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Nellis Air Force Base
Nellis Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation located in southern Nevada, about 10 miles northeast of Las Vegas. The base covers an area of approximately 11,300 acres and is home to a variety of military aircraft, including fighters, bombers, and reconnaissance planes.

Nellis AFB is known for its advanced training programs and is home to the United States Air Force Warfare Center, which provides operational and tactical training for pilots and aircrews. The base also hosts a number of major military exercises, including Red Flag, which is one of the largest air-to-air combat exercises in the world.

In addition to its military operations, Nellis AFB has a significant economic impact on the surrounding community. The base employs thousands of civilians and military personnel, and its presence has helped to support the growth of the local economy.

Overall, Nellis Air Force Base is an important military installation that plays a critical role in ensuring the readiness of the United States Air Force.

Nellis Air Force Base Facts
- Website: Visit Nellis AFB Website ›
- Location: Clark County, near North Las Vegas, Nevada
- Phone: (702) 652-1110
- Latitude: 36.234928
- Longitude: -115.034323
- DSN: 682-1110
Nellis Air Force Base Photos
February 22, 2023
Cheyenne Mountain
Cheyenne Mountain Facts
- Location: Colorado Springs
- Website:
  Visit Cheyenne Mountain Website ›
- Phone: (719) 474-1110
- Longitude:
  -104.846806
- Latitude:
  38.744281
- DSN:
  268-1110
Cheyenne Mountain is a military installation located in the Cheyenne Mountain Complex near Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. It is a unique and highly secure facility that serves as the primary command and control center for the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).

The base is located inside a granite mountain, which provides exceptional protection against nuclear, biological, and electromagnetic pulse (EMP) attacks. The complex features multiple levels of underground tunnels and chambers, as well as state-of-the-art communication and computing systems that can withstand a wide range of threats.

The Cheyenne Mountain facility is responsible for monitoring and defending the airspace and maritime approaches of North America against potential threats. It is also a vital component of the US military’s efforts to detect and deter potential missile attacks.

The base has a long and storied history, dating back to the Cold War era. It played a critical role in the early warning and defense systems that were developed to protect the United States from Soviet missile attacks. Today, Cheyenne Mountain continues to serve as a critical component of the US military’s efforts to maintain national security and defend against potential threats.

The buildings stand prominent on a total of 1, 300 firm 47” steel springs that will exhaust the nuclear detonation shock. The installation is constructed to maintain a total of 6 million gallons of water and 30 days of supplies for emergency escalations. A similar facility is nestled in Nebraska at the Offutt Air Force Base and is the emergency response institution assigned for failed missions at Cheyenne Mountain Air Force Station. Worldwide, individuals are grateful for the effort and job criteria maintained by these facilities to keep the country alert and reinforced.
February 6, 2023
Shaw Air Force Base

The Shaw Air Force Base is situated in the City of Sumter, South Carolina. The establishment inherited completion of development in the year 1941 and is the current accommodation utilized to host the F-16 Combat Wing, the United States Central Command Air Forces, the 20^th Fighter Wing and the Ninth Air Force. The name assigned to the installation is in coexistence of the first lieutenant, the renowned Ervin David Shaw who was a pilot in World War I. The lieutenant is presently under managerial representation by Colonel Joseph T. Guastella. This is one of the most established of all air force bases in the United States.

This installation lies at an estimated distance of 40 miles in encompassment to Columbia which is the capital state. The involvement for recreational activities and vacation is vast, since the Atlantic Ocean is in close proximity, an estimate of only 2 hours to avail adequate sunshine in the beautiful waters. There are many fine embodiments that are pleasing to enjoy in the east coast.

The base will adequately execute leadership duties in providing assistance for various challenges faced by projects and to enable combat-ready air force operatives to engage in battle. There are currently 600 civilian personnel’s, 5, 400 active military personnel’s on duty and an embodiment of 11, 000 family members accommodated on the premises.

The base embraces confidence in providing proper maintenance for all operatives constituted on property and encourages safe practices for disciplinary enrollments in correspondence to the entire base population. The workforce is dedicated in serving the installation with quality services and professionalism. The military base is assigned for engaging in field oriented flight training for various combatants and has serviced the United States Air Force Base with pride. The aim is achievable in all aspects of the facility, since the teams are motivated towards producing positive workmanship in all areas of development.

Shaw Air Force Base Images

May 25, 2013
Royal Air Force (RAF) Fairford

The Royal Air Force Fairford was built on 1944 with the primary mission of accommodating the British and the American troop gliders and carriers that will be used during their invasion of Normandy. After the World War II, the United States Air Force gained control of the base to have access to their strategic was operations. The first project of the USAF is the construction of the 10,000 foot runway which until today is the longest runway in the entire United Kingdom.

Over the years, RAF Fairford was awarded the Concorde’s British Flight Test Center on 1969 until 1978 and on 1979; the USAF landed the squadron of KC-135 Stato-tankers which played a primary role in attacking Libya on 1986. The base gained more popularity when the airfield was used by the Space Shuttle as its abort site and because of the way the runway was built and the location; it became the site for the United States bomber fleet.

Located near Cirencester, Glocestershire, Royal Air Force Fairford and is actively used by the USAF based in Europe is found 60 miles away from RAf Croughton and 54 miles apart from Bristol. Because of the ongoing base operations like the air refueling operations, the population of RAF FAirford was tripled in just two months because of the arrival of the people showing their support to the NATO’s Operation Allied Force.

Currently, RAF Fairford is upgrading the runway and its fuel bunkers with a budget of US $90M. This renovation is the most funded military construction project of the NATO County ever since the cold war between United States and United Kingdom broke out. The US has plans of making the base the long range stealth bombers while the Pentagon is eyeing the base as the site for the bombers deployment.

Royal Air Force Fairford Images

May 25, 2013
Royal Air Force (RAF) Alconbury

The Royal Air Force of Alconbury is based in Cambridgeshire, England which is 60 miles from the northern part of London. Now an active unit of the Royal Air Force used to be under the command of the United States Air Force was a non-flying facility. The United States Air Force that is based in Cambrdgeshire has three RAF stations and one of which is the RAF Alconbury. They are called the “Tri-Base Area” together with RAF Molesworth and RAF Upwood.

The 8^th Air Force which was established before the onset of World War 2 is still active and used by the USAF, after the war; it houses the reconnaissance, weather, bomber and fighter wings. The 423d Air Base Group serves as the host installation in RAF Alconbury which is compose of an air base, engineering services, security service and medical services while giving support to the base daily activities and manages the air base services, housing and other facilities. The 423 ABG orderly rooms and the command section are housed in Alconbury with the other support groups plus the facilities which offers recreation facilities for the military men and dependents of the Tri-Base Area.

RAF Alconbury also housed the 501^st Combat Support Wing whose role is to oversees that all the UK bases of the United States are fully equipped, sustained and trained perfectly to be at par in answering to the needs of NATo and United States war fighters flying deployment, global command, theater munitions movements and the communications for the deployed missions, supports for the joint training and theater intelligence operations.

The 501^st Combat Support Wing and the 8^th Air Base Group provide support to the National Geospatial Intelligence Agency and Joint Analysis Center both of which are intelligence agency of the military which monitors in the Middle East, Europe and Africa.

Royal Air Force Alconbury Images

May 25, 2013
Royal Air Force (RAF) Croughton

The Royal Air Force Croughton is a communication base of the United States Air Force located in Northampton, England. This is the home for the 422^nd Air Base Group whose primary mission is to offer services, unit support, force protection and communication in their worldwide operations. They provide their services to the US European Command, Department of State, NATo, Department of Defense and the United States Central Command.

RAF Croughton was established on 1938 under the name Brackley Landing Group and was changed to RAF Brackley on 1940 and on 1941 it was named RAF Station Croughton. It has a base area of 694 acres with three grass runways and it became a satellite station used for the night flying training mostly for the Commonwealth pilots.

It was designated as an emergency airfield for the damaged and attacked bombers that were returning from their missions all over Europe but the training field was also attacked on several instances because it was not strongly defended which made the area an easy target for the enemy. Night training in the airfield in minimized because of the attention they give in the middle of the blacked out area.

Originally the military base was used as storage site for the ammunition, after the World War II it was taken over by the US Air Force as a site for their communication purposes. Today, it is the considered as having one of the largest military switchboards and ranked third in all of the United States military communications based in Europe. RAF Croughton handles around 30% of the United States military traffic in the entire Europe and currently, handles 25% communication traffic from Europe to the United States.

The used to be separate unit of the 422^nd ABG was merged with the 501^st Combat Support Wing when the 501 CSW changed the 38 CSW in order to align the entire prime Geographically Separated Units based in England.

Royal Air Force Croughton Images

May 25, 2013
Izmir Air Base

Izmir Air Station is 200 miles from Istanbul and located on the western side of Turkey and houses the United States military forces simultaneously when the allied Land Forces Southeast Europe was activated and the arrival of the Sixth Allied Tac AF on October 1953. The presence of the United States Air Forces in Europe is responsible for all the NATO and United States units that are present in Izmir. This has been under the different control of the French, Greek, Americans, Canadian and Turkish military commanders that had served since they started the operation. The Izmir Air Station also supports the Cigli Air Base which is near the Turkish Air Force Base.

On 1970, the Turkish Air Force gained control of Cigli AB. This started the Izmir Air Base the full responsibility in their support for the USAF and US wherein Cigli was delegated as the standby base. There are two minor and two major military units owned by the Americans that are assigned at the base. The two major units are 425^th Squadron Air Base, Transportation Battalion of 840^th US Army and the United States Army Element. Squadron base gives its full support in terms of personnel in the Izmir as well as it provides support to the support facilities in the entire base.

Izmir Air Base employs 1,300 personnel despite that it has no formal area that they can call their own base. The facilities that a base should have like the offices, schools, commissaries and other basic facilities are found within the city. It has also a Base Exchange and a chapel located in the city. The military employees together with their families lived among the civilians who are living within the city boundary.

On 2002, the school who educated the children of the US military servicemen for about fifty years closed down because the base was transported in a solitary tour.

September 21, 2012
Incirlik Air Base

Incirlik Air Base which houses the United States Air Force, Turkish Air Force and the British Air Force is situated in Incirlik which is on the eastern side of Adana, Turkey and 35 miles away from the Mediterranean Sea. The base employs 5,000 airmen which includes Turkish and British Airmen. The 39^th Air Base Wing is the main military unit that is based in the Incirlik Air Base whose primary mission is to train and support the C-17 airlift services to the units assigned in Afghanistan. The base has two runways with 3048 meter long runway and 2740 meter long runways respectively both of which are situated among the 57 toughed shelters for aircraft.

The United States Army Corps of Engineers started the construction of the air base on 1951 and on February 21, 1955, the air base was named Adana Air Base and was later renamed as the Incirlik Air Base on 1958. This was constructed to serve as the emergency place for the bombers that are in operation within the region and has played a major role in the first Gulf War, Lebanon Crisis, as a transit ground for the military troops that were stationed in Iraq and served in the humanitarian missions in Kuwait and Afghanistan.

The air base served in the relief operations during the 2005 South Asia earthquake where they help in the airlifting of supplies such as the 10,000 tents from the UN headquarter in Turkey to Islamabad. The airbase also served as the comfort zone for the Americans who were evacuated from Lebanon to Turkey. It also served as the magazine storage for the 200 B61nuclear bombs owned by the Americans.

Aside from the conventional amenities that a base should have, a college education is provided, veterinary clinic and a golf course is added to the base. Its accessibility and safety measures are the attractions that are frequented by tourists that show support to the US armed forces.

September 21, 2012
Ellsworth Air Force Base

The Ellsworth Air Force Base was established in the year 1942; it is situated in the Meade and Pennington Counties close to Rapid City, encompassed in South Dakota. This installation facilitates the 28^th Bomb Wing and is relatively conformed in recognition of the Brigadier, General Richard E. Ellsworth who departed in the year 1953, when his plane collided during training.

Prior to the current recognition, the air force base was formerly called Showplace of Strategic Air Command because of the effective demonstration exercised in strategic bombardment and ICBM capabilities. The group of operatives hosted in the installation is actually one of the two assigned to the B1 supersonic Lancer ricochets for the United States Air Force Wings. There are currently 8, 000 operatives facilitated on property, these may include 4000 family members, 400 civilian employees and 3, 431 military personnel’s. A total of 2, 516 retirees are housed 40 miles in proximity to the facility.

The operatives of the 28^th Bomb Wing are ascribed to the 8^th Air Force under management of the Air Combat Command. The installation is effective in formulating effective procedures in regulating duties for the B-1B and 28^th Wing Bomb Wing in providing civil engineering, supply, chaplain, food services, transportation, communications, security forces, recreation, personnel and administration services throughout the base.

The facility is effective in all aspects of provision to execute professionalism and efficiency in assigned operations. The well-being of all individuals facilitated is considered and rules are implemented to avail cooperation and healthy relations among the population. The base is well known for its variation of services provided and specialized training is progressive to uplift development for all participants hosted in this division. There are other Air Force installations with similar duties of production and with all concerns being adjoined to the United States military organizations, the goal is relatively similar.

September 21, 2012
Dyess Air Force Base

Dyess Air Force Base is situated in the southwestern of Abilene, Texas, 180 miles from the western part of Dallas. Dyess AFB houses the 7^th Bomb Wing which is allotted to the Air Combat Command Twelfth Air Force. The 7^th Bomb Wing is B-1B Lancer, one of the two bomber wings in the United States Air Force. The 7^th Bomb Wing mission is to offer world class air power and airmen for the warfighter. The second is the 28^th Bomb Wing located at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The base also houses the 317^th Airlift Group which functions for the C-130 Hercules aircraft.

Abilene Army Air Base was the original name of the base until it was named Dyess Air Force Base in honor of the Bataan Death March survivor, Leiutenant Colonel William Dyess. Dyes Air Force Base stands in a 6,117 acre land with a population of 13,000 civilian and military people and employs 5,000 personnel with about 200 basic facilities and has housing units for 988 families. Dyes Air Force Base gives at least $310 million in local economy.

Dyess Air Force Base attraction and unique quality is the broad collection of military aircraft that are on display which they call the “Linear Air Park” which the 30 aircraft collection used since the World War II up to the present day aircraft. All of these collections were already used except for one aircraft. The most recent addition to their display of aircraft is B-1B Lancer which they name as “The Star of Abilene” which is seen at the entrance gate to Dyess together with C-130 Hercules.

Dyess Air Force Base is belongs to the greenest bases in the United States Air Force because they made use most of their energy consumption from renewable wind energy like the biomass.

September 21, 2012
Brooks City-Base

Brooks City-Base used to be Brooks Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base is located in San Antonio, Texas. Brooks was established on 1918 is now under the ownership of the City of San Antonio, Texas. It was named in honor of Cadet Brooks who died when he was undergoing his flight training at the time of World War I.

Brooks City-Base houses the 311^th Human Systems Wing and the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine plus the different tenant units. Brooks was formerly established on December 8, 1917 under the name of Brooks Field is known as one of the oldest United States Air Force installation servicing the World War I Army Air Service. Brooks was first named Gosport Field and then it was named Brooks Field after only three days.

Brooks City-Base was transferred to Brooks Development Authority as a joint unique project between the Federal, state and the local government whose primary aim is to make the base as the technology, science and business center. The transition happened on July 22, 2002. It was then named as Brooks City-Base. In the year 2005, the base was again listed on the BRAC (Basic Realignment and Closure) list since their removal from the list on 1995. It is now under study of the complete removal of military presence from the base.

Brooks Development Authority has shown much success in the economic development of the area which includes the 62 acre of land by offering services in the distribution and research facilities for the South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, a pharmaceutical company that is internationally known, DPT Laboratories and the emergency operations worth $25.5 million of the City/County which was launched on 2007.

Brooks City-Base commemorates Weightless 2 with a statue display on the area and the Hangar 9 as the reminder of World War I.

July 4, 2012
Arnold Air Force Base

The Arnold AFB is prominently situated in close proximity to Tullahoma, in the city of Tennessee. The installation inherited its name in commemoration of General Henry Arnold, who is recognized as the architect for the facility. Flight training for this general was administered by the renowned Wright Brothers. The military installation serves to facilitate the largest embodiment of all flight simulation accommodations worldwide. The facility was expanded in the year 2002 and development amounted to a total of 10 million US dollars to incorporate progress. The installation is developed in containment of 58 arch heaters, propulsion and aerodynamic wind tunnels, turbine and rocket engine examination cells, ballistic ranges, space environmental chambers and other variants of classified units.

The key fundamental operation for the base is to maintain the expansion of aerospace systems with the administration of hardware testing in installations to impel flight conditions. The facility also administers technology and research programs to enhance instrumentation, support and test techniques to design new systems for testing. Over 14 units contained in the facility are integrated with diverse capabilities of rare existent in the worldwide air force community. The installation’s testing facility has the compatibility to fuel flight conditions from subsonic speeds, sea to space level to over bust.

Services is being formalized for the U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, the space administration, private industries, educational institutions, the National Aeronautics, the U.S. government and allied foreign governments. Arnold Air Force Base is not viewed as a standard military installation. The facility is nestled on a land formation of approximately 40 000 acres with 4 000 acres embodied in lake provision. There are currently 40 housing units situated on the premises to accommodate accompanied/married operatives of the military. The workforce entails a total of 300 operatives inclusive of civilian, Air Force and Navy military personnel’s.

December 10, 2011
Kunsan Air Base

The Kunsan Air Base is located in the South Korean town of Gunsan. It is a United States Air Force installation located in South Korea as part of its efforts to support other nations in the area of military. This support is in the area of logistics and personnel. The name of the base comes from the differentiation between the name of the town and the camp. The town was both called Gunsan and Kunsan and so the army personnel decided to name the camp Kunsan and retain Gunsan for the town.

Previously known as the warrior’s base, Kunsan was the base of powerful air strikes during the Korean War. The service personnel at the base train on how to conduct precise air strikes. Climate conditions in Kunsan are a little harsh with winter setting in early November and only leave by the end of February. The land agreement between the United States and South Korea in 2002 retains the US as the main controller of the camp.

The camp is made up of many sites that attract a lot of visitors. Places of historic events and religious temples dot along the roads leading to the installation and hence see many visitors often. Though it supports service personnel adequately, the camp has not made provision for their families and relatives. There is a port built for the camp and is able to take a lot of big vessels.

The camp is dotted with restaurants, bars and shop which supply all the needs of the servicemen. The servicemen patrol the township all day to ensure the safety of the residents. The base is also often used as an ammunition store, where other camps and installations come for their supplies. Kunsan serves as the headquarters of the United States Military Assistant Advisory group. This group oversees the operations of the military and ensures the sound mindedness of the personnel.

September 20, 2011
K-16 Air Base

K-16 Air Base is one of the United States Army installations in South Korea. Also sometimes called the Seoul Air Base, this facility is mainly used by the Airforce. K-16 Air Base occupies the premises of the Songman Airport and is operated by the Korean Air Force. The 52^nd Aviation Regiment and the 1^st Battalion of the United States Army are the main occupants of k 16. Other occupants include the 501^st Corps support group and the 595^th Maintenance company. In 2005 when the 2^nd Aviation Regiment was relocated from Camp Stanley, K 16 was offered to them as their new operational base.

This camp was a totally independent community on its own with shops, a post office and many others. A recreational center, comprising of a gymnasium, swimming pool and ball courts are available at the camp for the recreation of the personnel. A construction of a 290,000 sq. ft. parking space for aircrafts began in 1999. The camp’s location makes it easily accessible by shuttles that run the camp and the city of Songman.

K-16 Air Base is mainly used as an airfield and aviation training facility. The facility is used for landing military and civilian aircrafts. The parking facility is used by airlines operating in the Songman Airport to park and service their airplanes. The upgrade of the water supply system at the camp provides clean water to surrounding communities. The camp also provides housing for military personnel and their families as well as civilian staff of the camp. Located on the camp is a hospital that offers health services to personnel and members of the general public. Also available are dental and recreational facilities, all of which are open to members of the general public. The camp also provides office and support facilities to all the departments housed there.

September 19, 2011
Riyadh Air Base

Riyadh is knows as the capital of the great Saudi Arabia and is at the great sandstone plateau of the Nejd in center of the Arab peninsula, about 1,800 m above sea level, coordination’s 24 ° 38’N 46 ° 43’E. The city’s Arabic name means “garden”. Former center of pilgrimage in the peninsula, the city was the focus of attention for centuries. Riyadh, actually means gardens in language Arabic, it is more precisely situated in Central Province. They had KC-135 tankers & crews that relocated from this Riyadh Air Force Base to the Prince Sultan which later followed Khobar Tower bombing. It is all about force protection.

In the summer temperatures arrive at 50 degrees Celsius, average temperature is 43.5 degrees Celsius in July, winters are cold and windy nights. Mostly the climate is arid with very few rains over the year and it’s mostly known of the dust storms running around .Dust storms are sometimes that hard that the visibility is less than 10 meters.

After the young Abdul-Aziz gained control of the city in 1902, and gradually embraced over the area of the Arabian Gulf and Red Sea. This area became in 1932 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In Riyadh today is a thriving metropolis with an architecture and infrastructure and modern art. It I amazing and impressive! You cannot deny that this place is just great.

Dariyah located 20 km from the city. Here originated Saud family, who later embraced the entire country. In the village there are a number of places that belong Saud family, in various degrees of restoration. Most buildings date from the years 1920 1930, although the village itself has existed for two centuries. It is not easy to travel through this village and experts advise you to tell the taxi driver to wait, because the village, there are taxis for those who want to go. The best part is, a wall protects them from any sort of terrorists bombing!

September 10, 2011
King Khalid Air Base

King Khalid was born 13 June – 1912 he was Crown Prince for 10 years from 1965 to 1975 and after that from 1975 and 1982 he was King of Saudi Arabia. The King Khalid Air Base and Airport is named after him. He was named crown king in 1965 because his older brother Mohammed bin Abdul Aziz refused the throne because he wasn’t to much into politics and he considered Khalid fit for that post. It was actually very sad for some; this could up done much more changes.

In 1975 Khalid reorganizes the Council of Ministers so he could nominate his brother Fahd to Crown Prince and Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia. Khalid made the decision to get foreign labor to help in the process of the country`s development.

In 1976 Khalid was forced by his own office to go in the United States for a heart-open surgery. At that time Khalid even asked President Carter to sell him advanced planes so he could fight the communism in the Saudi Arabia.

In 1982 Saudi Arabia received their first F-15 from the United States government- this meant a huge impact in some aspects. Furthermore, the King Khalid died of a heart attack in .He bought a Booing 747 equipped with a surgery room so he could use it if needed in his travels, but despite that he still died due to the heart problems that he had for years. He was succeeded by Fahd in the throne for Saudi Arabia. It created debates in some places.

Queen Sita was her wife and his children unlike the children of other kings didn’t occupy any big role in the Saudi Arabia Politics and they preferred to stay at a low profile. His only full brother was Mohammed, Fahd being his half brother. More is dated but this appears to be the most significant facts that caused the today situation in this region.

September 9, 2011