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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 .
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.
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 .
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.
Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB) is a United States Space Force base located in El Segundo, California.Los Angeles Air Force Base houses and supports the headquarters of the Space Systems Command field command of the United States Space Force, which was established on August 13, 2021. [2]
March Air Reserve Base (IATA: RIV, ICAO: KRIV, FAA LID: RIV) (March ARB), previously known as March Air Force Base (March AFB), is located in Riverside County, California, between the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, and Perris.
Main gate sign Colonel Geoffrey I. Church, current commander of Beale Air Force Base, in May 2023. Beale Air Force Base (AFB) (IATA: BAB, ICAO: KBAB, FAA LID: BAB) is a United States Air Force base in 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 ...
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 ...