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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.
There were approximately 1,500–2,000 U.S. forces in Syria, spread across 12 different facilities, ... California air force bases. Beale Air Force Base;
Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force in California" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. ... McClellan Air Force Base;
Four months later, on 10 February 1948, Muroc AAF was re-designated Muroc Air Force Base with the establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate military service. Units attached or assigned to the base at the time were the 4144th Army Air Force Base Unit, the 3208th Strategic Bomb Test Squadron along with communications and weather ...
Formerly Used Defense Sites in California (2 C, 66 P) Forts in California (4 C, 52 P) G. Military facilities in Greater Los Angeles (4 C, 6 P) I.
Oxnard Air Force Base: Camarillo: California: 1970 Closed Paine Air Force Base: Everett: Washington: 1972 Redesignated as Paine Air National Guard Base Palm Beach Air Force Base: West Palm Beach: Florida: 1962 Closed Parks Air Force Base: Pleasanton: California: 1959 Realigned to as the US Army: Patrick Air Force Base: Cocoa Beach: Florida: 2020
The base was renamed Travis Air Force Base in 1951 for Brigadier General Robert F. Travis, who was killed when a B-29 Superfortress crashed shortly after takeoff on 5 August 1950. The ensuing fire caused the 10,000 pounds of high explosives in the plane's cargo — a Mark 4 nuclear weapon (minus its nuclear core) — to detonate, killing ...
Rapid City AFB (Ellsworth AFB, 13 Jun 1953), Rapid City, SD (H). 28th Bomb Wing 1947–1950; 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1950–1953;