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The airfield at NAS Fallon was originally built in 1942 as part of a defensive network to repel a feared Japanese invasion of the west coast. It was soon taken over by the Navy for training use and has been used as such ever since with the exception of the period of 1946 to 1951, during which it was used by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
NSAWC (now NAWDC) consolidated three commands into a single command structure under a flag officer on 11 July 1996 to enhance aviation training effectiveness. The Naval Strike Warfare Center (informal STRIKE "U" – for Strike University), based at NAS Fallon since 1984, was amalgamated with the Navy Fighter Weapons School ("TOPGUN") and the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School ...
The Fallon Range Training Complex (FRTC) is a United States Navy military area with four separate training ranges [plus] an integrated air defense system consisting of thirty-seven real or simulated radars throughout the Dixie Valley area of Nevada. The entire FRTC is also instrumented with a Tactical Aircrew Combat Training System (TACTS).
Fallon is about 60 miles east of Reno. The 10 were taken to Reno for treatment. They were flown there in two helicopters that landed in Reno's Pickett Park at 9:15 p.m., police said.
A Navy helicopter crew flying in the area and sailors from the Merrill reported a ball of fire and loud explosion about 0230 PST, said Senior Chief Petty Officer Bob Howard, a Navy public affairs officer at NAS North Island, during a briefing at that base. "It is very cold out there.
Fighter Squadron Composite 13 (VFC-13), also known as the "Fighting Saints", is a fighter squadron of the United States Navy Reserve that provides adversary training at NAS Fallon, Nevada. VFC-13 uses "Bogey" as its main radio callsign. [citation needed]
VP-69 (Naval Air Station Whidbey Island, Washington) Tactical Support Wing (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas) VFC-12 (Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia) VFC-13 (Naval Air Station Fallon, Nevada) VFC-111 (Naval Air Station Key West, Florida) VFC-204 (Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana)
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