tullahoma in 2004 [7] 1st Battalion, 230th Aviation Regiment [5] 230th Liaison Team [5] TN Medical Command [5] 25th Operational Support Airlift Detachment [5] 1st Battalion (Airfield Operations), 107th Aviation ...
The 164th Airlift Wing in Memphis, flies the C-17 Globemaster III, a heavy logistics military transport aircraft designed to provide world-wide strategic airlift. . [2] Support Unit Functions and Capabilities: I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center; C-130H Hercules of the 105th Airlift Squadron in 2002.
On September 15, 1942, the United States Navy commissioned the Naval Reserve Aviation Base on the south side of the station. On 1 January 1943, the Naval Reserve Aviation Base was renamed Naval Air Station Memphis. During the war, Naval Air Station (NAS) Memphis was a primary flight training center for aviators.
Military aviation first came to Memphis during World War I when the US Army leased 904 acres (366 ha) from the Memphis Chamber of Commerce. The Army established Park Field for flight training on November 26, 1907. The US Government purchased the property in 1920. Two years later, the Army closed the base. Aerial view of NAS Memphis in the mid ...