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Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force in California" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Beale Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: BAB, ICAO: KBAB, FAA LID: BAB) is a United States Air Force base in Yuba County, California. It is outside Linda , about 10 miles (16 km) east of the towns of Marysville and Yuba City , and about 40 miles (64 km) north of Sacramento .
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.
Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: EDW, ICAO: KEDW, FAA LID: EDW) is a United States Air Force installation in California. Most of the base sits in Kern County , but its eastern end is in San Bernardino County and a southern arm is in Los Angeles County .
Installations of the United States Air Force in California (2 C, 34 P) Installations of the United States Army in California (1 C, 27 P) Installations of the United States Navy in California (27 P)
Similarly, the British Royal Air Force’s (RAF) XVII Test and Evaluation Squadron, which was established to help bring F-35 aircraft into service, is based at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Travis Air Force Base (IATA: SUU, ICAO: KSUU, FAA LID: SUU) is a United States Air Force base under the operational control of Air Mobility Command (AMC), located three miles (5 km) east of the central business district of the city of Fairfield, in Solano County, California.
Second Air Force 1949–1975. Eighth Air Force 1975–1992. 4th Air Division 1952–1964. 311th Air Division 1949. 2d Bomb Wing 1963–1991. 2d Wing 1991–1992. 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1949–1951. 301st Bomb Wing 1949–1958. 311th Reconnaissance Group 1948–1949; 376th Bomb Wing 1951–1957. 4220th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing ...