List of United States Air Force installations

List of United States Air Force installations
Part of United States Department of Defense

Map of Air Force Facilities

List of United States Air Force installations.

United States Active Duty

Active-duty USAF bases in the United States are under the jurisdiction of the following Major Commands. There are 59 Active Bases across the country:[1]

ACC organizes, trains, equips and maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment (1st, 9th, 12th Air Forces)
AETC provides Basic, Technical, Flight and specialized training to Officers and Airmen. (2d Air Force)
AFMC develops, acquires and sustains the aerospace power needed to defend the United States and its interests.
AFGSC provides combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operation (8th, 20th Air Forces)
AFRC provides combat-ready units and individuals for active duty to augment the Regular component of the Air Force (4th, 10th and 22nd Air Forces)
AFSPC defends North America through its space and cyber operations. (14th, 24th Air Forces)
AFSOC provides Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified commands
AMC provides rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces (18th Air Force)
Name Location State Coordinates Major Command Unit Emblem Unit Designation Notes/Mission
Altus Air Force Base Altus OK 34°39′59″N 099°16′05″W / 34.66639°N 99.26806°W / 34.66639; -99.26806 (Altus AFB) AETC 97th Air Mobility Wing 19th Air Force. This wing is tasked to train C-17 Globemaster and KC-135 Stratotanker crews in advanced specialty programs for 3,000 students yearly. 97th AMW operates C-17 Globemaster III for operational training flights. Additionally the base was identified as the training location for the new KC-46 tanker, anticipated to arrive in 2016.[2][3]
Arnold Air Force Base Tullahoma TN 35°23′33″N 086°05′09″W / 35.39250°N 86.08583°W / 35.39250; -86.08583 (Arnold AFB) AFMC Arnold Engineering Development Center Non-flying base; Primary AFMC research and development center. The base is home to the largest flight simulation facilities in the world (AEDC). In 2002, $10 million was spent to expand these facilities even further. There are 58 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges and other specialized units.[4]
Barksdale Air Force Base Bossier City LA 32°30′07″N 093°39′46″W / 32.50194°N 93.66278°W / 32.50194; -93.66278 (Barksdale AFB) AFGSC
2d Bomb Wing
307th Bomb Wing (AFRC)
The 2d Bomb Wing is the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force and one of two B-52 Stratofortress wings; 307th BW Air Force Reserve B-52 wing integrated with 2d BW.


HQ Eighth Air Force
HQ Air Force Global Strike Command[5]

Beale Air Force Base Marysville CA 39°08′10″N 121°26′11″W / 39.13611°N 121.43639°W / 39.13611; -121.43639 (Beale AFB) ACC
9th Reconnaissance Wing
940th Wing (AFRC)
12th Air Force. U-2R Dragonlady, RQ-4 Global Hawk and MC-12 Liberty reconnaissance operations worldwide. The base, considered to be the Air Force's model ISR hubs and includes DGS-2. The base covers 23,000 hectares and is home to 6,000 personnel.[6]
Buckley Air Force Base Aurora CO 39°42′06″N 104°45′06″W / 39.70167°N 104.75167°W / 39.70167; -104.75167 (Buckley AFB) AFSPC
460th Space Wing
140th Wing (CO ANG)
Non-Flying wing; provides missile warning, missile defense, technical intelligence, satellite command and control. Colorado ANG operates F-16 Fighting Falcons[7]
Cannon Air Force Base Clovis NM 34°22′58″N 103°19′20″W / 34.38278°N 103.32222°W / 34.38278; -103.32222 (Cannon AFB) AFSOC 27th Special Operations Wing Special Operations base; SOW plans and executes specialized and contingency operations globally. Aircraft include MC-130 Combat Spear; MQ-1 Predator; AC-130 Gunship; CV-22 Osprey.[8]
Cavalier Air Force Station Mountain ND 48°43′55″N 97°54′16″W / 48.73194°N 97.90444°W / 48.73194; -97.90444 (Cavalier AFS) AFSPC 21st Space Wing Non-Flying wing; Operated by the 10th Space Warning Squadron. The station monitors and tracks potential missile launches against North America. NORAD relocated Cheyenne Mountain AFS operations to Peterson Air Force Base for efficiency on 28 July 2006.[9]
Columbus Air Force Base Columbus MS 33°38′38″N 088°26′38″W / 33.64389°N 88.44389°W / 33.64389; -88.44389 (Columbus AFB) AETC 14th Flying Training Wing 19th Air Force. Specialized undergraduate pilot training (UPT). Aircraft include T-6 Texan II, T-1 Jayhawk, T-38 Talon[10]
Creech Air Force Base Indian Springs NV 36°35′14″N 115°40′24″W / 36.58722°N 115.67333°W / 36.58722; -115.67333 (Creech AFB) ACC 432d Wing 12th Air Force. Primary USAF unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations base. Conducts global reconnaissance worldwide. HQ Joint UAS Center of Excellence. Creech is home to the unmanned Predator missions conducted regularly in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan.[11]
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base Tucson AZ 32°09′59″N 110°52′59″W / 32.16639°N 110.88306°W / 32.16639; -110.88306 (Davis–Monthan AFB) ACC

355th Fighter Wing
162d Fighter Wing (AZ ANG)
55th Electronic Combat Group
214th Reconnaissance Group (AZ ANG)
563d Rescue Group
943d Rescue Group (AFRC)
12th Air Force. 355th Fighter Wing composed of A-10s, tasked to train A-10 pilots and provide close air support to ground forces around the world. 55th Electronic Combat Group operates EC-130H Compass Call aircraft. Arizona ANG operates MQ-1 Predator UAS. Also HQ for Twelfth Air Force. The base is also popular because of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, formerly known as AMARC, or the Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center, where hundreds of retired military aircraft and large missiles are stored.[12]
Dover Air Force Base Dover DE 39°07′42″N 075°27′53″W / 39.12833°N 75.46472°W / 39.12833; -75.46472 (Dover AFB) AMC
436th Airlift Wing
512th Airlift Wing (AFRC)
Operates C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III heavy strategic airlift globally. Also the home for the largest military mortuary in the Department of Defense, used for processing military personnel killed in both war and peacetime.[13]
Dyess Air Force Base Abilene TX 32°25′15″N 099°51′17″W / 32.42083°N 99.85472°W / 32.42083; -99.85472 (Dyess AFB) AFGSC
7th Bomb Wing (AFGSC)
317th Airlift Group (AMC)
8th Air Force. 7 BW is one of two B-1 Lancer bomber wings in USAF. Tenant 317 AG operates C-130 Hercules theater transports.[14]
Edwards Air Force Base Edwards CA 34°54′20″N 117°53′01″W / 34.90556°N 117.88361°W / 34.90556; -117.88361 (Edwards AFB) AFMC 412th Test Wing Air Force Flight Test Center. Almost every United States military aircraft since the 1950s has been at least partially tested at Edwards, and it has been the site of many aviation breakthroughs with experimental aircraft being tested at Edwards.[15] Edwards also appears to have jurisdiction over Air Force Flight Test Center (Detachment 3), Nevada (AKA "Area 51")[16]
Eglin Air Force Base Valparaiso FL 30°29′N 086°32′W / 30.483°N 86.533°W / 30.483; -86.533 (McConnell AFB) AFMC
33d Fighter Wing
53d Wing (ACC) 96th Test Wing
919th Special Operations Wing (AFRC)
Air Armament Center. AAC is the center responsible for the development, acquisition, testing, deployment and sustainment of all air-delivered weapons by the USAF. ACC 53d Wing serves as the focal point for ACC in electronic warfare, armament and avionics, chemical defense, reconnaissance, and aircrew training. AETC 33rd Fighter Wing provides joint USAF/USN/USMC/NATO/Allied pilot and maintenance personnel training for the F-35 Lightning II[17]
Ellsworth Air Force Base Box Elder SD 44°08′42″N 103°06′13″W / 44.14500°N 103.10361°W / 44.14500; -103.10361 (Ellsworth AFB) AFGSC 28th Bomb Wing 8th Air Force. 12 BW is one of two B-1 Lancer bomber wings in USAF.[18]
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base Cheyenne WY 41°07′59″N 104°52′01″W / 41.13306°N 104.86694°W / 41.13306; -104.86694 (Francis E. Warren AFB) AFGSC 90th Missile Wing LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM base with launch facilities in Southeast Wyoming, Western Nebraska, and Northern Colorado. It is also the home of Twentieth Air Force, which commands all United States Air Force ICBMs.[19]
Fairchild Air Force Base Airway Heights WA 47°36′54″N 117°39′20″W / 47.61500°N 117.65556°W / 47.61500; -117.65556 (Fairchild AFB) AMC
92nd Air Refueling Wing
141st Air Refueling Wing (WA ANG)
Operates KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Provides air refueling, as well as passenger and cargo airlift and aero-medical evacuation missions globally.[20]
Fort Jackson Columbia SC HQ Air Force Chaplain Corps Tenant unit on United States Army installation.[21]
Fort Meade Odenton MD 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing Tenant unit on United States Army installation. Part of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency[22]
Goodfellow Air Force Base San Angelo TX 31°25′46.6716″N 100°23′56.5434″W / 31.429631000°N 100.399039833°W / 31.429631000; -100.399039833 (Goodfellow AFB) AETC 17th Training Wing 2d Air Force. Non-flying training base. Goodfellow's main mission is cryptologic and intelligence training for the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps.[23]
Grand Forks Air Force Base Grand Forks ND 47°57′40″N 097°24′04″W / 47.96111°N 97.40111°W / 47.96111; -97.40111 (Grand Forks AFB) AMC
319th Air Base Wing
69th Reconnaissance Group
Part of AMC Worldwide Tanker Force. KC-135 Stratotanker provides global air refueling.[24]
Hanscom Air Force Base Lincoln MA 42°28′12″N 071°17′21″W / 42.47000°N 71.28917°W / 42.47000; -71.28917 (Hanscom AFB) AFMC 66th Air Base Group Electronic Systems Center (ESC). Established during World War II for RADAR and electronic warfare research. Today the ESC supports research, acquisitions, and electronic systems.[25]
Hill Air Force Base Ogden UT 41°07′26″N 111°58′22″W / 41.12389°N 111.97278°W / 41.12389; -111.97278 (Hill AFB) AFMC

75th Air Base Wing
388th Fighter Wing (ACC)
419th Fighter Wing (AFRC)
748th Supply Chain Management Group
One of three AFMC Air Logistics Complexes. Ogden Air Logistics Complex is primary support depot for A-10, B-2, F-16 aircraft and Minuteman III ICBMs and provides depot-level maintenance on those weapons systems. ACC 388th Fighter Wing & AFRC 419th Fighter WIng operate F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft; 388 FW was the first operational F-16 wing and Hill AFB the first operational F-16 base in 1978.[26]
Holloman Air Force Base Alamogordo NM 32°51′09″N 106°06′23″W / 32.85250°N 106.10639°W / 32.85250; -106.10639 (Holloman AFB) ACC
49th Wing
96th Test Group (AFMC)
12th Air Force. Operates F-22 Raptor. Trains MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper pilots and sensor operators. German Air Force training unit. 96th TG performs high speed sled track testing, navigation and guidance system testing, radar signature measurements, weapon systems flight testing, and Air Force Liaison for all AF programs tested at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). German Air Force Tactical Training Center. Hundreds of German Air Force military personnel and 12 Panavia Tornados are assigned to the base to conduct advanced tactical training before returning to Germany.[27]
Hurlburt Field Mary Esther FL 30°25′40″N 086°41′22″W / 30.42778°N 86.68944°W / 30.42778; -86.68944 (Hurlburt Field) AFSOC
1st Special Operations Wing
24th Special Operations Wing
505th Command and Control Wing (ACC)
HQ Air Force Special Operations Command, Special Operations base; Both SOWs plan and execute specialized and contingency operations globally. Aircraft include MC-130 Combat Spear; MQ-1 Predator; AC-130 Gunship; CV-22 Osprey. ACC 505th CCW is to improve warfighter capability through command and control testing, tactics development and training; part of Nellis USAF Weapons School.[28]
Keesler Air Force Base Biloxi MS 30°24′41″N 088°55′25″W / 30.41139°N 88.92361°W / 30.41139; -88.92361 (Keesler AFB) AETC
81st Training Wing
403d Wing (AFRC)
2d Air Force. Primary AETC Technical Training school for electronics, such as wideband maintenance, ground radio, information technology, avionics, cryptography. Air Force Reserve Command's 403rd Wing operates WC-130 Hercules Hurricane Hunter aircraft. HQ Second Air Force.[29]
Kirtland Air Force Base Albuquerque NM 35°02′25″N 106°36′33″W / 35.04028°N 106.60917°W / 35.04028; -106.60917 (Kirtland AFB) AFMC
377th Air Base Wing
150th Fighter Wing (NM ANG)
58th Special Operations Wing (AETC)
USAF Nuclear Weapons Center (NWC). The NWC is the center of expertise for nuclear weapon systems, ensuring safe, secure and reliable nuclear weapons are available to support the National Command Structure. Also AETC 19th Air Force Special Operations Command training base and training facility for ACC combat search and rescue (CSAR) communities. The 58 SOW operates the MC-130H Combat Talon II and MC-130P Combat Shadow, HC-130P King, UH-1N Huey, HH-60G Pave Hawk and CV-22 Osprey aircraft.[30]
Laughlin Air Force Base Del Rio TX 29°21′34″N 100°46′41″W / 29.35944°N 100.77806°W / 29.35944; -100.77806 (Laughlin AFB) AETC 47th Flying Training Wing 19th Air Force. Specialized undergraduate pilot training (UPT) and is the largest pilot training base in the Air Force. The airfield handles the most takeoffs and landings among all airports in the United States. Aircraft include T-6 Texan II, T-1 Jayhawk, T-38 Talon[31]
Little Rock Air Force Base Jacksonville AR 34°55′01″N 092°08′47″W / 34.91694°N 92.14639°W / 34.91694; -92.14639 (Little Rock AFB) AMC
19th Airlift Wing (AMC)
314th Airlift Wing (AETC)
189th Airlift Wing (AR ANG)
C-130 Airlift base for Air Mobility Command. Also only C-130 Hercules training base for the Department of Defense, training C-130 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and loadmasters from all branches of the US military as well as 28 allied nations, in tactical airlift and aerial delivery.[32]
Los Angeles Air Force Base El Segundo CA 33°55′08.79″N 118°22′50.23″W / 33.9191083°N 118.3806194°W / 33.9191083; -118.3806194 (Los Angeles AFB) AFSPC 61st Air Base Group Non-flying facility. Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). The center manages research, development and acquisition of military space systems.[33]
Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles CA Air Force Office of Public Affairs Provides assistance to the entertainment industry as a single point of contact for information and assistance with entertainment productions having Air Force themes or segments.
Luke Air Force Base Glendale AZ 33°32′06″N 112°22′59″W / 33.53500°N 112.38306°W / 33.53500; -112.38306 (Luke AFB) AETC
56th Fighter Wing
944th Fighter Wing (AFRC)
19th Air Force. F-16 Fighting Falcon training base.[34]
MacDill Air Force Base Tampa FL 27°50′58″N 082°31′16″W / 27.84944°N 82.52111°W / 27.84944; -82.52111 (MacDill AFB) AMC
6th Air Mobility Wing
927th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)
HQ United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The 6 AMW is a 3,000-person force capable of providing air refueling anywhere in the world. It is augmented by the 927 ARW, a 1,000-person AFRC Associate unit. 6 AMW and 927 ARW operate KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling aircraft and the 6 AMW additional C-37 Gulfstream V executive airlift/transport operations. NOAA Air Operations a tenant activity with WP-3D Hurricane Hunter aircraft.[35]
Malmstrom Air Force Base Great Falls MT 47°30′17″N 111°11′14″W / 47.50472°N 111.18722°W / 47.50472; -111.18722 (Malmstrom AFB) AFGSC 341st Missile Wing LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM base with launch facilities in central Montana.[36]
Maxwell Air Force Base Montgomery AL 32°22′45″N 086°21′45″W / 32.37917°N 86.36250°W / 32.37917; -86.36250 (Maxwell AFB) AETC


42nd Air Base Wing
Air University
908th Airlift Wing (AFRC)
754th Electronic Systems Group
HQ Air Education and Training Command and Air University. Is the U.S. Air Force's center for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME). Also maintains jurisdiction of nearby Gunter Annex, formerly Gunter AFS. The 908th Airlift Wing (908 AW) is a tenant C-130 Hercules Air Force Reserve Command unit and the only operational flying wing at Maxwell.[37]
Civil Air Patrol HQ (CAP/USAF)
McConnell Air Force Base Wichita KS 37°37′23″N 097°16′02″W / 37.62306°N 97.26722°W / 37.62306; -97.26722 (McConnell AFB) AMC
22d Air Refueling Wing
184th Intelligence Wing (KS ANG)
931st Air Refueling Group (AFRC)
KC-135 Stratotanker. Primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift.[38]
Minot Air Force Base Minot ND 48°24′57″N 101°21′29″W / 48.41583°N 101.35806°W / 48.41583; -101.35806 (Minot AFB) AFGSC
5th Bomb Wing
91st Missile Wing
One of two B-52 Stratofortress wings in USAF. 91st Missile Wing operates LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM launch facilities in northwestern North Dakota.[39]
Moody Air Force Base Valdosta GA 30°58′4″N 83°11′34″W / 30.96778°N 83.19278°W / 30.96778; -83.19278 (Moody AFB) ACC


23d Wing
93d Air Ground Operations Wing
820th Base Defense Group
476th Fighter Group (AFRC)
9th Air Force. A-10 Thunderbolt II. Moody AFB executes worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search and rescue operations (CSAR) in support of humanitarian interests, United States national security and the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).[40]
Mountain Home Air Force Base Mountain Home ID 43°02′37″N 115°52′21″W / 43.04361°N 115.87250°W / 43.04361; -115.87250 (Mountain Home AFB) ACC 366th Fighter Wing 12th Air Force. F-15E Strike Eagle Mountain Home's primary mission is to provide combat airpower and combat support capabilities to respond to and sustain worldwide contingency operations.[41]
Nellis Air Force Base Las Vegas NV 36°14′10″N 115°02′03″W / 36.23611°N 115.03417°W / 36.23611; -115.03417 (Nellis AFB) ACC




57th Wing
99th Air Base Wing
53d Test and Evaluation Group
505th Test and Evaluation Group
563d Rescue Group
926th Group (AFRC)
USAF Warfare Center. Nellis is home of the largest and most demanding advanced combat air-training mission in the world. Also home base of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds)[42]
Offutt Air Force Base Omaha NE 41°07′10″N 095°54′31″W / 41.11944°N 95.90861°W / 41.11944; -95.90861 (Offutt AFB) ACC 55th Wing 12th Air Force. Headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the Air Force Weather Agency and the ACC 55th Wing. 55th Wing responsible for global worldwide strategic intelligence gathering using Boeing RC-135. Former Cold War Headquarters of Strategic Air Command (SAC).[43]
Patrick Air Force Base Brevard County FL 28°14′06″N 080°36′36″W / 28.23500°N 80.61000°W / 28.23500; -80.61000 (Patrick AFB) AFSPC
45th Space Wing
920th Rescue Wing (AFRC)
45 SW manages all launches of unmanned rockets at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). These rockets include satellites for the US military, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency, as well as scientific payload launches in support of NASA and foreign governments. 920 RQW, a tenant AFRC unit, consists of HC-130P and HH-60G aircraft and over 1,500 Airmen, trained and equipped to locate and recover U.S. Armed Forces personnel during both peacetime and wartime military operations.[44]
Peterson Air Force Base Colorado Springs CO 38°49′25″N 104°41′42″W / 38.82361°N 104.69500°W / 38.82361; -104.69500 (Peterson AFB) AFSPC
21st Space Wing
302d Airlift Wing (AFRC)
HQ Air Force Space Command. 21 SW provides missile warning and space control to NORAD and U.S. Strategic Command through a network of command and control units and ground and space-based sensors operated by geographically separated units around the world. 302 AW is a tenant AFRC unit flying C-130 theater airlift aircraft.[45]
Pope Field Fayetteville NC 35°10′15″N 079°00′52″W / 35.17083°N 79.01444°W / 35.17083; -79.01444 (Pope AAF) AMC
43d Airlift Group
440th Airlift Wing (AFRC)
Under United States Army jurisdiction due to BRAC 2005 closure of USAF Pope AFB and transfer to Army control.


USAF now in tenant status at Pope performing C-130 Hercules tactical airlift operations in support of Army airborne units at Fort Bragg in preparation for airborne and aerial resupply missions.[46]

Robins Air Force Base Warner Robins GA 32°38′24″N 083°35′30″W / 32.64000°N 83.59167°W / 32.64000; -83.59167 (Robins AFB) AFMC
78th Air Base Wing
461st Air Control Wing (ACC)
116th Air Control Wing (GA ANG)
689th Combat Communications Wing
One of three AFMC Air Logistics Complexes. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex is primary logistics support depot for AC-130/C-130 (and variants), C-17, E-8, F-15, HH-60, RQ-4 (UAS) and UH-1 aircraft and helicopters and provides depot-level maintenance on those weapons systems. HQ Air Force Reserve Command. Supports ACC and Georgia ANG E-8C Joint STARS reconnaissance aircraft global operations.[47]
Schriever Air Force Base Colorado Springs CO 38°48′12″N 104°31′32″W / 38.80333°N 104.52556°W / 38.80333; -104.52556 (Schriever AFB) AFSPC
50th Space Wing
310th Space Wing (AFRC)
Orbital satellite operations. Provides command and control for more than 170[1] Department of Defense warning, navigational, and communications satellite. Schriever is also the operations center for the Global Positioning System, the world’s largest military satellite constellation.[48]
Scott Air Force Base Belleville IL 38°32′43″N 089°50′07″W / 38.54528°N 89.83528°W / 38.54528; -89.83528 (Scott AFB) AMC

375th Air Mobility Wing
932d Airlift Wing (AFRC)
126th Air Refueling Wing (IL ANG)
HQ Air Mobility Command; Aeromedial evacuations; AMC Special Air Mission
KC-135 Stratotanker (ANG). Also Headquarters for the Air Force Network Integration Center (AFNIC), United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and United States Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC).[49]
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Goldsboro NC 35°20′22″N 077°57′38″W / 35.33944°N 77.96056°W / 35.33944; -77.96056 (Seymour Johnson AFB) ACC
4th Fighter Wing
916th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)
9th Air Force. Provides worldwide deployable F-15E Strike Eagle and personnel capable of executing combat missions in support of the Aerospace Expeditionary Force. The wing also provides logistical support to an Air Force Reserve Command KC-135 Stratotanker unit.[50]
Shaw Air Force Base Sumter SC 33°58′23″N 080°28′22″W / 33.97306°N 80.47278°W / 33.97306; -80.47278 (Shaw Air Force Base) ACC 20th Fighter Wing 9th Air Force. Operates F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft in conventional and anti-radiation suppression of enemy air defenses, strategic attack, counter-air, air interdiction, joint maritime operations and combat search-and-rescue missions. HQ ACC Ninth Air Force; United States Air Forces Central (USCENTAF) and United States Army Central (USARCENT)[51]
Sheppard Air Force Base Wichita Falls TX 33°59′20″N 098°29′31″W / 33.98889°N 98.49194°W / 33.98889; -98.49194 (Sheppard AFB) AETC
82d Training Wing
80th Flying Training Wing
2d Air Force. AETC technical training wing; 19th Air Force 80th FTW conducts the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program, the world's only multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for both USAF and NATO.[52]
Thule Air Base Greenland (Denmark)   76°31′52″N 068°42′12″W / 76.53111°N 68.70333°W / 76.53111; -68.70333 (Thule AB) AFSPC 821st Air Base Group Most northern USAF facility. Under operational control of 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Provides missile warning, space surveillance and space control to NORAD and Air Force Space Command.[53]
Tinker Air Force Base Oklahoma City OK 35°24′53″N 097°23′12″W / 35.41472°N 97.38667°W / 35.41472; -97.38667 (Tinker AFB) AFMC

72d Air Base Wing
552d Air Control Wing
507th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC) <br. 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group
One of three AFMC Air Logistics Complexes. Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is primary logistics support depot for B-1, B-2, B-52, KC-135 and E-3 aircraft and provides depot-level maintenance on those weapons systems. The Air Force Sustainment Center is also Headquartered here. 552d Air Control Wing flies Air Combat Command's E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft. The E-3's radar and other sensors provide deep-look surveillance, warning, interception control and airborne battle management.[54]
Travis Air Force Base Fairfield CA 38°15′46″N 121°55′39″W / 38.26278°N 121.92750°W / 38.26278; -121.92750 (Travis AFB) AMC
60th Air Mobility Wing
349th Air Mobility Wing (AFRC)
The 60th AMW is the largest wing in the Air Force's Air Mobility Command, with a fleet of C-5 Galaxies, KC-10 Extenders, and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing airlift around the world.[55]
Tyndall Air Force Base Panama City FL 30°4′43″N 85°34′35″W / 30.07861°N 85.57639°W / 30.07861; -85.57639 (Tyndall AFB) AETC
325th Fighter Wing
53rd Weapons Evaluation Group
CONR-AFNORTH (ACC)
19th Air Force. 325th FW provide air dominance training for F-22A Raptor and F-35A Lightning II pilots and maintenance personnel and air battle managers. The 1st Air Force ACC NORAD CONR-AFNORTH provides airspace surveillance and control and directs all Air Defense activities for the continental United States.[56]
United States Air Force Academy Colorado Springs CO 38°59′25″N 104°51′30″W / 38.99028°N 104.85833°W / 38.99028; -104.85833 (USAF Academy)

10th Air Base Wing
306th Flying Training Group
USAF Federal military academy. The academy offers a four-year program with a Bachelor of Science degree with graduates commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force. 10th ABW provides academy support services; 306th FTG is the AETC airmanship training unit.[57]
Vance Air Force Base Enid OK 36°20′22″N 097°55′02″W / 36.33944°N 97.91722°W / 36.33944; -97.91722 (Vance ANGB) AETC 71st Flying Training Wing 19th Air Force. Specialized undergraduate pilot training (UPT). Aircraft include T-6 Texan II, T-1 Jayhawk, T-38 Talon[58]
Vandenberg Air Force Base Lompoc CA 34°43′57″N 120°34′05″W / 34.73250°N 120.56806°W / 34.73250; -120.56806 (Vandenberg AFB) AFSPC 30th Space Wing
381st Training Group
Launches satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast, using expendable boosters (Pegasus, Taurus, Minotaur, Atlas V and Delta IV). Wing personnel also support the Service's LGM-30G Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force Development Evaluation program.[59]
Whiteman Air Force Base Knob Noster MO 38°43′49″N 093°32′53″W / 38.73028°N 93.54806°W / 38.73028; -93.54806 (Whiteman AFB) AFGSC

509th Bomb Wing
131st Bomb Wing (MO ANG)
442d Fighter Wing (AFRC)
Operates B-2 Spirit stealth bomber designed to be employed to strike high-value targets that are either out of range of conventional aircraft or considered to be too heavily defended for conventional aircraft to strike without a high risk of loss. Also supports Air Force Reserve A-10 Thunderbolt II operations.[60]
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Dayton OH 39°49′23″N 084°02′58″W / 39.82306°N 84.04944°W / 39.82306; -84.04944 (Wright-Patterson AFB) AFMC
88th Air Base Wing
445th Airlift Wing(AFRC)
591st Supply Chain Management Group
HQ, Air Force Materiel Command. Wright-Patterson is the headquarters of the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC); Air Force Global Logistics Support Center (AFGSC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). It is also the home base of the 445th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, an Air Mobility Command-gained unit which flies the C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlifter. Also home of the National Museum of the United States Air Force.[61]

DoD Joint Bases (USAF units)

Department of Defense Joint Bases were established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The legislation ordered the consolidation of separate military installations into a single joint base as a result of the law. Jurisdiction was designated by the DoD. Most of the facilities were geographically adjoining; others were within the same area.[1][62]

Name Location Coordinates USAF Unit Emblem Unit Designation Notes/Mission
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Washington, D.C. 38°50′34″N 077°00′58″W / 38.84278°N 77.01611°W / 38.84278; -77.01611 (JB Anacostia-Bolling) Under United States Navy jurisdiction. Merger of USAF Bolling AFB and USN Naval Support Facility Anacostia.


Non-flying facility. USAF components under Air Force District of Washington, 11th Wing. Mission is to support administrative requirements of USAF Pentagon personnel and other Air Force offices in the Department of Defense.[63][64]

Joint Base Andrews Camp Springs, Maryland 38°48′39″N 076°52′01″W / 38.81083°N 76.86694°W / 38.81083; -76.86694 (Joint Base Andrews)
11th Wing
89th Airlift Wing
459th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC)
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Force District of Washington. Merger of USAF Andrews AFB and USN Naval Air Facility Washington


Primary USAF mission at Andrews is the Air Mobility Command 89th Airlift Wing Special Air Mission, logistics and communications support for the president, Vice president and other U.S. senior leaders. Air Force One is assigned to the 89th AW. 459th ARW (AFRC) KC-135 Stratotanker[64][65]

Joint Base Charleston Charleston, South Carolina 32°53′55″N 080°02′26″W / 32.89861°N 80.04056°W / 32.89861; -80.04056 (Joint Base Charleston-AF)

628th Air Base Wing
437th Airlift Wing
315th Airlift Wing (AFRC)
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Mobility Command. Merger of USAF Charleston AFB and USN Naval Support Activity Charleston


USAF components: 437th Airlift Wing operates C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlift aircraft on a worldwide basis. Supports AFRC operations of the integrated 315th Airlift Wing[66]

Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Anchorage, Alaska 61°15′05″N 149°48′23″W / 61.25139°N 149.80639°W / 61.25139; -149.80639 (JB Elmendorf-Richardson)

673d Air Base Wing
3d Wing
176th Wing (AK ANG)
Under USAF jurisdiction; Pacific Air Forces. Merger of USAF Elmendorf AFB and USA Fort Richardson


USAF components: 3d Wing F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter supports and defends U.S. interests in the Asia Pacific region and around the world. AK ANG 176th Wing operates eight C-130H Hercules aircraft. Also HQ of PACAF Eleventh Air Force, DOD Alaskan Command (ALCOM), Alaska NORAD Region[67][68]

Joint Base Langley–Eustis Hampton, Virginia 37°04′58″N 076°21′38″W / 37.08278°N 76.36056°W / 37.08278; -76.36056 (Joint Base Langley–Eustis-AF)


633d Air Base Wing
1st Fighter Wing
480th ISR Wing
192d Fighter Wing (VA ANG)
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Combat Command. Merger of USAF Langley AFB and USA Fort Eustis


USAF components: 1st Fighter Wing F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter supports and defends U.S. interests around the world. 480th ISR Wing operates "Sentinel" weapon system, conducting imagery, cryptologic, and measurement and signatures intelligence activities. Also HQ of Air Combat Command (ACC)[69]

Joint Base Lewis-McChord Tacoma, Washington 47°08′51″N 122°28′46″W / 47.14750°N 122.47944°W / 47.14750; -122.47944 (Joint Base Lewis-McChord-AF)


627th Air Base Group
62d Airlift Wing
446th Airlift Wing (AFRC)
Western Air Defense Sector (WA ANG)
Under United States Army jurisdiction. Merger of USA Fort Lewis and USAF McChord AFB


USAF components under Air Mobility Command. 62d Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters fly around the world, conducting airdrop training; it also carries out the Antarctic resupply missions. Washington Air National Guard operates Western Air Defense Sector NORAD CONR-AFNORTH Ground Control Interceptor Base.[70][71]

McGuire Air Force Base Trenton, New Jersey 40°01′09″N 074°31′22″W / 40.01917°N 74.52278°W / 40.01917; -74.52278 (McGuire AFB)


87th Air Base Wing
108th Air Refueling Wing (NJ ANG)
305th Air Mobility Wing
514th Air Mobility Wing (AFRC)
621st Contingency Response Wing
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Mobility Command.


USAF components: 305th Air Mobility Wing 514th Air Mobility Wing C-17 Globemaster III conducts global strategic airlift and air refueling missions. In addition to aircraft and aircrew generation, the 305th Air Mobility Wing controls one of the Air Force's busiest aerial ports, and the air operations at both McGuire and Lakehurst Fields. Also 621st Contingency Response Wing and 108th Air Refueling Wing (NJ ANG)

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Honolulu, Hawaii 21°20′59″N 157°57′31″W / 21.34972°N 157.95861°W / 21.34972; -157.95861 (JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam)
15th Wing
154th Wing (HI ANG)
Under United States Navy jurisdiction. Merger of USAF Hickam AFB, and USN Naval Base Pearl Harbor


USAF components under Pacific Air Forces. 15th Wing F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter projects peace and power in the Pacific and beyond. Also 15th Wing (HI ANG), HQ Pacific Air Forces and Thirteenth Air Force[72][73]

Joint Base San Antonio San Antonio, Texas 29°26′56″N 098°26′56″W / 29.44889°N 98.44889°W / 29.44889; -98.44889 (JB San Antonio)


67th Network Warfare Wing
502d Air Base Wing
340th Flying Training Group (AFRC)
433d Airlift Wing (AFRC)
149th Fighter Wing (TX ANG)
624th Operations Center
688th Information Operations Wing
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Education and Training Command. Merger of USAF Lackland AFB, Randolph AFB and USA Fort Sam Houston


Randolph AFB 12th Flying Training Wing provides specialized undergraduate pilot training (UPT). Aircraft include T-6 Texan II, T-1 Jayhawk, T-38 Talon. Lackland AFB provides USAF Basic Training to new Airmen and supports Texas Air National Guard 149th FW F-16 and Air Force Reserve 433d AW C-5 flight operations at Kelly Field Annex (Formerly Kelly AFB).[74][75][76]

Joint Region Marianas Guam 13°34′52″N 144°55′28″E / 13.58111°N 144.92444°E / 13.58111; 144.92444 (Andersen AFB) 36th Wing Under United States Navy jurisdiction Merger of USN Naval Base Guam and USAF Andersen Air Force Base


USAF Pacific Air Forces 36th Wing at Andersen AFB. Supports transient aircraft using Andersen for training operations. (No permanent aircraft assigned)[77][78]

United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa

US Air Force Installations in the Europe Command

USAF air component for U.S. European Command (EUCOM). USAFE has seven main operating bases along with 114 geographically separated locations.[79]

Name Location Coordinates Unit Emblem Unit Designation Notes/Mission
Ankara Support Facility Turkey
39th Air Base Wing
717th Air Base Squadron
A GSU of Incirlik Air Base, operates the Ankara Support Facility providing support to the American Community in the Ankara Area including the diverse military community and the U.S. Embassy.[80]
Aviano Air Base Italy 46°01′53″N 012°35′49″E / 46.03139°N 12.59694°E / 46.03139; 12.59694 (Aviano AB) 31st Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central.[81]
Büchel Air Base Germany 50°10′35″N 007°03′28″E / 50.17639°N 7.05778°E / 50.17639; 7.05778 (Büchel AB) 52d Fighter Wing 702nd Munitions Support Squadron.[82]
Chievres Air Base Belgium 50°35′9.58″N 003°50′37.47″E / 50.5859944°N 3.8437417°E / 50.5859944; 3.8437417 (Chievres AB) 86th Airlift Wing GSU of Ramstein Air Base.[83]
Ghedi Air Base Italy 45°25′52.57″N 10°16′48.40″E / 45.4312694°N 10.2801111°E / 45.4312694; 10.2801111 (Ghedi AB) 52d Fighter Wing 704th Munitions Support Squadron.[82]
Incirlik Air Base Turkey 37°00′07″N 035°25′33″E / 37.00194°N 35.42583°E / 37.00194; 35.42583 (Incirlik Air Base) 39th Air Base Wing No permanent aircraft assigned. Supports USAF/NATO aircraft deployed to Southern Europe supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central.[84]
Izmir Air Station Turkey 38°27′27″N 027°10′13″E / 38.45750°N 27.17028°E / 38.45750; 27.17028 (Izmir Air Station)
39th Air Base Wing
425th Air Base Squadron
No permanent aircraft assigned. Supports U.S. personnel assigned to Component Command Headquarters Air Izmir and tenant organizations at over 20 GSU sites in Turkey. Administers the $1 million US-Turkish Cigli AB Loan Agreement. Performs everything normally accomplished by a wing, with the exception of operations. Izmir Air Station is the oldest NATO base in Turkey. The headquarters of NATO's Allied Air Component Command for Southern Europe has been located in Izmir since 11 August 2004.[85]
Kleine Brogel Air Base Belgium 52d Fighter Wing 701st Munitions Support Squadron.[82]
Lajes Field Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal 38°45′42″N 027°05′26″W / 38.76167°N 27.09056°W / 38.76167; -27.09056 (Lajes Field) 65th Air Base Wing Non-flying wing; En route support for transient aircraft making trans-Atlantic crossings. In recent years traffic has declined as the U.S. Air Force moves towards mid-air refueling methods, leaving the airfield devoid of active aircraft for periods of time. However, the strategic importance of the site will likely keep it active for many years to come.[86]
Morón Air Base Spain 86th Airlift Wing
496th Air Base Squadron
GSU of Ramstein Air Base.[83]
NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen Germany Logistics Wing The Component Commander and the Logistics Wing of the E-3A Component currently fall under the USAF.[87]
Pápa Air Base Hungary The Heavy Airlift Wing Pápa Air Base was selected to host the operational arm of the Strategic Airlift Capability, The Heavy Airlift Wing. The initial cadre of the Heavy Airlift Wing arrived to Pápa Air Base in October 2008.[88]
RAF Alconbury Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 52°22′15.27″N 000°13′36.94″W / 52.3709083°N 0.2269278°W / 52.3709083; -0.2269278 (RAF Alconbury) 501st Combat Support Wing
423d Air Base Group
Provides combat support enabling intelligence and communications at RAF Alconbury, RAF Molesworth, and at Stavanger, Norway.[89] Oldest USAFE (1951) and last major World War II USAAF Eighth Air Force operational base in the UK (1942) still on active status. Withdraw announced in 2015.[90]
RAF Croughton Northamptonshire, United Kingdom 501st Combat Support Wing
422d Air Base Group
Provides combat support enabling communications and global strike operations at RAF Croughton, RAF Fairford, and RAF Welford.[91]
RAF Fairford Gloucestershire, United Kingdom 501st Combat Support Wing
420th Air Base Squadron
Standby airfield.[92]
RAF Feltwell Norfolk, United Kingdom 48th Fighter Wing
100th Air Refueling Wing
501st Combat Support Wing
352d Special Operations Group (AFSOC)
Accommodation and support unit for personnel at RAF Lakenheath.[92]
RAF Fylingdales North York Moors, United Kingdom 54°21′28.42″N 0°40′12.37″W / 54.3578944°N 0.6701028°W / 54.3578944; -0.6701028 (RAF Fylingdales) 501st Combat Support Wing Joint UK–US intelligence and communications site.[92]
RAF Lakenheath Suffolk, United Kingdom 52°24′30″N 000°33′24″E / 52.40833°N 0.55667°E / 52.40833; 0.55667 (RAF Lakenheath) 48th Fighter Wing F-15 Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central, the only F-15 squadrons in Europe. Also HH-60G PAVEHawk Search and Rescue helicopters. Last remaining active USAFE unit to be stationed in France (1952–1960). Given "Statue of Liberty Wing" (Statue De La Liberte)official designation on 4 July 1954 while stationed there aty Chaumont AB France. Only USAF Wing with a numerical and a name designator.[93]
RAF Menwith Hill North Yorkshire, United Kingdom 501st Combat Support Wing
421st Air Base Group
Joint UK–US intelligence and communications site.[94]
RAF Mildenhall Suffolk, United Kingdom 52°21′54″N 000°28′51″E / 52.36500°N 0.48083°E / 52.36500; 0.48083 (RAF Mildenhall)
100th Air Refueling Wing
501st Combat Support Wing
352d Special Operations Group (AFSOC)
KC-135 Stratotanker operations supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central, the only air refueling wing in Europe. Also major Air Mobility Command Aerial Port for UK. Mildenhall serves as a bridge between the US and Europe and the Middle East, allowing aircraft to refuel mid-air or resupply on the airfield before continuing to their destination. HQ Third Air Force.[95] 100th ARW carries the lineage and history of World War II USAAF Eighth Air Force 100th Bombardment Group, stationed in the UK 1943–1945. Withdraw announced in 2015.[90]
RAF Molesworth Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom 501st Combat Support Wing
423d Air Base Group
Intelligence analysis centre. Withdraw announced in 2015.[90][96]
RAF Welford Berkshire, United Kingdom 501st Combat Support Wing
420th Munitions Squadron
Provides combat support enabling communications and global strike operations at RAF Croughton, RAF Fairford, and RAF Welford.[91]
Ramstein Air Base Germany 49°26′38.10″N 007°36′08.13″E / 49.4439167°N 7.6022583°E / 49.4439167; 7.6022583 (Ramstein AB)

HQ United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)
HQ United States Air Forces Africa (AFAFRICA)
Third Air Force
86th Airlift Wing
435th Air Ground Operations Wing
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing
USAFE & AFAFRICA theater transport providing a service by relaying equipment to battlefields and war zones, and relaying patients back to the United States or to the nearby Landstuhl Medical Center. Major Air Mobility Command Aerial Port for USAFE. 86th is the longest continuously serving USAFE unit (20 August 1946–present).[97]
Spangdahlem Air Base Germany 49°58′33″N 006°41′50″E / 49.97583°N 6.69722°E / 49.97583; 6.69722 (Spangdahlem AB) 52d Fighter Wing Operate F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt II supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central.[82]
Stavanger Air Station Norway 501st Combat Support Wing
426th Air Base Squadron
Provide support to the Joint Warfare Center (NATO) and DoD personnel assigned to Norway.[98]
Volkel Air Base Netherlands 52d Fighter Wing 703d Munitions Support Squadron.[82]

Pacific Air Forces

US Air Force Installations in the Pacific Command

PACAF's primary mission is to provide U.S. Pacific Command integrated expeditionary Air Force capabilities to defend the Homeland, promote stability, dissuade/deter aggression, and swiftly defeat enemies. PACAF traces its roots to the activation of Far East Air Forces, 3 Aug 1944, at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It consisted of three numbered air forces—5th, 7th and 13th—which were supporting combat operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II. DoD Joint Bases in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam are not listed.[62]

Name Location Coordinates Unit Emblem Unit Designation Notes/Mission
Eielson Air Force Base Fairbanks, Alaska 64°39′56″N 147°06′05″W / 64.66556°N 147.10139°W / 64.66556; -147.10139 (Eielson AFB)
354th Fighter Wing
168th Air Refueling Wing (AK ANG)
F-16 Fighting Falcon Red Flag-Alaska aggressor training. Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling unit.[99][100]
Kadena Air Base Okinawa, Japan 26°21′06″N 127°46′10″E / 26.35167°N 127.76944°E / 26.35167; 127.76944 (Kadena AFB)
18th Wing
353d Special Operations Group (AFSOC)
F-15 Eagle air defense operations over Japan and East Asia. The 18th Wing also conducts KC-135 air refueling and E-3B Airborne Command and Control operations in addition to HH-60G PAVEHawk Search and Rescue helicopter operations. 353d SOG provides special operations capability to PACAF.[101] 18th Operations Group (as 18th Pursuit Group) was assigned to Wheeler Field, Hawaii Territory on 21 January 1927. Oldest USAF unit continually assigned to Pacific.
Kunsan Air Base Republic of Korea 35°54′13″N 126°36′57″E / 35.90361°N 126.61583°E / 35.90361; 126.61583 (Kunsan AB) 8th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon defense of South Korea.[102] 8th Operations Group (as 8th Pursuit Group) oldest Fifth Air Force unit, continually assigned since 6 March 1942.
Misawa Air Base Japan 40°42′19″N 141°22′19″E / 40.70528°N 141.37194°E / 40.70528; 141.37194 (Misawa AB) 35th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon air defense operations over Japan.[103]
Osan Air Base Republic of Korea 37°05′26″N 127°01′47″E / 37.09056°N 127.02972°E / 37.09056; 127.02972 (Osan AB) 51st Fighter Wing
694th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
F-16 Fighting Falcon air defense of South Korea and A-10 Thunderbolt II support of US/ROK ground forces. HQ Seventh Air Force[104]
Yokota Air Base Japan 35°44′55″N 139°20′55″E / 35.74861°N 139.34861°E / 35.74861; 139.34861 (Yokota AB) 374th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules tactical airlift operation in Western Pacific. HQ Fifth Air Force[105] 374th Operations Group (as 374th Troop Carrier Group) continually assigned to Fifth Air Force since 12 November 1942. Activated in Australia, never assigned to the United States.

United States Air Forces Central

US Air Force Installations in the Central Command

The primary mission of units assigned to United States Air Forces Central (USAFCENT), are to support the Global War on Terrorism by providing aerial support for U.S. and Coalition forces on the ground. Air Expeditionary units assigned to USAFCENT are in provisional status and do not carry a permanent history or lineage.

Publicly disclosed units and stations are listed below:[106]

Name Location Coordinates Unit Emblem Unit Designation Notes/Mission
Al Dhafra Air Base United Arab Emirates 24°14′53″N 054°32′51″E / 24.24806°N 54.54750°E / 24.24806; 54.54750 (Al Dhafra AB)
380th Air Expeditionary Wing
363d Flying Training Group (ACC)
Primary AFCENT Deployment Base. Performs intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and aerial refueling in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The attached 9th Air Force 363d Flying Training Group facilitates the flying training of airmen from various nations.[107][108]
Al Udeid Air Base Qatar 25°07′02″N 051°18′53″E / 25.11722°N 51.31472°E / 25.11722; 51.31472 (Al Udeid AB)
379th Air Expeditionary Wing
64th Air Expeditionary Group
Primary AFCENT Deployment Base. Provides combat airpower and combat support for Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and through support of the Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. 64th AEG providings integrated defense, emergency response, and combat support for the base. Al Udeid is the forward Headquarters of the United States Central Command, as well as the 83d Expeditionary Air Group of the Royal Air Force. The base is frequently used as a staging base for air units that are transferring into Iraq,[109]
Ali Al Salem Air Base Kuwait 29°20′48″N 047°31′14″E / 29.34667°N 47.52056°E / 29.34667; 47.52056 (Ali Al Salem AB)
386th Air Expeditionary Wing
387th Air Expeditionary Operations Group
Primary AFCENT Deployment Base. Primary tactical airlift hub for re-supply missions supporting Coalition operations in Iraq and providing combat service support to land component forces throughout the Persian Gulf Region and Iraq. 387th AEOG provides base operating support-integration for Coalition forces and civilian contractors.[110]
Bagram Airfield Afghanistan 34°56′46″N 069°15′54″E / 34.94611°N 69.26500°E / 34.94611; 69.26500 (Bagram AFLD)
455th Air Expeditionary Wing
755th Air Expeditionary Group
Provides the International Security Assistance Force with responsive airpower as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. First constructed during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but it has since been greatly improved. The United States has spent more than $200 million improving Bagram, and the base now includes shops, restaurants, recreational complexes, and housing for thousands of personnel.[111]
Kabul International Airport Afghanistan 34°33′56″N 069°12′39″E / 34.56556°N 69.21083°E / 34.56556; 69.21083 (Kabul IAP)
438th Air Expeditionary Wing
438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group
Provides the International Security Assistance Force with responsive airpower as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.[112]
Kandahar Airfield Afghanistan 31°30′21″N 065°50′52″E / 31.50583°N 65.84778°E / 31.50583; 65.84778 (Kandahar AFLD)
451st Air Expeditionary Group
651st Air Expeditionary Group
738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group
Provides the International Security Assistance Force with responsive airpower as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. 738th AEAG is a detached component of the 438th AEW at Kabul IAP[112][113]
Sheik Isa Air Base Bahrain 25°55′05″N 50°35′26″E / 25.91806°N 50.59056°E / 25.91806; 50.59056 (Sheik Isa AB) Detachment of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Logistical hub.
Shindand Air Base Afghanistan 33°23′28.79″N 62°15′39.51″E / 33.3913306°N 62.2609750°E / 33.3913306; 62.2609750 (Shindand AB) 838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group Being developed into a major flying training base for the Afghanistan Air Force. 838th AEAG is a detached component of the 438th AEW at Kabul IAP[112][114]
RAFO Thumrait Oman 17°39′56″N 54°01′28″E / 17.66556°N 54.02444°E / 17.66556; 54.02444 (RAFO Thumrait) 405th Air Expeditionary Wing Primary AFCENT Deployment Base. Air Refueling operations
Transit Center at Manas (Closed 2014) Kyrgyzstan 43°03′01″N 074°28′10″E / 43.05028°N 74.46944°E / 43.05028; 74.46944 (Manas TS) 376th Air Expeditionary Wing As its name suggests, the base is the main transit point for troops leaving and entering Afghanistan and is known to many soldiers as "The Gateway to Hell." The site is equipped with comforts, including video games, internet cafes, and wireless internet.[115]

Air National Guard & Air Force Reserve

Air National Guard units are a reserve military force composed of state Air National Guard militia members or federally recognized units and report to the governor of their respective state, territory (Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands) or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard. Each of the 54 Air National Guard organizations is supervised by the adjutant general of the state or territory,[116]

Air Force Reserve units are aligned under Fourth Air Force, Tenth Air Force and Twenty-Second Air Force of the Air Force Reserve Command. The command has Fighter, Air Refueling and Airlift units, and is administratively responsible for all the Air Force's individual mobilization augmentees.[117]

Name Location Coordinates State Unit Emblem Unit Designation Notes/Mission
Abston Air National Guard Station Montgomery, Alabama 32°21′22″N 086°20′48″W / 32.35611°N 86.34667°W / 32.35611; -86.34667 (Abston ANGS) AL ANG 226th Combat Communications Group AFSPC gained cyber unit.[118]
Atlantic City International Airport Atlantic City, New Jersey 39°26′53″N 074°34′54″W / 39.44806°N 74.58167°W / 39.44806; -74.58167 (Atlantic city ANGB) NJ ANG 177th Fighter Wing ACC gained unit, operates F-16 Fighting Falcon. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission.[119]
Bangor Air National Guard Base
Bangor International Airport
Bangor, Maine 44°48′51″N 068°49′51″W / 44.81417°N 68.83083°W / 44.81417; -68.83083 (Bangor ANGB) ME ANG 101st Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker under 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Former Strategic Air Command Dow Air Force Base[120]
Barnes Air National Guard Base
Barnes Municipal Airport
Westfield, Massachusetts 42°09′56″N 072°43′14″W / 42.16556°N 72.72056°W / 42.16556; -72.72056 (Barnes ANGB) MA ANG 104th Fighter Wing ACC gained unit 9th Air Force. Operates F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter. Deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[121]
Beightler Armory Columbus, Ohio 40°05′18″N 083°04′01″W / 40.08833°N 83.06694°W / 40.08833; -83.06694 (Beightler Armory) OH ANG HQ Ohio Air National Guard [122]
Berry Field Air National Guard Base
Nashville International Airport
Nashville, Tennessee 36°07′36″N 86°40′55″W / 36.12667°N 86.68194°W / 36.12667; -86.68194 (Berry Field ANGB) TN ANG 118th Airlift Wing AETC gained under 19th Air Force. Operates C-130 Hercules in training missions.[123]
Birmingham Air National Guard Base
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport
Birmingham, Alabama 33°33′50″N 086°45′08″W / 33.56389°N 86.75222°W / 33.56389; -86.75222 (Birmingham ANGB) AL ANG 117th Air Refueling Wing AMC gained unit, operates KC-135 Stratotanker, performs worldwide aerial refueling and airlift missions.[124]
Bradley Air National Guard Base
Bradley International Airport
Windsor Locks, Connecticut 41°56′20″N 72°41′0″W / 41.93889°N 72.68333°W / 41.93889; -72.68333 (Bradley ANGB) CT ANG 103d Airlift Wing AMC gained unit, 18th Air Force. Operates C-21a Cougar for aeromedical airlift missions.[125]
Burlington Air National Guard Base
Burlington International Airport
Burlington, Vermont 44°28′22″N 073°08′48″W / 44.47278°N 73.14667°W / 44.47278; -73.14667 (Burlington ANGB) VT ANG 158th Fighter Wing ACC gained unit, operates F-16 Fighting Falcon. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission.


Former Air Defense Command Ethan Allen Air Force Base.[126]

Camp Mabry Austin, Texas 30°19′04″N 097°45′38″W / 30.31778°N 97.76056°W / 30.31778; -97.76056 (Camp Mabry) TX ANG HQ Texas Air National Guard [127]
Capital Airport Air National Guard Station
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport
Springfield, Illinois 39°50′39″N 089°40′41″W / 39.84417°N 89.67806°W / 39.84417; -89.67806 (Capital Airport NGS) IL ANG 183d Fighter Wing ACC gained unit, operates a Centralized Repair Facility. Repairs General Electric F110 Engines for the United States Air Force, Wing designation subject to change pending realignment from the 2005 BRAC.[128]
Channel Islands Air National Guard Station Oxnard, California 34°06′54″N 119°06′37″W / 34.11500°N 119.11028°W / 34.11500; -119.11028 (Bradley ANGB) CA ANG 146th Airlift Wing Station is co-located with USN Naval Air Station Point Mugu 146th AW is AMC gained unit, 18th Air Force. Operates C-130 Hercules. Also HQ California Air National Guard[129]
Charleston Air National Guard Base
Yeager Airport
Charleston, West Virginia 38°22′23″N 81°35′35″W / 38.37306°N 81.59306°W / 38.37306; -81.59306 (Charleston ANGB) WV ANG 130th Airlift Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force. Operates C-130 Hercules assigned to 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force.[130]
Charlotte Air National Guard Base
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte, North Carolina 35°12′58″N 80°55′55″W / 35.21611°N 80.93194°W / 35.21611; -80.93194 (Charlotte ANGB) NC ANG 145th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. Operates C-130 Hercules in training missions.[131]
Cheyenne Air National Guard Base
Cheyenne Regional Airport
Cheyenne, Wyoming 41°09′41″N 104°49′10″W / 41.16139°N 104.81944°W / 41.16139; -104.81944 (Cheyenne ANGB) WY ANG 153d Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. Performs training missions using C-130 Hercules.[132]
Clear Air Force Station Denali Borough, Alaska 64°17′26″N 149°11′13″W / 64.29056°N 149.18694°W / 64.29056; -149.18694 (Clear AFS) AK ANG 213th Space Warning Squadron AFSPC gained. The primary mission of is to provide Early Warning of Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBMs) and Submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBMs) to the Missile Correlation Center (MCC) at North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).[133]
Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center Gulfport, Mississippi 30°24′26″N 089°04′12″W / 30.40722°N 89.07000°W / 30.40722; -89.07000 (Gulfport CRTS) MS ANG 255th Air Control Squadron Hosts regular deployments of Army and Air Force ANG units, and offers offshore airspace that is fully instrumented (ACMI) for recording air-to-air engagements.[134]
Montgomery Air National Guard Base
Dannelly Field
Montgomery, Alabama 32°18′16″N 086°24′01″W / 32.30444°N 86.40028°W / 32.30444; -86.40028 (Montgomery ANGB) AL ANG 187th Fighter Wing ACC gained F-16 Fighting Falcon tactical fighter unit, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[135]
Muñiz Air National Guard Base
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport
San Juan, Puerto Rico 18°26′22″N 066°00′07″W / 18.43944°N 66.00194°W / 18.43944; -66.00194 (Muniz ANGB) PR ANG 156th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. The 156th Airlift Wing's C-130 Hercules mission is to perform the tactical portion of the airlift mission.[136]
Denver, Colorado AFRC Air Reserve Personnel Center Located on Buckley Air Force Base, 1 August 2011. Provides administrative support to more than 980,000 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard forces.[137]
Des Moines Air National Guard Base
Des Moines International Airport
Des Moines, Iowa 41°32′18″N 093°39′34″W / 41.53833°N 93.65944°W / 41.53833; -93.65944 (Des Moines ANGB) IA ANG 132d Fighter Wing ACC gained 12th Air Force. F-16 Fighting Falcon tactical fighter unit, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[138]
Dobbins Air Reserve Base Marietta, Georgia 33°54′55″N 084°30′59″W / 33.91528°N 84.51639°W / 33.91528; -84.51639 (Dobbins ARB) AFRC 94th Airlift Wing AETC gained. Primary mission is to trainC-130 Hercules aircrews for the United States Air Force, active duty, guard and reserve components. HQ Twenty-Second Air Force[139]
Duke Field Crestview, Florida 30°39′01″N 086°31′22″W / 30.65028°N 86.52278°W / 30.65028; -86.52278 (Duke Field) AFRC 919th Special Operations Wing 10th Air Force, gained by AFSOC. Only special operations unit in the Air Force Reserve, the 919th SOW deploys in numerous contingencies throughout the world.[140]
Duluth Air National Guard Base
Duluth International Airport
Duluth, Minnesota 46°50′32″N 92°11′37″W / 46.84222°N 92.19361°W / 46.84222; -92.19361 (Duluth ANGB) MN ANG 148th Fighter Wing ACC gained unit, operates F-16 Fighting Falcon. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission.[141]
Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base
Ellington Airport
Houston, Texas 29°36′26″N 95°09′32″W / 29.60722°N 95.15889°W / 29.60722; -95.15889 (Ellington Field JRB) TX ANG 147th Reconnaissance Wing ACC gained unit, operates MQ-1 Predator. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission.[142]
Fargo Air National Guard Base
Hector International Airport
Fargo, North Dakota 46°55′14″N 096°48′57″W / 46.92056°N 96.81583°W / 46.92056; -96.81583 (Fargo ANGB) ND ANG 119th Wing ACC gained unit, operates C-21 Learjet, MQ-1 Predator. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission.[143]
Forbes Field Air National Guard Base
Forbes Field Airport
Topeka, Kansas 38°57′04″N 095°39′57″W / 38.95111°N 95.66583°W / 38.95111; -95.66583 (Forbes Field ANGB) KS ANG 190th Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker globally under 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Formerly Forbes Air Force Base.[144]
Fort Smith Air National Guard Station
Fort Smith Regional Airport
Fort Smith, Arkansas 35°20′12″N 94°22′03″W / 35.33667°N 94.36750°W / 35.33667; -94.36750 (Fort Smith ANGB) AR ANG 188th Fighter Wing ACC gained under 12th Air Force. Operates A-10 Thunderbolt II, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[145]
Fort Wayne Air National Guard Station
Fort Wayne International Airport
Fort Wayne, Indiana 40°58′42″N 085°11′42″W / 40.97833°N 85.19500°W / 40.97833; -85.19500 (Fort Wayne ANGS) IN ANG 122d Fighter Wing ACC gained under 9th Air Force. Operates A-10 Thunderbolt II, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[146]
Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base
Francis S. Gabreski Airport
Westhampton Beach, New York 40°50′13″N 072°38′32″W / 40.83694°N 72.64222°W / 40.83694; -72.64222 (Francis S. Gabreski ANGB) NY ANG 106th Rescue Wing Oldest flying unit in Air National Guard. Operates C-130 Hercules and other specialized aircraft for air/sea rescue missions.[147]
Fresno Air National Guard Base
Fresno Yosemite International Airport
Fresno, California 36°46′34″N 119°43′50″W / 36.77611°N 119.73056°W / 36.77611; -119.73056 (Fresno ANGB) CA ANG 144th Fighter Wing ACC gained unit, operates F-16 Fighting Falcon. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission.[148]
Hensley Field Grand Prairie, Texas 32°44′24″N 096°58′12″W / 32.74000°N 96.97000°W / 32.74000; -96.97000 (Hensley Field) TX ANG 254th Combat Communications Group Non-Flying facility, ACC gained unit. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission.[149]
General Mitchell Air National Guard Base
General Mitchell International Airport
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 42°56′50″N 087°53′48″W / 42.94722°N 87.89667°W / 42.94722; -87.89667 (General Mitchell ANGB) WI ANG 128th Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker under 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force.[150]
Gowen Field Air National Guard Base
Boise Airport
Boise, Idaho 43°33′52″N 116°13′22″W / 43.56444°N 116.22278°W / 43.56444; -116.22278 (Gowen Field ANGB) ID ANG 124th Fighter Wing ACC gained, 12th Air Force. Operates A-10 Thunderbolt II, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[151]
Great Falls Air National Guard Base
Great Falls International Airport
Great Falls, Montana 47°28′55.20″N 111°22′14.46″W / 47.4820000°N 111.3706833°W / 47.4820000; -111.3706833 (Great Falls ANGB) MT ANG 120th Fighter Wing ACC gained unit, operates F-15 Eagle. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission.[152]
Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base Kokomo, Indiana 40°38′53″N 086°09′08″W / 40.64806°N 86.15222°W / 40.64806; -86.15222 (Grissom ARB) AFRC 434th Air Refueling Wing 4th Air Force, gained by AMC. The largest KC-135 Stratotanker wing in the Air Force Reserve Command.[153]
Hancock Field Air National Guard Base
Syracuse Hancock International Airport
Syracuse, New York 43°06′41″N 076°07′25″W / 43.11139°N 76.12361°W / 43.11139; -76.12361 (Hancock Field) NY ANG 174th Fighter Wing ACC Gained, 9th Air Force. Equipped with MQ-9 Reaper for intelligence gathering missions. Deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[154]
Harrisburg Air National Guard Base
Harrisburg International Airport
Middletown, Pennsylvania 40°11′37″N 076°45′48″W / 40.19361°N 76.76333°W / 40.19361; -76.76333 (Harrisburg ANGB) PA ANG 193d Special Operations Wing AFSOC gained. Operates EC-130 Hercules Commander Solo Special Operations aircraft. Deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations. Former Olmsted Air Force Base.[155]
Homestead Air Reserve Base Homestead, Florida 25°29′18″N 080°23′01″W / 25.48833°N 80.38361°W / 25.48833; -80.38361 (Homestead ARB) AFRC 482d Fighter Wing 10th Air Force, gained by ACC. Flies F-16 Fighting Falcon.[156]
Jackson Air National Guard Base
Jackson-Evers International Airport
Jackson, Mississippi 32°18′40″N 090°04′33″W / 32.31111°N 90.07583°W / 32.31111; -90.07583 (Jackson ANGB) MS ANG 172d Airlift Wing AMC gained, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates C-17 Globemaster III for global airlift missions.[157]
Jacksonville Air National Guard Base
Jacksonville International Airport
Jacksonville, Florida 30°29′39″N 081°41′16″W / 30.49417°N 81.68778°W / 30.49417; -81.68778 (Jacksonville ANGB) FL ANG 125th Fighter Wing ACC gained unit, operates F-15 Eagle. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission. HQ Florida Air National Guard[158]
Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station
Sioux Falls Regional Airport
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 43°34′55″N 096°44′31″W / 43.58194°N 96.74194°W / 43.58194; -96.74194 (Joe Foss Field ANGS) SD ANG 114th Fighter Wing ACC gained under 12th Air Force. F-16 Fighting Falcon tactical fighter unit, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[159]
Kellogg Air National Guard Base
W. K. Kellogg Airport
Battle Creek, Michigan 42°18′26.2″N 85°15′05.3″W / 42.307278°N 85.251472°W / 42.307278; -85.251472 (Kellogg ANGB) MI ANG 110th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. C-21 Learjet aeromedical evacuation mission.[160]
Key Field Air National Guard Base
Meridian Regional Airport
Meridian, Mississippi 32°19′57″N 088°45′07″W / 32.33250°N 88.75194°W / 32.33250; -88.75194 (Key Field ANGB) MS ANG 186th Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker on global refueling missions. Part of 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force.[161]
Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base
Klamath Falls Airport
Klamath Falls, Oregon 42°09′22″N 121°43′59″W / 42.15611°N 121.73306°W / 42.15611; -121.73306 (Kingsley Field ANGB) OR ANG 173d Fighter Wing AETC gained under 19th Air Force. Operates F-15 Eagle training airmen and pilots. Former Air Defense Command Kingsley Air Force Base.[162]
Lincoln Air National Guard Base
Lincoln Airport
Lincoln, Nebraska 40°51′04″N 096°45′33″W / 40.85111°N 96.75917°W / 40.85111; -96.75917 (Lincoln AFB) NE ANG 155th Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker performing global air refueling missions. Former Lincoln Air Force Base.[163]
Louisville Air National Guard Base
Louisville International Airport
Louisville, Kentucky 38°10′41″N 85°43′29″W / 38.17806°N 85.72472°W / 38.17806; -85.72472 (Louisville ANGB) KY ANG 123d Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. Operates C-130 Hercules in training missions.[164]
Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base
Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport
Mansfield, Ohio 40°48′49″N 82°31′00″W / 40.81361°N 82.51667°W / 40.81361; -82.51667 (Mansfield Lahm ANGB) OH ANG 179th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. Operates C-130 Hercules in training missions.[165]
March Joint Air Reserve Base Riverside, California 33°52′50″N 117°15′34″W / 33.88056°N 117.25944°W / 33.88056; -117.25944 (March ARB) AFRC
452d Air Mobility Wing
163d Reconnaissance Wing (CA ANG)
AMC gained. Mission to organize, train and equip aircrews to provide air refueling and strategic airlift C-17 Globemaster III. CA Air National Guard 163d RW operates MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). HQ Fourth Air Force[166][167]
McEntire Joint National Guard Base Eastover, South Carolina 33°55′15″N 080°48′04″W / 33.92083°N 80.80111°W / 33.92083; -80.80111 (McEntire ANGB) SC ANG 169th Fighter Wing ACC gained, 9th Air Force. F-16 Fighting Falcon tactical fighter unit, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[168]
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base
McGhee Tyson Airport
Knoxville, Tennessee 35°48′39″N 083°59′38″W / 35.81083°N 83.99389°W / 35.81083; -83.99389 (McGhee Tyson ANGB) TN ANG 134th Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker under 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates Air National Guard Training and Education Center. Former Air Defense Command McGhee Tyson Air Force Base.[169]
Memphis Air National Guard Base
Memphis International Airport
Memphis, Tennessee 35°02′33″N 089°58′36″W / 35.04250°N 89.97667°W / 35.04250; -89.97667 (Memphis ANGB) TN ANG 164th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates C-5 Galaxy heavy airlifter globally.[170]
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station
Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport
Minneapolis – Saint Paul, Minnesota 44°52′54″N 093°14′01″W / 44.88167°N 93.23361°W / 44.88167; -93.23361 (Minneapolis JARS) AFRC
934th Airlift Wing
133d Airlift Wing (MN ANG)
Gained by Air Mobility Command 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Assigned to 10th Air Force. Both AFRES and ANG operate C-130 Hercules aircraft.[171]
Moffett Federal Airfield Mountain View, California 37°24′54″N 122°02′54″W / 37.41500°N 122.04833°W / 37.41500; -122.04833 (Moffett Federal Airfield) CA ANG 129th Rescue Wing Base is under United States Navy jurisdiction. 129th RQW mission is to train and prepare to perform its wartime mission of personnel recovery anywhere in the world. Also supports Air National Guard Band of the West Coast.[172]
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth Westworth Village, Texas 32°46′09″N 097°26′30″W / 32.76917°N 97.44167°W / 32.76917; -97.44167 (NASJRB Fort Worth) AFRC
301st Fighter Wing
136th Airlift Wing (TX ANG)
Under United States Navy jurisdiction; formerly Carswell Air Force Base; HQ Tenth Air Force; Texas Air National Guard C-130 Hercules wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force.[173][174]
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove Horsham Township, Pennsylvania 40°11′59″N 075°08′53″W / 40.19972°N 75.14806°W / 40.19972; -75.14806 (NASJRB Willow Grove) PA ANG 111th Fighter Wing Base is under United States Navy jurisdiction. 111th FW tenant organization. ACC 9th Air Force gained A-10 Thunderbolt II wing, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[175]
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans Belle Chasse, Louisiana 29°49′31″N 090°02′06″W / 29.82528°N 90.03500°W / 29.82528; -90.03500 (NASJRB New Orleans) LA ANG 159th Fighter Wing Base is under United States Navy jurisdiction. ACC gained, 9th Air Force. Operates F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[176]
New Castle Air National Guard Base
New Castle Airport
New Castle, Delaware 39°41′07″N 075°35′57″W / 39.68528°N 75.59917°W / 39.68528; -75.59917 (New Castle ANGB) DE ANG 166th Airlift Wing AETC gained. Operates C-130 Hercules in training missions.[177]
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
Niagara Falls International Airport
Niagara Falls, New York 43°06′48″N 078°56′51″W / 43.11333°N 78.94750°W / 43.11333; -78.94750 (Niagara Falls ARS) AFRC
914th Airlift Wing
107th Airlift Wing (NY ANG)
22d Air Force. AETC gained, Both AFRES and NY ANG operate C-130 Hercules[178]
North Highlands Air National Guard Station Sacramento, California 38°38′24″N 121°24′09″W / 38.64000°N 121.40250°W / 38.64000; -121.40250 (North Highlands ANGS) CA ANG 162d Combat Communications Group Non-flying unit; AFSPC gained, 24th Air Force. Deploys tactical combat communications equipment.[179]
Otis Air National Guard Base Mashpee, Massachusetts 41°39′31″N 070°31′17″W / 41.65861°N 70.52139°W / 41.65861; -70.52139 (Otis ANGB) MA ANG 102d Intelligence Wing Non-flying Wing. Air Force ISR Agency gained.[180]
Pease Air National Guard Base Portsmouth, New Hampshire 43°04′41″N 070°49′24″W / 43.07806°N 70.82333°W / 43.07806; -70.82333 (Pease ANGB) NH ANG 157th Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker performing global air refueling missions. Former Pease Air Force Base.[181]
Peoria Air National Guard Base
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport
Peoria, Illinois 40°39′38″N 089°41′44″W / 40.66056°N 89.69556°W / 40.66056; -89.69556 (Memphis ANGB) IL ANG 182d Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. Operates C-130 Hercules in training missions.[182]
Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station
Pittsburgh International Airport
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 40°29′40.49″N 080°12′55.71″W / 40.4945806°N 80.2154750°W / 40.4945806; -80.2154750 (Pittsburgh ARS) AFRC
911th Airlift Wing
171st Air Refueling Wing (PA ANG)
22d Air Force, AMC Gained. AFRES operates C-130 Hercules. PA Air National Guard 171st Air Refueling Wing is a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling unit.[183][184]
Portland Air National Guard Base
Portland International Airport
Portland, Oregon 45°34′56″N 122°35′23″W / 45.58222°N 122.58972°W / 45.58222; -122.58972 (Portland ANGB) OR ANG 142d Fighter Wing ACC gained unit, operates F-15 Eagle. Operational control exercised by First Air Force/AFNORTH for Operation Noble Eagle NORAD CONAR Air Defense mission.[185]
Quonset Point Air National Guard Station
Quonset State Airport
North Kingstown, Rhode Island 41°35′50″N 071°24′44″W / 41.59722°N 71.41222°W / 41.59722; -71.41222 (Quonset Point ANGS) RI ANG 143d Airlift Wing AMC gained 18th Air Force. Operates C-130 Hercules transports.[186]
Reno Air National Guard Base
Reno-Tahoe International Airport
Reno, Nevada 39°29′57″N 119°46′05″W / 39.49917°N 119.76806°W / 39.49917; -119.76806 (Reno ANGB) NV ANG 152d Airlift Wing AMC gained unit, operates C-130 Hercules. Provides rapid airlift and airdrop of cargo and troops. The unit is tasked to deploy anywhere on the globe within an assigned response time to perform both day and night missions.[187]
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base
Rickenbacker International Airport
Columbus, Ohio 39°48′49″N 082°56′48″W / 39.81361°N 82.94667°W / 39.81361; -82.94667 (Rickenbacker ANGB) OH ANG 121st Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker performing global air refueling missions. Former Lockbourne/Rickenbacker Air Force Base.[188]
Rome Research Site
Griffiss International Airport
Rome, New York 43°13′50.955″N 75°24′34.707″W / 43.23082083°N 75.40964083°W / 43.23082083; -75.40964083 (Griffiss AFB) NY ANG Eastern Air Defense Sector NORAD CONR-AFNORTH Ground Control Interceptor Base. Former Griffiss Air Force Base.[189]
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base
Rosecrans Memorial Airport
St. Joseph, Missouri 39°46′19″N 94°54′34.94″W / 39.77194°N 94.9097056°W / 39.77194; -94.9097056 (Rosecrans ANGB) MO ANG 139th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. Operates C-130 Hercules in training missions.[190]
Salt Lake City Air National Guard Base
Salt Lake City International Airport
Salt Lake City, Utah 40°47′18″N 111°58′40″W / 40.78833°N 111.97778°W / 40.78833; -111.97778 (Salt Lake City ANGB) UT ANG 151st Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker under 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force.[191]
Savannah Air National Guard Base
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport
Savannah, Georgia 32°07′39″N 081°12′7″W / 32.12750°N 81.20194°W / 32.12750; -81.20194 (Savannah ANGB) GA ANG 165th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. Operates C-130 Hercules in training missions.[192]
Selfridge Air National Guard Base Mount Clemens, Michigan 42°36′30″N 082°50′08″W / 42.60833°N 82.83556°W / 42.60833; -82.83556 (Selfridge ANGB) MI ANG 127th Wing Both ACC/AMC Gained. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker and A-10 Thunderbolt II in training missions. Deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[193]
Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base
Eastern WV Regional Airport
Martinsburg, West Virginia 39°24′07″N 77°59′04″W / 39.40194°N 77.98444°W / 39.40194; -77.98444 (Shepherd Field ANGB) WV ANG 167th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. Operates C-5 Galaxy heavy-lift transport on a global basis.[194]
Sioux City Air National Guard Base
Sioux Gateway Airport
Sioux City, Iowa 42°23′54″N 096°22′19″W / 42.39833°N 96.37194°W / 42.39833; -96.37194 (Sioux City ANGB) IA ANG 185th Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker performing global air refueling missions.[195]
Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base Phoenix, Arizona 33°25′36″N 112°00′43″W / 33.42667°N 112.01194°W / 33.42667; -112.01194 (Sky Harbor ANGB) AZ ANG 161st Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker performing global air refueling missions.[196]
Springfield Air National Guard Base
Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport
Springfield, Ohio 39°50′25″N 083°50′25″W / 39.84028°N 83.84028°W / 39.84028; -83.84028 (Springfield ANGB) OH ANG 178th Fighter Wing AETC gained, operates F-16 Fighting Falcon on in training missions.[197]
Stewart Air National Guard Base
Stewart International Airport
Newburgh, New York 41°30′15″N 74°06′17″W / 41.50417°N 74.10472°W / 41.50417; -74.10472 (Stewart ANGB) NY ANG 105th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates C-5 Galaxy heavy airlifter globally.[198]
Stratton Air National Guard Base
Schenectady County Airport
Schenectady, New York 42°51′09″N 073°55′21″W / 42.85250°N 73.92250°W / 42.85250; -73.92250 (Stratton ANGB) NY ANG 109th Airlift Wing AMC gained, 18th Air Force. Only Air Force unit equipped with specialized ski-equipped LC-130H Hercules for arctic ice/snow landing missions.[199]
Terre Haute Air National Guard Base
Terre Haute International Airport
Terre Haute, Indiana 39°27′05″N 087°18′27″W / 39.45139°N 87.30750°W / 39.45139; -87.30750 (Terre Haute ANGB) IN ANG 181st Intelligence Wing Non-flying Wing. Air Force ISR Agency gained.[200]
Toledo Air National Guard Base
Toledo Express Airport
Toledo, Ohio 41°35′12.5″N 83°48′28.2″W / 41.586806°N 83.807833°W / 41.586806; -83.807833 (Toledo ANGB) OH ANG 180th Fighter Wing ACC gained, 9th Air Force. F-16 Fighting Falcon tactical fighter unit, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[201]
Truax Field Air National Guard Base
Dane County Regional Airport
Madison, Wisconsin 43°08′23″N 089°20′15″W / 43.13972°N 89.33750°W / 43.13972; -89.33750 (Truax Field) WI ANG 115th Fighter Wing ACC gained, 9th Air Force. F-16 Fighting Falcon tactical fighter unit, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[202]
Tucson Air National Guard Base
Tucson International Airport
Tucson, Arizona 32°06′55″N 110°55′50″W / 32.11528°N 110.93056°W / 32.11528; -110.93056 (Tucson ANGB) AZ ANG 162d Fighter Wing AETC gained under 19th Air Force, operates F-16 Fighting Falcon integrated with Luke AFB 56th FW training mission.[203]
Tulsa Air National Guard Base
Tulsa International Airport
Tulsa, Oklahoma 36°11′54″N 095°53′17″W / 36.19833°N 95.88806°W / 36.19833; -95.88806 (Tulsa ANGB) OK ANG 138th Fighter Wing ACC gained, 12th Air Force. F-16 Fighting Falcon tactical fighter unit, deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[204]
Volk Field Air National Guard Base New Lisbon, Wisconsin 43°56′11″N 090°15′35″W / 43.93639°N 90.25972°W / 43.93639; -90.25972 (Volk Field ANGB) WI ANG Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center Volk Field is one of only four Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Centers in the US, and the only one that does not share its airfield with a civilian airport. In addition to its primary mission it is also an Aerial Port of Embarkation.[205]
Warfield Air National Guard Base
Martin State Airport
Middle River, Maryland 39°19′32.38″N 76°24′49.55″W / 39.3256611°N 76.4137639°W / 39.3256611; -76.4137639 (Warfield ANGB) MD ANG 175th Wing Both ACC/AMC Gained. Operates C-130 Hercules and A-10 Thunderbolt II in training missions. Deploys when ordered to USAFCENT and other locations.[206]
Westover Air Reserve Base Chicopee, Massachusetts 42°11′38″N 072°32′05″W / 42.19389°N 72.53472°W / 42.19389; -72.53472 (Westover ARB) AFRC 439th Airlift Wing 4th Air Force, AMC Gained. United States' largest reserve base, operates C-5 Galaxy flying worldwide airlift missions.[207]
Will Rogers Air National Guard Base
Will Rogers World AirportMoved to Tinker AFB in 2007[208]
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 35°23′35″N 097°36′03″W / 35.39306°N 97.60083°W / 35.39306; -97.60083 (Will Rogers ANGB) OK ANG 137th Air Refueling Wing AMC gained, Global tanker force 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Operates KC-135 Stratotanker performing global air refueling missions.[209]
Youngstown Air Reserve Station
Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport
Youngstown, Ohio 41°15′38.64″N 80°40′44.74″W / 41.2607333°N 80.6790944°W / 41.2607333; -80.6790944 (Youngstown ARS) AFRC 910th Airlift Wing 22d Air Force, AMC Gained. C-130 Hercules, home to the Air Force Reserve Command's aerial spray mission.[210]

Inactive United States Air Force installations

Does not include United States Army Air Forces facilities closed before September 1947.[211]

United States

For radar stations in the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Iceland and Canada., see List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations.
See: North Warning System for a list of contractor-operated Distant Early Warning Line (DEW) radar stations in Greenland (Denmark), Canada and Alaska.
For a list of contractor-operated communications sites in Alaska, see List of White Alice Communications System sites.
See: Eastern Test Range for Air Force Auxiliary Bases established to support missile and rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station during the 1950s and early 1960s.

Renamed England Air Force Base, (Closed 1992)
Renamed Bakalar Air Force Base, (Closed 1972)
  • Avon Park AFB, Avon Park, FL
Closed 1956, Re-designated Avon Park Air Force Range (Active)
ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961)
  • Barking Sands AFB, Kauai, HI
Renamed Bonham AFB in 1954
Transferred to US Navy, 1954, Now: Pacific Missile Range Facility
ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961)
  • Bellows AFB, Oahu, HI
Renamed Bellows Air Force Station, 1958, (Active)
  • Benjamin Harrison AFB, Indianapolis, IN
Transferred to United States Army (1950 Fort Benjamin Harrison)
Transferred to United States Army (1950)
  • Big Spring AFB, TX
Renamed Webb Air Force Base in 1952, (Closed 1978)
Transferred to United States Army
Renamed Biggs AAF (Active)
  • Blytheville AFB, Blytheville, AR
Renamed Eaker Air Force Base, (Closed 1992)
Renamed Grissom Air Force Base, (Closed 1994)
Now: Grissom Air Reserve Base (Active)
  • Campbell Air Force Base, Fort Campbell, KY
Transferred to United States Army (1959)
Renamed Campbell AAF
  • Camp Hood AFB, Killeen, TX
Renamed Gray Air Force Base
Transferred to United States Army (1955)
Transferred to United States Army (1953)
Renamed: Carswell Air Reserve Base
Transferred to United States Navy, 1994
Now: Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (Active)
10 AF (AFRC), 301 FW (AFRC), 136 AW (TX ANG) remain as tenants
Renamed Savannah Air National Guard Base (Active)
Renamed Chennault Air Force Base, (Closed 1963)
Re-designated Cheyenne Mountain AS
Re-designated Cheyenne Mountain AFS
Air Force mission transferred to Peterson Air Force Base, 2010
Renamed McEntire Air National Guard Base, 1961 (Active)
  • Waco AFB Waco, TX
Renamed James Connally Air Force Base, (Closed 1966)
Transferred to United States Navy, 1950
Transferred to United States Army, 1975
  • Dobbins AFB, Marietta, GA
Renamed Dobbins Air Reserve Base, 1968 (Active)
Now: Bangor Air National Guard Base (Active)
Renamed: Edward Gary AFB,
Transferred to United States Army (1956)
  • Ellington AFB, Houston, TX
Now: Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base (Active)
  • Ent Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, CO (Closed 1976)
  • Ethan Allen AFB, Burlington, VT (Closed 1960)
Now Burlington Air National Guard Base (Active)
  • Topeka AFB, Topeka, KS
Rennamed Forbes AFB,(Closed 1973)
Now: Forbes Field Air National Guard Base (Active)
Renamed Galena Airport (Closed as a forward interceptor base, 1993)
Transferred to United States Army (1954)
ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961)
Transferred to United States Army (1963)
Renamed Griffiss Air Force Base (Closed 1994)
Portion still in use by New York Air National Guard for Northeast Air Defense Sector
Portion still in use by Air Force Material Command as Rome Laboratory
  • Grissom AFB, Peru, IN
Now: Grissom Air Reserve Base (Active)
Closed 1992, active as an annex to Maxwell AFB
Destroyed by Hurricane Andrew, 1992
Reopened as Homestead Air Reserve Base, 1994 (Active)
ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961)
Transferred to United States Army, 1967
Renamed Hunter Army Airfield (Active)
Closed 1980, reopened 1999, Closed 2005

Airfield active as Lackland Annex/Kelly Field (Joint Base San Antonio)
Renamed Kincheloe Air Force Base (closed 1977)
Transferred to United States Army (1961)
Renamed Ladd AAF (Active)
Renamed: Larson Air Force Base (closed 1966)
Transferred to United States Army (1954)
  • Limestone AFB, Limestone, Me. (renamed Loring AFB)
Renamed: Loring Air Force Base (Closed 1994)
  • Lincoln AFB, Lincoln, NE (Closed 1966)
Now Lincoln Air National Guard Base (Active)
  • Lockbourne AFB, Columbus, OH
Renamed Rickenbacker AFB (Closed 1994)
Now Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (Active)
  • Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, CO (Closed 1994, portions used by various minor administrative units until 2011)
  • Lubbock AFB, Lubbock, TX
Renamed: Reese Air Force Base, (Closed 1997)
ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961)
ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961)
Transferred to United States Army (1953)
Portion transferred to United States Coast Guard
Now CGAS Sacramento (Active; former tenant unit at McClellan AFB)
364th Recruiting Squadron remains as sole USAF activity at McClellan
  • Pinecastle AFB, Orlando, FL
Renamed: McCoy Air Force Base, Orlando, FL (Closed 1975)
ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961)
Renamed King Salmon Airport, (Closed 1990)
Renamed New Castle Air National Guard Base (Active)
Renamed Norton Air Force Base, (closed 1994)
Renamed: Harrisburg Air National Guard Base (Active)
  • Sunnyvale AFB, Sunnyvale, CA.
Renamed: Onizuka AFB
Renamed: Onizuka Air Force Station (Closed 2010)
Transferred to United States Navy, 1968
Renamed NTC Orlando (Closed 1999)
  • Oscoda AFB, Oscoda, MI
Renamed: Wurtsmith Air Force Base (Closed 1993)
  • Otis AFB, Falmouth, MA
Renamed: Otis Air National Guard Base (Active)
Renamed: Paine Air National Guard Base, 1972
Closed 2008, still in occasional use by Air National Guard
Renamed: Pease AFB (Closed 1991)
Renamed: Pease Air National Guard Base (Active)
Portion transferred to United States Coast Guard
Renamed CGAS Borinquen (Active)
Renamed: Schilling Air Force Base (Closed 1965)
  • Selfridge AFB, Detroit, MI
Renamed: Selfridge Air National Guard Base (Active)
  • Smyrna AFB, Smyrna, TN
Renamed: Sewart Air Force Base (Closed 1970)
  • Shemya AFB, Shemya Island, AK
Renamed: Eareckson Air Station, closed 1994, still in use by contractors.
Transferred to United States Army 1953
Later property transferred to United States Army
Kingston Air Field, Kingston, NC
Renamed Stallings Air Base
ATC contract flying training base (Closed 1961)
Renamed Standiford Field Air National Guard Base (Active)
Renamed: Stewart Air National Guard Base (Active)
  • Suffolk County AFB, Westhampton Beach, NY
Renamed: Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base (Active)
Last active use, 1992, undetermined status (Storage area for retired F-117s)
Transferred to United States Navy, 1967
Renamed NAS Albany (closed 1975)
Transferred to United States Marine Corps, 1960
Renamed Marine Corps Air Station Yuma (Active)
Transferred to United States Army, 1993
Renamed: Westover Air Reserve Base (Active)
Transferred to United States Army 1993
Renamed Wheeler Army Airfield (Active)
Transferred to United States Army, 1948

Europe/Mediterranean/North Atlantic

Includes bases in North Africa and the United Kingdom used by Strategic Air Command and bases used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (after 1947). Non-flying minor Air Stations not included.

Belgium/The Netherlands

Used as BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base, 1984–1989
Planned BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base (Closed 1988, never made active)

Eastern Europe

Air Bases in Bulgaria and Romania negotiated by diplomatic agreements for USAF use not included

France

Active USAFE use ended 1963, Reserve status until 1967
Active USAFE use ended 1962, Reserve status until 1966
Active USAFE use ended 1963, Reserve status until 1967

Active USAFE use ended 1964, Reserve status until 1967
Active USAFE use ended 1963, Reserve status until 1967

Austria/Germany

Includes Occupied Austria (1945–1955), Occupied Germany (1947–1949); West Germany (1949–1990), and Occupied Berlin (West Berlin) (1947–1990)

Turned over to West German Air Force, 1960
Remained in occasional use by USAFE until 1989
Turned over to West German Air Force, 1957
Turned over to United States Army, 1968
Turned over to West German Air Force, 1957
Turned over to West German Air Force, 1957

Turned over to West German Air Force, 1957
USAF Rhein-Main Air Base (Closed 2005)
Transferred to Austrian Police, 1955
Transferred to United States Army, 1976
USAF facility (Lindsey Air Station), Closed 1993
  • Wueschheim AS (Closed 1990)
Known as "Site VI" for MGM-1 Matador/MGM-13 Mace tactical missiles 1958–1966
Used as BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base, 1985–1990

Iceland

Denmark (Greenland)

Mediterranean

Used as BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base, 1983–1991

United Kingdom

SAC/USAFE operational use ended 1966
Transferred to United States Army
SAC deployments ended 1966
Active USAFE use ended 1970. Airfield removed in 1977. Remained as reserve storage and family housing base until 1992 as a satellite of RAF Alconbury.
Used by USAF Security Service until 1997
SAC deployments ended 1966, placed in reserve status by USAFE
Used as BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base, 1982–1991

Active USAFE use ended 1957, placed in reserve status
Used as BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base, 1986–1989
Now auxiliary of RAF Alconbury, used by NATO Joint Analysis Centre
Active use by USAFE ended 1962, remained as reserve base until 1992
Active USAFE use ended 1970, remained as reserve base until 1992

Lend-Lease bases

Caribbean Lend-Lease bases inactivated in 1949, however 99-year lease signed in 1940 remains in effect, United States has right of return until 2039.[211]

Transferred to Canadian Forces, now CFB Goose Bay
Last USAF units inactivated 1976
Transferred to United States Navy, 1970
Renamed NAS Bermuda (Closed 1995)

Transferred to United States Navy, 1955
Renamed NAS Argentia, then NAVSTA Argentina (Closed 1994)

Southwest and Central Asia

Only bases publicly disclosed by United States Air Forces Central listed. Current status is undetermined unless noted.[213][214][215][216][217][218][219]

Arabian Peninsula

For the USAF order of battle during the 1991 Gulf War, see Organization of United States Air Force Units in the Gulf War.

Central Asia

Now: Jalalabad Airport, Afghanistan
Other names: Chapman Airfield

Now: Taloqan Airport, Afghanistan

Note: Former Soviet Air Forces bases[220] **

Iraq

US Military Designations: FOB/Camp Al-Asad; FOB/Objective Webster
United States Marine Corps Airfield (Closed 2010)
  • Al-Bakr Air Base
Joint Base Balad
332d Air Expeditionary Wing Supported United States Forces-Iraq transition from combat to stability operations, and help strengthen the capabilities of a sovereign, secure and self-reliant Iraq.
Closed December 2011.
US Military Designations: Camp/FLB Dogwood; FOB Chosin
United States Marine Corps Camp (Closed 2008)
US Military Designations: Camp/FOB Speicher; Camp/FLB Sycamore
Active United States Army Contingency Operating Base
US Military Designations: Camp Cooke; Camp Taji; FOB Gunner
United States Army Forward Operating Base, turned over to Iraqi Army 2010
US Military Designations: FOB Guardian City, FOB Ridgeway, QBJ Redskins
United States Army Forward Operating Base, Current status undetermined
Airport returned to Iraqi Civil Control 2004; full operations resumed 2008/2009
Sather Air Base Victory Base Complex
321st Air Expeditionary Wing
407th Air Expeditionary Group Trained, advised, and assisted the Iraqi Air Force to develop as a professional and credible regional airpower.
Closed December 2011.
  • Baquba Air Base
US Military Designations: Camp Boom; Camp/FOB Gabe; Camp Freedom; Camp/FOB Warhorse; FOB Scunion; FOB Comanche
United States Army Forward Operating Base, Current status undetermined
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
Consisted of H-3 Main; H-3 NW; H-3 SW and H-3 Highway (Abandoned 2003)
Camp Korean Village/Camp "KV" (USMC)
Former RAF Habbaniya (1936–1959)
US Military Designation: Camp/FOB Manhattan
Active United States Army Forward Operating Base
  • Irbil Air Base (Closed 1991)
Now: Arbil International Airport
  • Jalibah Southeast Air Base (Abandoned 1991)
US Military Designations: Camp/LSA Viper
United States Marine Corps Camp, 2003
US Military Designations: COB K-1
United States Army Contingency Operating Base, turned over to Iraqi Army 2011
  • K-2 Air Base (Bayji AB)
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
US Military Designation: Camp Lancer
United States Marine Corps Camp, Current status undetermined
  • Karbale Northeast Air Base (Closed 1991)
Now: Karbala Northeast Airport (Under development)

US Military Designations: Camp Renegade; Camp/FOB Warrior
Active United States Army Contingency Operating Base
US Military Designations: Camp Chesty (USMC); Camp/FOB Delta (USA)
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
US Military Designations: Camp Diamondback; Camp Claiborne; Camp Marez (USA), USAF use 2003–2007
Now: Mosul International Airport (Under civil control, 2007, US use undetermined)
US Military Designation: Camp Chesty
United States Marine Corps Camp (Closed 2008)
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
US Military Designations: FOB Headhunter; Camp Independence
Active United States Army training facility for Iraqi police and soldiers.
  • Najaf Airbase (Closed 2008)
Now: Al Najaf International Airport (2008)
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
US Military Designations: Camp Basilone; Camp Fenway;
United States Marine Corps Camp (Closed 2008)
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
US Military Designations: FOB Endurance; FOB Q-West
Active United States Army facility
US Military Designations: Camp/FOB Falson; Camp Loyalty; Camp Al-Saqr; Camp Muleskinner; Camp Cuervo; Camp Rustamiyah; Camp Redcatcher/Redcatcher Field; Engineer Base Anvil
Active United States Army facility
US Military Designations: Camp Sinjar
United States Army facility closed 2004, now abandoned.
  • Samarra East Air Base (Al Bakr Airfield)
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
US Military Designations: FOB McKenzie, FOB Pacesetter
Active United States Army facility
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
Location of Salman Pak facility biological and chemical weapons site.
  • Tal Ashtah Air Base
US Military Designation: FOB Grant, LSA Adder
United States Army facility closed 2004, now abandoned.
US Military Designation: FOB Tall Afar
Active United States Army facility
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
US Military Designation: Camp Adder
Active United States Army facility
US Military Designation: FOB Remagen
Active United States Army facility, closed 2011
US Military Designation: FOB Bernstein
United States Army Contingency Operating Base, turned over to Iraqi Army 2006

Seized Iraqi air bases not used by the United States:

  • Al Fathah Air Base (Abandoned 2003)
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base" (Abandoned 2003)
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base" (Abandoned 2003)

Under Iraqi civil control, 2006, civil general aviation airport.
Site of 1991 Operation Desert Storm Ceasefire (Abandoned 1991)
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base"
Airfield intact, support base abandoned 2003

Note: Former Iraqi Air Force "Super Base" designation was given to airfields with numerous above-ground hardened aircraft-shelters and underground facilities that could shelter between four and ten aircraft on average. During Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, the Iraqi Air Force essentially stood down except in few cases of self-defence against US and British air strikes. Despite their size – or exactly because of it – most of these airfields were barely defended in 2003 and with a few exceptions, the "Super Base" facilities were captured intact with very little damage.

Most Iraqi Air Force aircraft in various conditions from being flyable to abandoned hulks (a large number were buried) were seized by the United States and its coalition partners, however it is known that Syrian and Iranian agents were busy removing radars and items from the avionics bays and cockpits. By autumn 2004 only some 20–25 unserviceable wrecks of Iraqi aircraft and helicoptes were left scattered around the many Iraqi airfields. The destruction of the Iraqi Air Force was probably one of the most complete such actions in the history of military aviation.

Although most of the former "Super Bases" have been de-militarized and today are abandoned facilities being reclaimed by the desert, a few were refurbished and were subsequently used by Army, Air Force and Marine units. They may form the organization of a new Iraqi Air Force equipped with surplus United States F-16, C-130 and other light aircraft.[221][222] [223]

Western Pacific

See Far East Air Force Korean airfields (K-sites) for airfields established in the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War (1950–1953)
See Southeast Asia section for USAF bases used during the Vietnam War (1960–1976)

.* In 1992 the US government changed the status of three US air bases in South Korea. Kwang Ju Air Base, Suwon Air Base and Taegu Air Base had previously been announced as ending operations, but would instead operate at reduced levels. 15 USAF personnel were assigned to each base, and reside in former officer quarters, which was basically a small apartment. USAF aircraft transit each base, with the personnel providing transient support and maintain USAF equipment stored at each base in case of an emergency for reactivation in which ACC and other units would deploy to them. In addition, the ROK use the airfields as an air base and civil airport

Taiwan

  • Chiayi Air Base, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, Taiwan (US departed 1979)
  • Lo Shan Radar Site, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Makung Island, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • O Laun Pi, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Shihmen Air Station, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Shu Linkou Air Station, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Sung Shan Air Base, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Tainan Air Base, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Taipei Air Station, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Takangshan, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Taoyuan Air Base, Taiwan (US departed ?)
  • Hsinchu Air Base, Taiwan (US departed ?)

Note: As part of a mutual defense pact, the Republic of China (Taiwan) permitted United States forces, to utilize many ROC bases between 1957–1979. Deployments ended in 1979 as part of the drawdown of United States military forces in Asia after the end of the Vietnam War and the United States' transfer of diplomatic relations from the Republic of China (Taiwan) to the People's Republic of China in 1979. For more information, see United States Taiwan Defense Command and 327th Air Division.

Southeast Asia

.** Note: Although active USAF use at U-Tapao ended in 1976, USAF and other DoD personnel have been temporarily deployed to the base for contingency operations in South Asia in the years since. Also U-Tapao supports various Foreign Military Sales in South Asia and DoD military personnel assigned to United States diplomatic postings in the region.

See also

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.

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  30. Kirtland Air Force Base Website
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  38. McConnell Air Force Base Website
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  41. Mountain Home Air Force Base Website
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  44. Patrick Air Force Base Website
  45. Peterson Air Force Base Website
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  47. Robins Air Force Base Website
  48. Schriever Air Force Base Website
  49. Scott Air Force Base Website
  50. Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Website
  51. Shaw Air Force Base Website
  52. Sheppard Air Force Base Website
  53. Thule Air Base Webpage
  54. Tinker Air Force Base Website
  55. Travis Air Force Base Website
  56. Tyndall Air Force Base Website
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  58. Vance Air Force Base Website
  59. Vandenberg Air Force Base Website
  60. Whiteman Air Force Base Website
  61. Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Website
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  63. Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Website
  64. 1 2 Air Force District of Washington Website
  65. Joint Base Andrews Website
  66. Joint Base Charleston Website
  67. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Website
  68. 176th Wing Website
  69. Joint Base Langley–Eustis
  70. Joint Base Lewis-McChord Website
  71. 62d Airlift Wing Website
  72. Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Website
  73. 15th Wing Website
  74. 502d Air Base Wing Website
  75. Lackland Air Force Base Website
  76. Randolph AFB Website
  77. Joint Region Marianas Website
  78. Andersen Air Force Base Website
  79. United States Air Forces in Europe Website
  80. 717th Air Base Squadron Website
  81. Aviano Air Base Website
  82. 1 2 3 4 5 Spangdahlem Air Base
  83. 1 2 Ramstein Air Base
  84. Incirlik Air Base Website
  85. 425th Air Base Squadron Website
  86. Lajes Field Website
  87. NAB Geilenkirchen
  88. Papa Air Base
  89. 501st Combat Support Wing Website
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  91. 1 2 501st Combat Support Wing Website
  92. 1 2 3 501st Combat Support Wing Website
  93. RAF Lakenheath Website
  94. 501st Combat Support Wing Website
  95. RAF Mildenhall Website
  96. 501st Combat Support Wing Website
  97. Ramstein Air Base Website
  98. Stavanger Air Station
  99. Eielson Air Force Base Website
  100. 168th Air Refueling Wing Website
  101. Kadena Air Base Website
  102. Kunsan Air Base Website
  103. Misawa Air Base Website
  104. Osan Air Base Website
  105. Yokota Air Base Website
  106. United States Air Forces Central Website
  107. 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Website
  108. 363 Flying Training Group Factsheet
  109. 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Website
  110. 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Website
  111. Bagram Airfield Website
  112. 1 2 3 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Website
  113. Kandahar Airfield Website
  114. Shindand Airbase
  115. Transit Center at Manas Website
  116. Air National Guard website
  117. Air Force Reserve website
  118. AL NG Website
  119. 177th Fighter Wing Website
  120. 101st Air Refueling Wing Website
  121. 104th Fighter Wing Website
  122. Ohio Air National Guard Website
  123. 118th Airlift Wing Website
  124. 117th Air Refueling Wing Website
  125. 103d Airlift Wing Website
  126. 158th Fighter Wing Website
  127. Texas Air National Guard Website
  128. 183d Fighter Wing Website
  129. 146th Airlift Wing Website
  130. 130th Airlift Wing Website
  131. 145th Airlift Wing Website
  132. 153d Airlift Wing Website
  133. Clear Air Force Station Website
  134. Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center
  135. 187th Fighter Wing Website
  136. 156th Airlift Wing Website
  137. Air Reserve Personnel Center Website
  138. 132d Fighter Wing
  139. Dobbins Air Reserve Base Website
  140. 919th Special Operations Wing Website
  141. 148th Fighter Wing Website
  142. 147th Reconnaissance Wing Website
  143. 119th Wing Website
  144. 190th Air Refueling Wing Website
  145. 188th Fighter Wing Website
  146. 122d Fighter Wing Website
  147. 106th Rescue Wing Website
  148. 144th Fighter Wing Website
  149. 254th Combat Communications Group Website
  150. 128th Air Refueling Wing Website
  151. 124th Fighter Wing Website
  152. 120th Fighter Wing Website
  153. Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base Website
  154. 174th Fighter Wing Website
  155. 193d Special Operations Wing Website
  156. Homestead Air Reserve Base Website
  157. 172d Airlift Wing Website
  158. Florida Air National Guard Website
  159. 114th Fighter Wing Website
  160. 110th Airlift Wing Website
  161. 186th Air Refueling Wing Website
  162. 173d Fighter Wing Website
  163. 155th Air Refueling Wing Website
  164. 123d Airlift Wing Website
  165. 179th Airlift Wing Website
  166. March Joint Air Reserve Base Website
  167. 163d Reconnaissance Wing Website
  168. 169th Fighter Wing Website
  169. 134th Air Refueling Wing Website
  170. 164th Airlift Wing Website
  171. Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station Website
  172. 129th Rescue Wing Website
  173. 136th Airlift Wing Website
  174. 301st Fighter Wing Website
  175. 111th Fighter Wing Website
  176. 159th Fighter Wing Website
  177. 166th Airlift Wing Website
  178. Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Website
  179. 162d Combat Communications Group Website
  180. 102d Intelligence Wing Website
  181. 157th Air Refueling Wing Website
  182. 182d Airlift Wing Website
  183. Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station Website
  184. 171st Air Refueling Wing Website
  185. 142d Fighter Wing Website
  186. 143d Airlift Wing Website
  187. 152d Airlift Wing Website
  188. 121st Air Refueling Wing Website
  189. Eastern Air Defense Sector Website
  190. 139th Airlift Wing Website
  191. 151st Air Refueling Wing Website
  192. 165th Airlift Wing Website
  193. 127th Wing Website
  194. 167th Airlift Wing Website
  195. 185th Air Refueling Wing Website
  196. 161st Air Refueling Wing Website
  197. 178th Fighter Wing Website
  198. 105th Airlift Wing Website
  199. 105th Airlift Wing Website
  200. 181st Intelligence Wing Website
  201. 180th Fighter Wing Website
  202. 115th Fighter Wing Website
  203. 162d Fighter Wing Website
  204. 138th Fighter Wing
  205. Volk Field
  206. 175th Wing Website
  207. Westover Air Reserve Base Website
  208. Will Rogers World Airport#Other facilities
  209. 137th Air Refueling Wing Website
  210. Youngstown Air Reserve Station Website
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