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Patrick Space Force Base near Satellite Beach, Florida. [4] (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station is also located in the area, near Kennedy Space Center) Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado [5] Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colorado [6] Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc, California [7]
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]
United States: Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida: 1949– 1000+ Interstellar Commercial and U.S. Government uncrewed missions. Adjacent to NASA KSC. United States: Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
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.
The first Falcon 1 at SpaceX's leased launch pad at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This vehicle was removed from VAFB due to delays and eventually launched from Omelek Island. SpaceX originally intended to launch their first launch vehicle, the Falcon 1, from Space Launch Complex 3 West (SLC-3W) at Vandenberg Space Force Base. SLC-3W ...
United Kingdom Space Command (Royal Air Force) [26] 2021 United Kingdom Strategic Command [27] 2019–2021 Joint Forces Command [27] 2012–2019 United States: United States Space Command [28] 2019 Joint Force Space Component Command (U.S. Strategic Command) [29] 2017–2019 Joint Functional Component Command for Space (U.S. Strategic Command ...
FILE - A solider wears a U.S. Space Force uniform during a ceremony for U.S. Air Force airmen transitioning to U.S. Space Force guardian designations at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021.
The Cheyenne Mountain Complex is a United States Space Force installation and defensive bunker located in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, next to the city of Colorado Springs, [2] at the Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station, [a] which hosts the activities of several tenant units.