The United States Of America USA is one of the countries that have the largest number of Air force Base In the world. They are also well equipped more 90% of the world’s Air force. In this post we will be talking about the US Air Force Base and Locations across the globe.
US Air force Base And Locations
Please note that the United States Air force has some of its bases in some other countries, but not to worry, we will still show you a list of all the bases which are located outside the united states and the country they are in. Meanwhile, we will start the list with the Air force base In the US and then go down to the bases in other countries. United States Air force is one of the best airforces in the world when it comes to the times of payment. You can read about the US Air Force Ranks and Salary.
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The number of Air force bases which is located in the country is more than the ones which are located outside the country. Before we go down to the list, there are some questions people ask that i will like to answer.
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Why Did United States Air Force Have Bases in Other Countries?
This is a simple question many of our readers ask, The reason why The US Air force base is located in many other countries. The reason is that many of those countries are the ones that invited the United States air force for some internal security and they have to establish their base to be able to make the work easier for them. Below is the full list of the Airforce Bases in the US and Locations According to Wikipedia
US Air force Base And Locations
Name | Location | State or area | Coordinates | Commanding organization | Wing or unit emblem | Host wing or primary unit | Primary missions and units |
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Altus Air Force Base | Altus | Oklahoma | 34°39′59″N 099°16′05″W | Air Education and Training Command | 97th Air Mobility Wing | The 97th Air Mobility Wing trains crews to operate the C-17A Globemaster III, KC-135R Stratotanker and KC-46A Pegasus.[4] | |
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling | Southwest | Washington, D.C. | 38°50′34″N 077°00′58″W | Air Force District of Washington | 11th Wing | USAF operated joint base. The 11th Wing provides base administration and support to tenants including the USAF Honor Guard and USAF Band, which support ceremonial operations in the National Capital Region.[5] | |
Joint Base Andrews-Naval Air Facility Washington | Camp Springs | Maryland | 38°48′39″N 076°52′01″W | Air Force District of Washington | 316th Wing | USAF operated joint base. The 316th Wing provides administrative and operational support in the National Capital Region and operates the UH-1N Iroquois. The 89th Airlift Wing is assigned a variety of aircraft including two VC-25A (Air Force One) in the Special Air Mission role, providing support to US political and military leaders. Other USAF flying units include the 459th Air Refueling Wing (KC-135R Stratotanker) and the D.C. Air National Guard’s 113th Wing (F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, C-38A Courier and C-40C).[6] | |
Arnold Air Force Base | Tullahoma | Tennessee | 35°23′33″N 086°05′09″W | Air Force Materiel Command | Arnold Engineering Development Complex | Non-flying installation, part of the Air Force Test Center. It operates more than 68 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, and ballistic ranges.[7] | |
Barksdale Air Force Base | Bossier City | Louisiana | 32°30′07″N 093°39′46″W | Air Force Global Strike Command | 2nd Bomb Wing | The 2nd Bomb Wing and 307th Bomb Wing operate the B-52H Stratofortress. Also home to the headquarters of Air Force Global Strike Command and the Eighth Air Force.[8] | |
Beale Air Force Base | Marysville | California | 39°08′10″N 121°26′11″W | Air Combat Command | 9th Reconnaissance Wing | The USAF’s high-altitude Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance hub, operating the U-2S Dragon Lady, RQ-180, RQ-4B Global Hawk and T-38A Talon. The 940th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker.[9] | |
Cannon Air Force Base | Clovis | New Mexico | 34°22′58″N 103°19′20″W | Air Force Special Operations Command | 27th Special Operations Wing | One of four active duty special operations wings, operating the AC-130W Stinger II, CV-22B Osprey, MQ-9A ReaperMC-130J Commando II and U-28A.[10] | |
Joint Base Charleston | Charleston | South Carolina | 32°53′55″N 080°02′26″W | Air Mobility Command | 628th Air Base Wing | USAF operated joint base. The 437th Airlift Wing and 315th Airlift Wing operate the C-17A Globemaster III. | |
Columbus Air Force Base | Columbus | Mississippi | 33°38′38″N 088°26′38″W | Air Education and Training Command | 14th Flying Training Wing | Provides specialized undergraduate pilot training in the T-1A Jayhawk, T-6A Texan II and T-38C Talon[11] | |
Creech Air Force Base | Indian Springs | Nevada | 36°35′14″N 115°40′24″W | Air Combat Command | 432nd Wing | The USAF’s primary remotely piloted aircraft system (drone) base. The 432nd Wing is supported by the Air Force Reserve’s 926th Wing and the Nevada Air National Guard’s 232nd Operations Squadron, all operating the MQ-9A Reaper.[12] | |
Davis–Monthan Air Force Base | Tucson | Arizona | 32°09′59″N 110°52′59″W | Air Combat Command | 355th Fighter Wing | The 355th Fighter Wing operates the A-10C Thunderbolt II (both for training and operationally), the HH-60G Pave Hawk and HC-130J Combat King II. Other flying units include the 55th Electronic Combat Group (EC-130H Compass Call), 920th Rescue Wing (HH-60G), 924th Fighter Group (A-10C) and the Arizona Air National Guard’s 214th Attack Group (MQ-9A Reaper and RC-26 Condor).[13] The base is known for its aircraft storage facility, operated by the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group and is also the headquarters of the Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern).[14] | |
Dover Air Force Base | Dover | Delaware | 39°07′42″N 075°27′53″W | Air Mobility Command | 436th Airlift Wing | The 436th Airlift Wing and 512th Airlift Wing operate the C-17A Globemaster III and C-5M Super Galaxy in the tactical and strategic airlift role. The base also hosts the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs.[15] | |
Dyess Air Force Base | Abilene | Texas | 32°25′15″N 099°51′17″W | Air Force Global Strike Command | 7th Bomb Wing | The B-1B Lancer strategic bomber is operated by the 7th Bomb Wing and 307th Bomb Wing. Dyess is also home to the 317th Airlift Wing flying the C-130J Super Hercules.[16] | |
Edwards Air Force Base | Edwards | California | 34°54′20″N 117°53′01″W | Air Force Materiel Command | 412th Test Wing | The USAF’s primary test and evaluation base and home of the Air Force Test Center. A wide range of aircraft are operated by the 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Pilot School, 31st Test and Evaluation Squadron and Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. Edwards also hosts NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center.[17] | |
Eglin Air Force Base | Valparaiso | Florida | 30°29′N 086°32′W | Air Force Materiel Command | 96th Test Wing | The USAF’s test and evaluation center for air-delivered weapons, navigation and guidance systems, command and control systems, and Air Force Special Operations Command systems (96th Test Wing) as well as electronic warfare, armament and avionics, chemical defense, reconnaissance, and aircrew training devices (53rd Wing). Both wings operates the A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-15C/D/E Eagle and F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. The 33rd Fighter Wing trains F-35A Lightning II pilots from US and foreign air-arms.[18] | |
Ellsworth Air Force Base | Box Elder | South Dakota | 44°08′42″N 103°06′13″W | Air Force Global Strike Command | 28th Bomb Wing | The B-1B Lancer strategic bomber is operated by the 28th Bomb Wing. Ellsworth also hosts the 89th Attack Squadron which flies the MQ-9A Reaper.[19] | |
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base | Cheyenne | Wyoming | 41°07′59″N 104°52′01″W | Air Force Global Strike Command | 90th Missile Wing | LGM-30G Minuteman III base with launch facilities throughout south-east Wyoming, western Nebraska, and northern Colorado, supported by the wing’s UH-1N Iroquois helicopters. It hosts the headquarters of the Twentieth Air Force, which is responsible for the USAF’s Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs).[20] | |
Fairchild Air Force Base | Spokane | Washington | 47°36′54″N 117°39′20″W | Air Mobility Command | 92nd Air Refueling Wing | The 92nd Air Refueling Wing and the 141st Air Refueling Wing of the Washington Air National Guard operate the KC-135R Stratotanker. Also hosts the USAF Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) School, which is supported by UH-1N Iroquois operated by the 36th Rescue Squadron.[21] | |
Fort George G. Meade | Odenton | Maryland | 39°6′25″N 76°44′35″W | Air Combat Command | 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing | US Army installation hosting USAF intelligence units carrying out signals intelligence and cryptologic operations.[22] | |
Gila Bend Air Force Auxiliary Field | Gila Bend | Arizona | 32°53′15″N 112°43′12″W | Air Education and Training Command | 56th Range Management Office | Geographically Separate Unit of the 56th Fighter Wing at Luke AFB, located within the Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range.[23] | |
Goodfellow Air Force Base | San Angelo | Texas | 31°25′46″N 100°23′56″W | Air Education and Training Command | 17th Training Wing | Non-flying installation delivering cryptologic, intelligence, and other training to US and allied military and US government students.[24] | |
Grand Forks Air Force Base | Grand Forks | North Dakota | 47°57′40″N 097°24′04″W | Air Combat Command | 319th Reconnaissance Wing | The 319th Reconnaissance Wing operates the RQ-4B Global Hawk in the high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance role.[25] | |
Hanscom Air Force Base | Lincoln | Massachusetts | 42°28′12″N 071°17′21″W | Air Force Materiel Command | 66th Air Base Group | Non-flying installation, hosting the Electronic Systems Center, part of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.[26] | |
Hill Air Force Base | Ogden | Utah | 41°07′26″N 111°58′22″W | Air Force Materiel Command | 75th Air Base Wing | The USAF’s second largest base, home to the Ogden Air Logistics Complex, the 748th Supply Chain Management Group and several directorates of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center and Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center. The 388th Fighter Wing and 419th Fighter Wing operate the F-35A Lightning II.[27] | |
Homey Airport | Groom Lake | Nevada | 37°14′0″N 115°48′30″W | Air Force Materiel Command | Air Force Test Center (Detachment 3) | Classified test facility popularly known as Area 51, located within the Nevada Test and Training Range.[28] | |
Holloman Air Force Base | Alamogordo | New Mexico | 32°51′09″N 106°06′23″W | Air Combat Command | 49th Wing | The 49th Wing trains crews to operate the MQ-9A Reaper and F-16C/D Fighting Falcon. Also home to the 704th Test Group which performs high speed sled track testing, navigation and guidance system testing, radar signature measurements and weapon systems flight testing. The group also operates the C-12J Huron and T-38C Talon.[29] | |
Hurlburt Field | Mary Esther | Florida | 30°25′40″N 086°41′22″W | Air Force Special Operations Command | 1st Special Operations Wing | Home to the 1st Special Operations Wing, 24th Special Operations Wing, 492nd Special Operations Wing, Headquarters Air Force Special Operations Command and several special forces training and test & evaluation units. Aircraft flown includes the AC-130U Spooky, AC-130W Stinger II, AC-130J Ghostrider, CV-22B Osprey, MC-130H Combat Talon II, MC-130J Commando II, MQ-9A Reaper and U-28A Draco. 505th Command and Control Wing provides training and testing for command and control systems. | |
Keesler Air Force Base | Biloxi | Mississippi | 30°24′41″N 088°55′25″W | Air Education and Training Command | 81st Training Wing | The 81st Training Wing provides a wide range of non-flying technical training. Also home to the 403rd Wing operating the WC-130J Super Hercules & C-130J Super Hercules and the Headquarters of the Second Air Force.[30] | |
Kegelman Air Force Auxiliary Field | Cherokee | Oklahoma | 36°44′17″N 098°07′34″W | Air Education and Training Command | 71st Flying Training Wing | Airfield used for training by T-1A Jayhawk, T-6A Texan II and T-38C Talon aircraft of the 71st Flying Training Wing at Vance AFB.[31] | |
Kirtland Air Force Base | Albuquerque | New Mexico | 35°02′25″N 106°36′33″W | Air Force Materiel Command | 377th Air Base Wing | Center for research, development and testing of non-conventional weapons, space and missile technology and laser warfare. Home to the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Safety Center and Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center. The 58th Special Operations Wing and the New Mexico Air National Guard’s 150th Special Operations Wing train special operations crews to operate the CV-22B Osprey, HC-130J Combat King II, MC-130J Commando II, HH-60G Pave Hawk and UH-1N Iroquois.[32] | |
Joint Base Langley–Eustis | Hampton | Virginia | 37°04′58″N 076°21′38″W | Air Combat Command | 633rd Air Base Wing | USAF operated joint base. Home to the 1st Fighter Wing and the Virginia Air National Guard’s 192d Fighter Wing, both flying the F-22A Raptor. The base also hosts the headquarters of Air Combat Command, the 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Wing and the 480th ISR Wing.[33] | |
Laughlin Air Force Base | Del Rio | Texas | 29°21′34″N 100°46′41″W | Air Education and Training Command | 47th Flying Training Wing | Operates the T-1A Jayhawk, T-38C Talon and T-6A Texan II in the pilot training role.[34] | |
Joint Base Lewis-McChord | Tacoma | Washington | 47°08′51″N 122°28′46″W | Air Mobility Command | 627th Air Base Group | US Army operated joint base. The 62nd Airlift Wing and 446th Airlift Wing operate the C-17A Globemaster III. The Washington Air National Guard operates the Western Air Defense Sector.[35] | |
Little Rock Air Force Base | Jacksonville | Arkansas | 34°55′01″N 092°08′47″W | Air Mobility Command | 19th Airlift Wing | The 189th Airlift Wing and the Arkansas Air National Guard’s 314th Airlift Wing deliver training to C-130 Hercules aircrews from across the US military and allied nations, whereas the 19th Airlift Wing and 913th Airlift Group fly the Hercules operationally.[36] | |
Los Angeles Air Force Base | El Segundo | California | 33°55′08.79″N 118°22′50.23″W | US Space Force | 61st Air Base Group | Non-flying installation, home to the Space and Missile Systems Center. The center manages research, development and acquisition of military space systems.[37] | |
Luke Air Force Base | Glendale | Arizona | 33°32′06″N 112°22′59″W | Air Education and Training Command | 56th Fighter Wing | The 56th Fighter Wing (the largest fighter wing in the USAF) and the 944th Fighter Wing train pilots to operate the F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-35A Lightning II.[38] | |
MacDill Air Force Base | Tampa | Florida | 27°50′58″N 082°31′16″W | Air Combat Command | 6th Air Refueling Wing | Home to the 6th Air Refueling Wing and 927th Air Refueling Wing operating the KC-135R Stratotanker. Also home to the headquarters of US Central Command and US Special Operations Command.[39] | |
Malmstrom Air Force Base | Great Falls | Montana | 47°30′17″N 111°11′14″W | Air Force Global Strike Command | 341st Missile Wing | LGM-30G Minuteman III base with launch facilities throughout central Montana, supported by the 582nd Helicopter Group’s UH-1N Iroquois helicopters.[40] | |
Maxwell Air Force Base | Montgomery | Alabama | 32°22′45″N 086°21′45″W | Air Education and Training Command | 42nd Air Base Wing | Headquarters of Air Education and Training Command and home to the Air University. The 908th Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules.[41] | |
McConnell Air Force Base | Wichita | Kansas | 37°37′23″N 097°16′02″W | Air Mobility Command | 22d Air Refueling Wing | The 22nd Air Refueling Wing and 931st Air Refueling Wing operate the KC-135R/T Stratotanker. The Kansas Air National Guard’s 184th Wing performs a variety of roles including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and cyber warfare.[42] | |
Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst | Trenton | New Jersey | 40°01′09″N 074°31′22″W | Air Mobility Command | 87th Air Base Wing | USAF operated joint base. The 305th Air Mobility Wing and 514th Air Mobility Wing operate the C-17A Globemaster III and KC-10A Extender. Also home to the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Wing operating the KC-135R Stratotanker. The 621st Contingency Response Wing is part of the USAF Expeditionary Center which is also based there. | |
Minot Air Force Base | Minot | North Dakota | 48°24′57″N 101°21′29″W | Air Force Global Strike Command | 5th Bomb Wing | The 5th Bomb Wing operate the B-52H Stratofortress. The 91st Missile Wing man LGM-30G Minuteman III launch facilities throughout North Dakota, supported by the 582nd Helicopter Group’s UH-1N Iroquois helicopters[43] | |
Moody Air Force Base | Valdosta | Georgia | 30°58′4″N 83°11′34″W | Air Combat Command | 23rd Wing | The 23rd Wing operates the A-10C Thunderbolt II, HC-130J Combat King II and HH-60G Pave Hawk in the close air support and combat search and rescue roles. Other units include The 476th Fighter Group also operates the A-10A and the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing provides force protection capability.[44] | |
Mountain Home Air Force Base | Mountain Home | Idaho | 43°02′37″N 115°52′21″W | Air Combat Command | 366th Fighter Wing | The 366th Fighter Wing operates the F-15E Strike Eagle.[45] | |
Nellis Air Force Base | Las Vegas | Nevada | 36°14′10″N 115°02′03″W | Air Combat Command | 99th Air Base Wing | Home of the USAF Warfare Center, the air force’s advanced air combat training center, comprising the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group, the 57th Wing and US Air Force Weapons School. The 563rd Rescue Group, 926th Wing and the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds) are also based at Nellis.[46] | |
North Auxiliary Airfield | North | South Carolina | 33°37′01″N 081°04′59″W | Air Mobility Command | 628th Civil Engineer Squadron | Geographically Separate Unit of the 628th Air Base Wing at Joint Base Charleston, utilised for training by C-17A Globemaster III aircraft of the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings.[47] | |
Offutt Air Force Base | Bellevue | Nebraska | 41°07′10″N 095°54′31″W | Air Combat Command | 55th Wing | The 55th Wing and Nebraska Air National Guard’s 170th Group operate a range of OC-135, RC-135 and WC-135 aircraft in the intelligence gathering, reconnaissance and surveillance roles. Offut is also home to the 557th Weather Wing and 595th Command and Control Group operating the E-4B Advanced Airborne Command Post and the headquarters of US Strategic Command.[48] | |
Patrick Space Force Base | Brevard County | Florida | 28°14′06″N 080°36′36″W | Various | N/A | US Space Force installation hosting the Air Force Technical Applications Center.[49] Also home to the Air Force Reserve Commands 920th Rescue Wing which operates the HC-130N Combat King and HH-60G Pave Hawk, as well as the Florida Air National Guard’s 114th Space Control Squadron.[50] | |
Naval Air Station Pensacola | Pensacola | Florida | 30°21′09″N 087°19′04″W | Air Education and Training Command | 479th Flying Training Group | US Navy operated installation hosting the USAF’s 479th Flying Training Group (part of the 12th Flying Training Wing) which operates the T-1A Jayhawk and T-6A Texan II.[51] | |
Pope Field | Fayetteville | North Carolina | 35°10′15″N 079°00′52″W | Air Mobility Command | 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group | US Army installation (part of Fort Bragg) hosting the USAF’s 43rd Air Mobility Operations Group, 18th Air Support Operations Group and several units of Air Force Special Operations Command.[52] | |
Robins Air Force Base | Warner Robins | Georgia | 32°38′24″N 083°35′30″W | Air Force Materiel Command | 78th Air Base Wing | The Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex is the primary logistics support depot for the F-15 Eagle, C-130 Hercules, C-5M Galaxy and C-17A Globemaster III. Robins is also home to various directorates of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, the headquarters of Air Force Reserve Command and the 461st Air Control Wing & 116th Air Control Wing (Georgia Air National Guard) both operating the E-8C JSTARS.[53] | |
Rome Research Site | Rome | New York | 43°13′16.9″N 75°24′30.8″W | Air Force Materiel Command | AFRL Information Directorate | Non-flying installation, home to the Information Directorate of Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).[54] | |
Joint Base San Antonio | San Antonio | Texas | 29°26′56″N 098°26′56″W | Air Education and Training Command | 502nd Air Base Wing | USAF operated joint base across several sites. JBSA-Randolph is home to the 12th Flying Training Wing and provides s undergraduate pilot training, flying the T-6A Texan II, T-1A Jayhawk and T-38C Talon. JBSA-Lackland is a non-flying facility that provides basic and technical training and Kelly Field Annex is home to the 149th Fighter Wing (F-16C/D Fighting Falcon) 433rd Airlift Wing (C-5M Galaxy).[55] | |
Scott Air Force Base | Belleville | Illinois | 38°32′43″N 089°50′07″W | Air Mobility Command | 375th Air Mobility Wing | The 375th Air Mobility Wing operates the C-21A Learjet, C-40C Clipper and KC-135R Stratotanker. The Illinois Air National Guard’s 126th Air Refueling Wing also operates the KC-135R and the 932nd Airlift Wing the C-40C. Also home to the headquarters of Air Mobility Command and the Eighteenth Air Force.[56] | |
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | Goldsboro | North Carolina | 35°20′22″N 077°57′38″W | Air Combat Command | 4th Fighter Wing | The 4th Fighter Wing and 414th Fighter Group operate the F-15E Strike Eagle and the 916th Air Refueling Wing the KC-135R Stratotanker.[57] | |
Shaw Air Force Base | Sumter | South Carolina | 33°58′23″N 080°28′22″W | Air Combat Command | 20th Fighter Wing | The 20th Fighter Wing operates the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon and the 25th Attack Group the MQ-9A Reaper. Also home to the headquarters of the Ninth Air Force.[58] | |
Sheppard Air Force Base | Wichita Falls | Texas | 33°59′20″N 098°29′31″W | Air Education and Training Command | 82nd Training Wing | The 82nd Training Wing provides ground technical training, whilst the 80th Flying Training Wing and 340th Flying Training Group provide flying training and operate the T-6A Texan II and T-38C Talon.[59] | |
Tinker Air Force Base | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 35°24′53″N 097°23′12″W | Air Force Materiel Command | 72nd Air Base Wing | The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is the primary logistics support depot for B-1B Lancer, B-2A Spirit, B-52H Stratofortress, KC-135R Stratotanker and E-3 Sentry. The 552nd Air Control Wing and 513th Air Control Group operate the E-3 Sentry and the 507th Air Refueling Wing the KC-135R Stratotanker.[60][61][62] | |
Tonopah Test Range Airport | Tonopah | Nevada | 37°47′41″N 116°46′43″W | Air Combat Command | 30th Reconnaissance Squadron | The 30th Reconnaissance Squadron is a Geographically Separate Unit of the 432nd Wing and operates the RQ-170 Sentinel UAV.[63] | |
Travis Air Force Base | Fairfield | California | 38°15′46″N 121°55′39″W | Air Mobility Command | 60th Air Mobility Wing | The 60th Air Mobility Wing and 349th Air Mobility Wing operate the C-5M Galaxy, C-17A Globemaster III and KC-10A Extender. Also home to the David Grant USAF Medical Center.[64] | |
Tyndall Air Force Base | Panama City | Florida | 30°4′43″N 85°34′35″W | Air Combat Command | 325th Fighter Wing | The 325th Fighter Wing and 44th Fighter Group operate the F-22A Raptor and T-38A/B/C Talon and the 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron a range of drone targets. Also home to the headquarters of the First Air Force and the 601st Air and Space Operations Center, providing Command and control for air defense, homeland security and civil support missions for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).[65] | |
United States Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 38°59′25″N 104°51′30″W | Chief of Staff of the Air Force | 10th Air Base Wing | Military academy for the US Air Force and US Space Force. It is both a military organization and a university, much of which is set up like most other Air Force bases, but the Superintendent, Commandant, Dean of Faculty and cadet wing are set up like a civilian university. The 306th Flying Training Group operates a variety of light training aircraft and gliders.[66][67] | |
Vance Air Force Base | Enid | Oklahoma | 36°20′22″N 097°55′02″W | Air Education and Training Command | 71st Flying Training Wing | 71st Flying Training Wing and 5th Flying Training Squadron provide undergraduate pilot training, flying the T-1A Jayhawk, T-6A Texan II and T-38C Talon.T-38C Talon.[68][69] | |
Vandenberg Space Force Base | Lompoc | California | 34°43′57″N 120°34′05″W | Various | N/A | US Space Force installation hosting the 532nd Training Squadron and 576th Flight Test Squadron.[70] | |
Whiteman Air Force Base | Knob Noster | Missouri | 38°43′49″N 093°32′53″W | Air Force Global Strike Command | 509th Bomb Wing | The 509th Bomb Wing and the Missouri Air National Guard’s 131st Bomb Wing operates the B-2A Spirit, T-38A Talon. Other units include the 442nd Fighter Wing (A-10C Thunderbolt II) and the 20th Attack Squadron (MQ-9A Reaper).[71] | |
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | Dayton | Ohio | 39°49′23″N 084°02′58″ W | Air Force Materiel Command | 88th Air Base Wing | Headquarters of Air Force Material Command, supporting a wide range of logistics, research & development and acquisition activities. Organisations include the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Air Force Research Laboratory, Air Force Institute of Technology and the National Air and Space Intelligence Center. The 445th Airlift Wing operates the C-17A Globemaster III. Also home to the National Museum of the US Air Force.[72] |
Name | Location | State | Coordinates | Commanding organization | Wing or unit emblem | Host wing or primary unit | Primary missions and units |
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Abston Air National Guard Station | Montgomery | Alabama | 32°21′22″N 086°20′48″W | Alabama Air National Guard | 226th Combat Communications Group | Non-flying installation. The 226th Combat Communications Group operates in the combat communications role.[75] | |
Atlantic City Air National Guard Base | Atlantic City | New Jersey | 39°26′53″N 074°34′54″W | New Jersey Air National Guard | 177th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Atlantic City International Airport. The 177th Fighter Wing operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter.[76] | |
Bangor Air National Guard Base | Bangor | Maine | 44°48′51″N 068°49′51″W | Maine Air National Guard | 101st Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Bangor International Airport. The 101st Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker.[77] | |
Barnes Air National Guard Base | Westfield | Massachusetts | 42°09′56″N 072°43′14″W | Massachusetts Air National Guard | 104th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport. The 104th Fighter Wing operates the F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter.[78] | |
Battle Creek Air National Guard Base | Springfield | Michigan | 42°18′26.2″N 85°15′05.3″W | Michigan Air National Guard | 110th Wing | Airfield shared with W. K. Kellogg Airport. The 110th Wing operates the MQ-9A Reaper.[79] | |
Berry Field Air National Guard Base | Nashville | Tennessee | 36°07′36″N 86°40′55″W | Tennessee Air National Guard | 118th Wing | Airfield shared with Nashville International Airport. The 118th Wing operates the MQ-9A Reaper and also performs in the intelligence, cyber systems and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) roles.[80] | |
Bradley Air National Guard Base | Windsor Locks | Connecticut | 41°56′20″N 72°41′0″W | Connecticut Air National Guard | 103rd Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Bradley International Airport. The 103rd Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules in the airlift role.[81] | |
Brunswick Air National Guard Station | Brunswick | Georgia | 31°14′51.9″N 81°29′09″W | Georgia Air National Guard | 224th Joint Communications Support Squadron | Non-flying installation. The 224th Joint Communications Support Squadron is a Geographically Separate Unit of the 165th Airlift Wing and provides deployable tactical communications for Joint and Special Operations Task Force Headquarters.[82] | |
Buckley Space Force Base | Aurora | Colorado | 39°42′06″N 104°45′06″W | Colorado Air National Guard | 140th Wing | US Space Force base hosting the 140th Wing (operating the F-16C Fighting Falcon) and other space related USAF units.[83] | |
Burlington Air National Guard Base | Burlington | Vermont | 44°28′22″N 073°08′48″W | Vermont Air National Guard | 158th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Burlington International Airport. The 158th Fighter Wing operates the F-35A Lighting II multi-role fighter.[84] | |
Camp Murray Air National Guard Station | Tacoma | Washington | 47°7′5″N 122°33′36″W | Washington Air National Guard | 194th Wing | Camp Murray is located adjacent to Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington. It is home to the Washington Joint Forces Headquarters, including: the Washington Army National Guard, the Washington State Guard, the Washington Air National Guard, and the Washington State Emergency Operations Center.[85] | |
Camp Rilea | Warrenton | Oregon | 46°7′45″N 123°56′38″W | Oregon Air National Guard | 116th Air Control Squadron | Oregon National Guard Training Complex under the jurisdiction of the Oregon Military Department, the 116th Air Control Squadron provides command and control capabilities for Oregon’s North Coast emergency response and recovery operations.[86][87] | |
Capital Airport Air National Guard Station | Springfield | Illinois | 39°50′39″N 089°40′41″W | Illinois Air National Guard | 183d Wing | Airfield shared with Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. The 183d Wing is a Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility which repairs and maintains General Electric F110 engines used in the Air Force’s F-16 Fighting Falcon.[88] | |
Channel Islands Air National Guard Station | Oxnard | California | 34°06′54″N 119°06′37″W | California Air National Guard | 146th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Naval Air Station Point Mugu. The 146th Airlift Wing operates the C-130J Super Hercules in the airlift and aerial firefighting roles, also home to the 562nd Air Force Band.[89] | |
Charlotte Air National Guard Base | Charlotte | North Carolina | 35°12′58″N 80°55′55″W | North Carolina Air National Guard | 145th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The 145th Airlift Wing operates the C-17A Globemaster III in the airlift role.[90] | |
Dallas Air Guard Station | Grand Prairie | Texas | 32°44′24″N 096°58′12″W | Texas Air National Guard | 254th Combat Communications Group | Non-flying installation, forming part of the Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex. Geographically Separate Unit of the 136th Airlift Wing.[91] | |
Des Moines Air National Guard Base | Des Moines | Iowa | 41°32′18″N 093°39′34″W | Iowa Air National Guard | 132nd Wing | Airfield shared with Des Moines International Airport. The 132nd Wing operates the MQ-9A Reaper.[92] | |
Dobbins Air Reserve Base | Marietta | Georgia | 33°54′55″N 084°30′59″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 94th Airlift Wing | The 94th Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules in the airlift role, also home to the headquarters of the Twenty-Second Air Force[93] | |
Duke Field | Crestview | Florida | 30°39′01″N 086°31′22″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 919th Special Operations Wing | The 919th Special Operations Wing and elements of the 492nd Special Operations Wing operate the C-145A Skytruck and C-146A Wolfhound.[94] Elements of the 96th Operations Group operate a range of special operations aircraft in the test and evaluation role. | |
Duluth Air National Guard Base | Duluth | Minnesota | 46°50′32″N 92°11′37″W | Minnesota Air National Guard | 148th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Duluth International Airport. The 177th Fighter Wing operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter.[95] | |
Eastern Air Defense Sector | Rome | New York | 43°12′59.8″N 75°24′17.4″W | New York Air National Guard | 224th Air Defense Group | Non-flying installation. Air defence command and control unit permanently assigned to NORAD and manned by the New York Air National Guard’s 224th Air Defense Group.[96] | |
Ebbing Air National Guard Base | Fort Smith | Arkansas | 35°20′12″N 94°22′03″W | Arkansas Air National Guard | 188th Wing | Airfield shared with Fort Smith Regional Airport. The 188th Wing operates the MQ-9A Reaper and also performs in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) role.[97] | |
Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base | Houston | Texas | 29°36′26″N 95°09′32″W | Texas Air National Guard | 147th Attack Wing | Airfield shared with Ellington Airport. The 147th Attack Wing operates the MQ-9A Reaper.[98] | |
Fargo Air National Guard Base | Fargo | North Dakota | 46°55′14″N 096°48′57″W | North Dakota Air National Guard | 119th Wing | Airfield shared with Hector International Airport. The 119th Wing operates the MQ-9A Reaper.[99] | |
Forbes Field Air National Guard Base | Topeka | Kansas | 38°57′04″N 095°39′57″W | Kansas Air National Guard | 190th Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Topeka Regional Airport. The 190th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135 Stratotanker.[100] | |
Fort Bliss | El Paso | Texas | 31°48′7″N 106°25′29″W | Texas Air National Guard | 204th Security Forces Squadron | An Active Duty US Army Installation hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 149th Fighter Wing. The 204th Security Forces Squadron specifically occupies Biggs Army Airfield and operates as the only heavy weapons Security Forces unit in the Air National Guard.[101][102] | |
Fort Dodge Air National Guard Station | Fort Dodge | Iowa | 42°33′02.5″N 94°10′45.3″W | Iowa Air National Guard | 133rd Test Squadron | Non-flying installation. The 133rd Test Squadron provides testing and evaluation of command, control, communications, computers and Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems.[103] | |
Fort Wayne Air National Guard Base | Fort Wayne | Indiana | 40°58′42″N 085°11′42″W | Indiana Air National Guard | 122nd Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Fort Wayne International Airport. The 122nd Fighter operates the A-10C Thunderbolt II.[104] | |
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Texas | 32°46′09″N 097°26′30″W | Various | N/A | US Navy operated joint reserve base. Air Force Reserve Command’s 301st Fighter Wing operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon and the Texas Air National Guard’s 136th Airlift Wing operates the C-130 Hercules. Home to headquarters of the Tenth Air Force. | |
Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base | Westhampton Beach | New York | 40°50′13″N 072°38′32″W | New York Air National Guard | 106th Rescue Wing | Airfield shared with Francis S. Gabreski Airport. The 106th Rescue Wing operates the HC-130J Combat King II and HH-60G Pave Hawk in the combat search and rescue role.[105] | |
Fresno Air National Guard Base | Fresno | California | 36°46′34″N 119°43′50″W | California Air National Guard | 144th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The 104th Fighter Wing operates the F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter.[106] | |
General Mitchell Air National Guard Base | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 42°56′50″N 087°53′48″W | Wisconsin Air National Guard | 128th Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport. The 128th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker.[107] | |
Gowen Field Air National Guard Base | Boise | Idaho | 43°33′52″N 116°13′22″W | Idaho Air National Guard | 124th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Boise Airport. The 124th Fighter Wing operates the A-10C Thunderbolt II.[108] | |
Great Falls Air National Guard Base | Great Falls | Montana | 47°28′55.20″N 111°22′14.46″W | Montana Air National Guard | 120th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Great Falls International Airport. The 120th Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules.[109] | |
Greeley Air National Guard Station | Greeley | Colorado | 40°25′25.8″N 104°38′24.6″W | Colorado Air National Guard | 233rd Space Group | Non-flying installation. The 233rd Space Group provides a mobile ground system (MGS) missile warning capability.[110] | |
Grissom Air Reserve Base | Kokomo | Indiana | 40°38′53″N 086°09′08″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 434th Air Refueling Wing | The 434th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker.[111] | |
Goldwater Air National Guard Base | Phoenix | Arizona | 33°25′36″N 112°00′43″W | Arizona Air National Guard | 161st Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. The 161st Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker. | |
Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center | Gulfport | Mississippi | 30°24′26″N 089°04′12″W | Mississippi Air National Guard | N/A | Hosts regular deployments of Army and Air Force national guard units, offering training airspace over an area directly adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico. Home of the 209th Special Operations Civil Engineer Squadron and 255th Air Control Squadron.[112] | |
Hall Air Guard Station | Dothan | Alabama | 31°19′46.7″N 85°27′57.2″W | Alabama Air National Guard | 280th Special Operations Communications Squadron | Non-flying installation. Geographically Separate Unit of the 226th Combat Communications Group, providing provide strategic air defense & sovereignty and air tactical warning & assessment to NORAD.[113] | |
Hancock Field Air National Guard Base | Syracuse | New York | 43°06′41″N 076°07′25″W | New York Air National Guard | 174th Attack Wing | Airfield shared with Syracuse Hancock International Airport. The 174th Attack Wing operates the MQ-9A Reaper. Also home to the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron.[114] | |
Harrisburg Air Station Middletown | Middletown | Pennsylvania | 40°11′37″N 076°45′48″W | Pennsylvania Air National Guard | 193rd Special Operations Wing | Airfield shared with Harrisburg International Airport. 193rd Special Operations Wing operates the EC-130J Commando Solo in the psychological operations (PSYOP) role.[115] | |
Homestead Air Reserve Base | Homestead | Florida | 25°29′18″N 080°23′01″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 482nd Fighter Wing | The 482nd Fighter Wing and 367th Fighter Squadron operate the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon whereas a detachment of the 125th Fighter Wing operates the F-15C Eagle.[116][117] | |
Horsham Air National Guard Station | Horsham Township | Pennsylvania | 40°11′59″N 075°08′53″W | Pennsylvania Air National Guard | 111th Attack Wing | The 111th Attack Wing operates the MQ-9A Reaper.[118] | |
Hulman Field Air National Guard Base | Terre Haute | Indiana | 39°27′05″N 087°18′27″W | Indiana Air National Guard | 181st Intelligence Wing | Non-flying installation. The 181st Intelligence Wing monitors, process, exploits, and disseminates near real-time information from unmanned aerial vehicles operating globally.[119] | |
Jackson Air National Guard Base | Jackson | Mississippi | 32°18′40″N 090°04′33″W | Mississippi Air National Guard | 172nd Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport. The 172nd Airlift Wing operates the C-17A Globemaster III.[120] | |
Jacksonville Air National Guard Base | Jacksonville, Florida | Florida | 30°29′39″N 081°41′16″W | Florida Air National Guard | 125th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Jacksonville International Airport. The 125th Fighter Wing operates the F-15C Eagle air superiority fighter.[121] | |
Jefferson Barracks Air National Guard Station | St Louis | Missouri | 38°30′14.3″N 90°16′48.9″W | Missouri Air National Guard | 157th Air Operations Group | Non-flying installation within the Jefferson Barracks Military Post. Geographically Separate Unit of the 131st Bomb Wing, providing a command and control (C2) capability.[122] | |
Joe Foss Field Air National Guard Station | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 43°34′55″N 096°44′31″W | South Dakota Air National Guard | 114th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Sioux Falls Regional Airport. The 114th Fighter Wing operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter.[123] | |
Johnstown Air National Guard Station | Johnstown | Pennsylvania | 40°19′23.5″N 78°50′15.7″W | Pennsylvania Air National Guard | 258th Air Traffic Control Squadron | Operates the air traffic control service at Johnstown-Cambria County Airport.[124] | |
Key Field Air National Guard Base | Meridian | Mississippi | 32°19′57″N 088°45′07″W | Mississippi Air National Guard | 186th Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Meridian Regional Airport. The 186th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker and the RC-26B Condor. Also home to the 238th Air Support Operations Squadron and 248th Air Traffic Control Squadron.[125] | |
Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base | Klamath Falls | Oregon | 42°09′22″N 121°43′59″W | Oregon Air National Guard | 173rd Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Klamath Falls Airport. The 173rd Fighter Wing trains Air National Guard and active duty F-15 Eagle pilots. Also home to the 270th Air Traffic Control Squadron.[126] | |
Lincoln Air National Guard Base | Lincoln | Nebraska | 40°51′04″N 096°45′33″W | Nebraska Air National Guard | 155th Air Refueling Wing | Airport shared with Lincoln Airport. The 155th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker.[127] | |
Louisville Air National Guard Base | Louisville | Kentucky | 38°10′41″N 85°43′29″W | Kentucky Air National Guard | 123rd Airlift Wing | Airport shared with Louisville International Airport. The 123rd Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules. Also home to the 123rd Special Tactics Squadron.[128] | |
Mansfield Lahm Air National Guard Base | Mansfield | Ohio | 40°48′49″N 82°31′00″W | Ohio Air National Guard | 179th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport. The 179th Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules.[129] | |
March Joint Air Reserve Base | Riverside | California | 33°52′50″N 117°15′34″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 452nd Air Mobility Wing | The 452nd Air Mobility Wing operates the C-17A Globemaster III and KC-135R Stratotanker. The base also hosts the California Air National Guard’s 163rd Attack Wing ( MQ-9A Reaper), the 912th Air Refueling Squadron (KC-135R) and the headquarters of the Fourth Air Force.[130] | |
McEntire Joint National Guard Base | Eastover | South Carolina | 33°55′15″N 080°48′04″W | South Carolina Air National Guard | 169th Fighter Wing | The 169th Fighter Wing operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter.[131] | |
McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base | Knoxville | Tennessee | 35°48′39″N 083°59′38″W | Tennessee Air National Guard | 134th Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with McGhee Tyson Airport. The 134th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker. Also home to the 119th Command and Control Squadron and the I.G. Brown Training and Education Center, which is a detachment of the Air National Guard Readiness Center.[132][133] | |
McLaughlin Air National Guard Base | Charleston | West Virginia | 38°22′23″N 81°35′35″W | West Virginia Air National Guard | 130th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Yeager Airport. The 179th Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules.[134] | |
Memphis Air National Guard Base | Memphis | Tennessee | 35°02′33″N 089°58′36″W | Tennessee Air National Guard | 164th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Memphis International Airport. The 164th Airlift Wing operates the C-17A Globemaster III.[135] | |
Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station | Minneapolis – Saint Paul | Minnesota | 44°52′54″N 093°14′01″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 934th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. The 934th Airlift Wing and the Minnesota Air National Guard’s 133rd Airlift Wing operates the C-130 Hercules.[136][137] | |
Moffett Federal Airfield | Mountain View | California | 37°24′54″N 122°02′54″W | California Air National Guard | 129th Rescue Wing | NASA operated airfield. The 129th Rescue Wing operates the HC-130J Combat King II and HH-60G Pave Hawk in the combat search and rescue role.[138] | |
Montgomery Air National Guard Base | Montgomery | Alabama | 32°18′16″N 086°24′01″W | Alabama Air National Guard | 187th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Montgomery Regional Airport. The 187th Fighter Wing operate thes F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter.[139][140] In 2020, Montgomery ANG base was announced to have been selected as a base for the F-35A Lightning II, which would replace the F-16C. [141] | |
Morris Air National Guard Base | Tucson | Arizona | 32°06′55″N 110°55′50″W | Arizona Air National Guard | 162nd Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Tucson International Airport. The 162nd Fighter Wing operates the operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter.[142] | |
New Castle Air National Guard Base | New Castle | Delaware | 39°41′07″N 075°35′57″W | Delaware Air National Guard | 166th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with New Castle Airport. The 166th Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules.[143] | |
New London Air National Guard Base | New London | North Carolina | 35°25′06.9″N 80°08′30″W | North Carolina Air National Guard | N/A | Airfield shared with Stanly County Airport. Home of the 263rd Combat Communications Squadron, 235th Air Traffic Squadron and 118th Air Support Operations Squadron, all Geographically Separate Units of the 145th Airlift Wing.[144] | |
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans | Belle Chasse | Louisiana | 29°49′31″N 090°02′06″W | Louisiana Air National Guard | 159th Fighter Wing | US Navy operated joint reserve base. The 159th Fighter Wing operates the F-15C/D Eagle.[145] | |
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station | Niagara Falls | New York | 43°06′48″N 078°56′51″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 914th Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Niagara Falls International Airport. The 914th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker and the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing the MQ-9A Reaper.[146] | |
North Highlands Air National Guard Station | Sacramento, California | California | 38°38′24″N 121°24′09″W | California Air National Guard | 162nd Combat Communications Group | Non-flying installation. The 162nd Combat Communications Group operates in the combat communications role.[147] | |
North Smithfield Air National Guard Station | North Smithfield | Rhode Island | 41°58′13″N 71°34′32.4″W | Rhode Island Air National Guard | 282nd Combat Communications Squadron | Non-flying installation. The 282nd Combat Communications Squadron operates in the combat communications role.[148] | |
Otis Air National Guard Base | Mashpee | Massachusetts | 41°39′31″N 070°31′17″W | Massachusetts Air National Guard | 102nd Intelligence Wing | Non-flying installation, part of Joint Base Cape Cod. The 102nd Intelligence Wing operates in the intelligence and command and control roles.[149] | |
Pease Air National Guard Base | Portsmouth | New Hampshire | 43°04′41″N 070°49′24″W | New Hampshire Air National Guard | 157th Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Portsmouth International Airport at Pease. The 157th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-46A Pegasus.[150] | |
Peoria Air National Guard Base | Peoria | Illinois | 40°39′38″N 089°41′44″W | Illinois Air National Guard | 182nd Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport. The 182nd Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules.[151] | |
Peterson Air Force Base | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 38°49′25″N 104°41′42″W | US Space Force | 302nd Airlift Wing | US Space Force instillation hosting the 302nd Airlift Wing operate the C-130H Hercules.[152] | |
Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | 40°29′40.49″N 080°12′55.71″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 911th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Pittsburgh International Airport. The 911th Airlift Wing operates the C-17A Globemaster III and the Pennsylvania Air National Guard’s 171st Air Refueling Wing the KC-135R Stratotanker.[153][154] | |
Portland Air National Guard Base | Portland | Oregon | 45°34′56″N 122°35′23″W | Oregon Air National Guard | 142nd Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Portland International Airport. The 142nd Fighter Wing operates the F-15C/D Eagle air superiority fighter, also home to the 125th Special Tactics Squadron.[155] | |
Quonset Point Air National Guard Station | North Kingstown | Rhode Island | 41°35′50″N 071°24′44″W | Rhode Island Air National Guard | 143rd Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Quonset State Airport. The 143rd Airlift Wing operates the C-130J Super Hercules, also home to the 102nd Network Warfare Squadron.[156] | |
Reno Air National Guard Base | Reno | Nevada | 39°29′57″N 119°46′05″W | Nevada Air National Guard | 152nd Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Reno-Tahoe International Airport. The 152nd Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules.[157] | |
Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base | Columbus | Ohio | 39°48′49″N 082°56′48″W | Ohio Air National Guard | 121st Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Rickenbacker International Airport. The 121st Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker.[158] | |
Roland R. Wright Air National Guard Base | Salt Lake City | Utah | 40°47′18″N 111°58′40″W | Utah Air National Guard | 151st Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Salt Lake City International Airport. The 151st Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker.[159] | |
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base | St. Joseph | Missouri | 39°46′19″N 94°54′34.94″W | Missouri Air National Guard | 139th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Rosecrans Memorial Airport. The 139th Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules.[160] | |
San Diego Air National Guard Station | San Diego | California | 32°50′10″N 117°9′38″W | California Air National Guard | 147th Combat Communications Squadron | Non-flying installation home to a Geographically Separate Unit of the 195th Wing.[161] | |
Savannah Air National Guard Base | Savannah | Georgia | 32°07′39″N 081°12′7″W | Georgia Air National Guard | 165th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. The 165th Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules, also home to the Air Dominance Center.[162] | |
Schriever Space Force Base | Colorado Springs | Colorado | 38°48′12″N 104°31′32″W | US Space Force | 310th Space Wing | US Space Force installation, hosting the USAF’s the Air Force Reserves 310th Space Wing.[163] | |
Selfridge Air National Guard Base | Mount Clemens | Michigan | 42°36′30″N 082°50′08″W | Michigan Air National Guard | 127th Wing | The 127th Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker and A-10 Thunderbolt II.[164] | |
Sepulveda Air National Guard Station | Van Nuys | California | 34°11′09.4″N 118°28′48″W | California National Guard | 261st Cyber Operations Squadron | Non-flying installation. Geographically Separate Unit of the 195th Wing.[165] | |
Shepherd Field Air National Guard Base | Martinsburg | West Virginia | 39°24′07″N 77°59′04″W | West Virginia Air National Guard | 167th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport. The 167th Airlift Wing operates the C-17A Globemaster III.[166] | |
Sioux City Air National Guard Base | Sioux City | Iowa | 42°23′54″N 096°22′19″W | Iowa Air National Guard | 185th Air Refueling Wing | Airfield shared with Sioux Gateway Airport. The 185th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker.[167] | |
South Portland Air National Guard Station | South Portland | Maine | 43°38′00.9″N 70°18′58.7″W | Maine Air National Guard | N/A | Non-flying installation. Home to the 265th Combat Communications Squadron and 243rd Engineering and Installation Squadron, both Geographically Separate Units of the 101st Air Refueling Wing.[168] | |
Springfield Air National Guard Base | Springfield | Ohio | 39°50′25″N 083°50′25″W | Ohio Air National Guard | 178th Wing | Airfield shared with Springfield-Beckley Municipal Airport. The 178th Wing operates the MQ-9A Predator.[169] | |
Stewart Air National Guard Base | Newburgh | New York | 41°30′15″N 74°06′17″W | New York Air National Guard | 105th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Stewart International Airport. The 105th Airlift Wing operates the C-17A Globemaster III.[170] | |
Stratton Air National Guard Base | Schenectady | New York | 42°51′09″N 073°55′21″W | New York Air National Guard | 109th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Schenectady County Airport. The 109th Airlift Wing is the only Air Force unit equipped with ski-equipped LC-130H Hercules for Arctic ice/snow landing missions in support of the National Science Foundation.[171] | |
Sumpter Smith Air National Guard Base | Birmingham | Alabama | 33°33′50″N 086°45′08″W | Alabama Air National Guard | 117th Air Refueling Wing | The 117th Air Refueling Wing operates the KC-135R Stratotanker.[172] | |
Toledo Air National Guard Base | Toledo | Ohio | 41°35′12.5″N 83°48′28.2″W | Ohio Air National Guard | 180th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Toledo Express Airport. The 180th Fighter Wing operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter.[173] | |
Truax Field Air National Guard Base | Madison | Wisconsin | 43°08′23″N 089°20′15″W | Wisconsin Air National Guard | 115th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Dane County Regional Airport. The 115th Fighter Wing operates the operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter.[174] In 2020, Traux Field ANG base was announced to have been selected as a base for the F-35A Lightning II, which would replace the F-16C. [175] | |
Tulsa Air National Guard Base | Tulsa | Oklahoma | 36°11′54″N 095°53′17″W | Oklahoma Air National Guard | 138th Fighter Wing | Airfield shared with Tulsa International Airport. The 138th Fighter Wing operates the operates the F-16C Fighting Falcon multi-role fighter.[176] | |
Volk Field Air National Guard Base | New Lisbon | Wisconsin | 43°56′11″N 090°15′35″W | Wisconsin Air National Guard | Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center | Home of one of four Air National Guard Combat Readiness Training Centers.[177] | |
Volunteer Air National Guard Station | Chattanooga | Tennessee | 35°4′24.91″N 85°9′48.6″W | Tennessee Air National Guard | 241st Engineering Installation Squadron | A non-flying installation hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 134th Air Refueling Wing.[178][179] | |
Warfield Air National Guard Base | Middle River | Maryland | 39°19′32.38″N 76°24′49.55″W | Maryland Air National Guard | 175th Wing | Airfield shared with Martin State Airport. The 175th Wing operates the A-10C Thunderbolt II.[180] | |
Westover Air Reserve Base | Chicopee | Massachusetts | 42°11′38″N 072°32′05″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 439th Airlift Wing | The 439th Airlift Wing operates the C-5C Galaxy.[181] | |
Will Rogers Air National Guard Base | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | 35°23′35″N 097°36′03″W | Oklahoma Air National Guard | 137th Special Operations Wing | Airfield shared with Will Rogers World Airport. The 137th Special Operations Wing operates the MC-12W Liberty in the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) role.[182] | |
Wyoming Air National Guard Base | Cheyenne | Wyoming | 41°09′41″N 104°49′10″W | Wyoming Air National Guard | 153d Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Cheyenne Regional Airport. Operates the C-130H Hercules in the airlift and aerial firefighting roles. Also homes to the 243rd Air Traffic Control Squadron.[183] | |
Youngstown Air Reserve Station | Youngstown | Ohio | 41°15′38.64″N 80°40′44.74″W | Air Force Reserve Command | 910th Airlift Wing | Airfield shared with Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport. The 910th Airlift Wing operates the C-130H Hercules in the aerial spray role.[184] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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Guantanamo Bay Naval Base | Cuba | 19°54′0″N 75°9′0″W | 474th Air Expeditionary Squadron | Geographically Separate Unit of the 474th Air Expeditionary Group, supporting Joint Task Force Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO).[186] | |
Hato International Airport | Curaçao | 12°11′20″N 068°57′35″W | 429th Expeditionary Operations Squadron | Forward Operating Location made available to the US by the Dutch government. Geographically Separate Unit of the 612th Theater Operation Group, supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South) counter-drug operations.[187] | |
Muñiz Air National Guard Base | Puerto Rico | 18°26′22″N 066°00′07″W | 156th Wing | Airfield shared with Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport. The 156th Wing is a component of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard and operates the WC-130H Hercules.[188] | |
Punta Borinquen Radar Station | Puerto Rico | 18°29′6″N 67°8′56″W | 141st Air Control Squadron | The 141st Air Control Squadron is a mobile radar command, control, and communications element of the U.S. Air Force Theater Air Control System. Adjacent to former Ramey AFB (the former base itself is now Rafael Hernandez International Airport). The 141st Air Control Squadron is a component of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.[189] | |
Punta Salinas Air National Guard Station | Puerto Rico | 18°22′30″N 066°15′42″W | 140th Air Defense Squadron | A Geographically Separate Unit of the 140th Wing, the 140th Air Defense Squadron works with a variety of satellites and systems to provide individuals in the field with real-time space situational awareness. The 140th Air Defense Squadron is a component of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard.[190] | |
Queen Beatrix International Airport | Aruba | 12°30′05″N 70°00′55″W | 429th Expeditionary Operations Squadron | Forward Operating Location made available to the US by the Dutch government. Geographically Separate Unit of the 612th Theater Operation Group, supporting Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South) counter-drug operations.[187] | |
Soto Cano Air Base | Honduras | 14°22′57″N 087°37′16″W | 612th Air Base Squadron | Forward Operating Location made available to the US by the Honduras Government. Geographically Separate Unit of the 612th Theater Operation Group, supporting Joint Task Force Bravo (JTF-B).[191] | |
St Croix Air National Guard Station | United States Virgin Islands | 17°42′24.2″N 64°48′01.9″W | 285th Civil Engineering Squadron | Non-flying station of the Virgin Islands Air National Guard.[192] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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Andersen Air Force Base | Guam | 13°34′34″N 144°55′28″E | 36th Wing | Main Operating Base, part of Joint Region Marianias. Supports B-1B Lancer, B-2A Spirit, B-52G Stratofortress deployments, known as the Continuous Bomber Presence mission. The RQ-4B Global Hawk also operates from the base in the reconnaissance mission.[193] | |
Air Station Barbers Point | United States (Hawaii) | 21°18′26″N 158°04′13″W | 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron | Airfield shared with Kalaeloa Airport and USCG Air Station Barbers Point. The 297th Air Traffic Control Squadron is a Geographically Separate Unit of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard and it operates an Air Traffic Control mission. [194] | |
Bellows Air Force Station | United States (Hawaii) | 21°21′46.55″N 157°43′11.77″W | 18th Force Support Squadron (Detachment 2) | A Geographically Separate Unit of the 18th Wing with a primary mission as an Armed Forces Recreation Center. [195] | |
Eareckson Air Station | United States (Alaska) | 52°42′44″N 174°06′49″E | Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center | Contractor operated diversion airfield and AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE surveillance radar.[196][197] | |
Eielson Air Force Base | United States (Alaska) | 64°39′56″N 147°06′05″W | 354th Fighter Wing | Main Operating Base flying the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, F-35A Lightning II, KC-135 Stratotanker and HH-60G Pave Hawk. Supports Red Flag – Alaska exercises.[198][199][200] | |
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | United States (Alaska) | 61°15′05″N 149°48′23″W | 673rd Air Base Wing | Joint USAF/US Army Main Operating Base. 3rd 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.[201][202] | |
Kadena Air Base | Japan | 26°21′06″N 127°46′10″E | 18th Wing | Main Operating Base, made available to the US by the Japanese Government. Home to the 18th Wing operating the F-15C/D Eagle, KC-135R Stratotanker, E-3B/C Sentry & HH-60G Pave Hawk and the 353rd Special Operations Group operating the MC-130J Commando II and CV-22B Osprey. The 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron flies the RC-135.[203] | |
King Salmon Long Range Radar Site | United States (Alaska) | 58°41′33.0″N 156°40′11.0″W | Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center | A Forward operating site located in the US State of Alaska. The Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center maintains the contractor-operated Radar Site in support of Alaska NORAD Region. The site is generally unattended and is used for ARCTIC ACE Exercises originating from JB Elmendorf-Richardson. | |
Kunsan Air Base | South Korea | 35°54′13″N 126°36′57″E | 8th Fighter Wing | Main Operating Base, made available to the US by the South Korean Government. The 8th Fighter Wing operates the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon.[204] | |
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni | Japan | 34°08′42″N 132°14′39″E | 374th Communications Squadron (Operating Location Bravo) | US Marine Corps Air Station, made available to the US by the Japanese Government, hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 374th Airlift Wing.[205] | |
Misawa Air Base | Japan | 40°42′19″N 141°22′19″E | 35th Fighter Wing | Main Operating Base, made available to the US by the Japanese Government. The 35th Fighter Wing operates the F-16CJ/DJ Fighting Falcon.[206] | |
Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia | British Indian Ocean Territory | 7°18′48″S 72°24′40″E | 36th Mission Support Group (Detachment 1) | Forward Operating Location made available to the US by the UK Government, hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 36th Wing. Predominately used by deployments of the B-1B Lancer, B-2A Spirit and B-52H Stratofortress supporting operations in the Middle East.[207] | |
Osan Air Base | South Korea | 37°05′26″N 127°01′47″E | 51st Fighter Wing | Main Operating Base, made available to the United States by the South Korean Government. Headquarters of the Seventh Air Force, with the 51st Fighter Wing operating the A-10C Thunderbolt II & F-16C/D Fighting Falcon, the 5th Reconnaissance Squadron operating the U-2S Dragon Lady and a detachment of the 33rd Rescue Squadron flying the HH-60G Pave Hawk.[208] | |
Paya Lebar Airbase | Singapore | 1°21′37″N 103°54′34″E | 497th Combat Training Squadron | Forward operating site, made available to the United States by the Singaporean Government. Besides being used by various flying units of United States Air Force and United States Navy (including United States Marine Corps Aviation) as a refuelling stopover and staging post/transit point, the base is also used permanently by the 497th Combat Training Squadron.[209] | |
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam | United States (Hawaii) | 21°20′59″N 157°57′31″W | 15th Wing | Joint USAF/US Navy Main Operating Base. 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.[210][211] | |
United States Fleet Activities Sasebo | Japan | 33°9′46″N 129°42′41″E | 374th Communications Squadron (Operating Location Alpha) | Naval Base made available to the United States by the Japanese Government, hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 374th Airlift Wing.[212] | |
Wake Island Airfield | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 19°16′57″N 166°38′12″E | Pacific Air Forces Regional Support Center | Geographically Separate Unit providing a trans-Pacific refueling stop for military aircraft. Also supports Missile Defense Agency test activities.[213] | |
Yokota Air Base | Japan | 35°44′55″N 139°20′55″E | 374th Airlift Wing | Main Operating Base, made available to the US by the Japanese Government. Headquarters of the Fifth Air Force, with the 374th Airlift Wing operating the C-130J Hercules, UH-1N Iroquois & C-12J Huron and the 21st Special Operations Squadron flying the CV-22B Osprey.[214] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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Ämari Air Base | Estonia | 59°15′44″N 024°13′07″E | 52nd Expeditionary Operations Group (Detachment 2) | Estonian Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 52nd Fighter Wing. Operates the MQ-9A Reaper in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance role since June 2020 whilst the runway at Miroslawiec Air Base is resurfaced.[216] | |
Ankara Support Facility | Turkey | 717th Air Base Squadron | Geographically Separate Unit of the 39th Air Base Wing. Provides support to the US Embassy, Office of Defense Cooperation-Turkey, the Department of Defense Education Activity and the wider American community in Ankara.[217] | ||
Aviano Air Base | Italy | 46°01′53″N 012°35′49″E | 31st Fighter Wing | Main Operating Base flying the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon and HH-60G Pavehawk.[218] The base is made available to the US by the Italian government. | |
Büchel Air Base | Germany | 50°10′35″N 007°03′28″E | 702nd Munitions Support Squadron | German Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 52nd Fighter Wing. Responsible for receipt, storage, maintenance and control of US war reserve munitions in support of the German Air Force.[219] | |
Camp Darby | Italy | 43°38′0″N 10°19′0″E | 731st Munitions Squadron | Italian owned base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 52nd Fighter Wing. Responsible for receipt, storage, maintenance and control of US war reserve munitions.[220] | |
Camp Lemonnier | Djibouti | 11°32′37″N 43°8′55″E | 449th Air Expeditionary Group | Forward Operating Site leased to the US by the Djibouti government, providing combat search and rescue (operating the HC-130J Combat King II and HH-60G Pave Hawk) and surveillance & reconnaissance capabilities for the Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.[221] | |
Camp Simba | Kenya | 2°09′56.8″S 40°53′40.1″E | 475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron | Forward Operating Site used by the US and Kenya Defence Forces.[222] Geographically Separate Unit of the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing.[223] | |
Câmpia Turzii (71st Air Base) | Romania | 46°30′12″N 023°53′07″E | 31st Expeditionary Operations Group (Detachment 1) | Romanian Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 31st Fighter Wing. Operates the MQ-9A Reaper in the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance role since January 2021.[224] | |
Chabelley Airfield | Djibouti | 11°31′N 43°04′E | 776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron | Forward Operating Site used by the US and French military. Geographically Separate Unit of the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing.[225] | |
Chièvres Air Base | Belgium | 50°35′9.58″N 003°50′37.47″E | 424th Air Base Squadron | Provides logistical support to NATO Headquarters and SHAPE. Geographically Separate Unit of the 86th Airlift Wing.[226] | |
Einsiedlerhof Air Station | Germany | 49°25′42.7″N 7°3′15.5″E | Warrior Preparation Center | Provides combat readiness training to US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa forces.[227] | |
Ghedi Air Base | Italy | 45°25′52.57″N 10°16′48.40″E | 704th Munitions Support Squadron | Italian Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 52nd Fighter Wing. Responsible for receipt, storage, maintenance and control of US war reserve munitions in support of the Italian Air Force.[219][228] | |
Incirlik Air Base | Turkey | 37°00′07″N 035°25′33″E | 39th Air Base Wing | Main Operating Base supporting US and NATO operations in the USAFE-AFAFRICA and US Air Forces Central areas of responsibility.[229] It is a joint Turkish/US operated base hosting the 447th Air Expeditionary Group operating the A-10C Thunderbolt II and KC-135R Stratotanker in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.[230] | |
Izmir Air Station | Turkey | 38°27′27″N 027°10′13″E | 425th Air Base Squadron | Geographically Separate Unit of the 39th Air Base Wing. Acts as administrative agent and provides mission support for the NATO Allied Land Command Headquarters and six other associate units.[231] | |
Kleine Brogel Air Base | Belgium | 51°10′10.5″N 005°28′19″E | 701st Munitions Support Squadron | Belgian Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 52nd Fighter Wing. Responsible for receipt, storage, maintenance and control of US war reserve munitions in support of the Belgian Air Force.[219] | |
Lajes Field | Azores | 38°45′42″N 027°05′26″W | 65th Air Base Group | Portuguese Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 86th Airlift Wing. Provides base and en-route support to US aircraft making transatlantic flights.[232] The group also operates a High Frequency Global Communications System station. | |
Łask Air Base | Poland | 51°33′5.76″N 19°10′44.76″E | 52nd Operations Group (Detachment 1) | Polish Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 52nd Fighter Wing. Supports the European Reassurance Initiative and NATO readiness in eastern Europe. The base has hosted temporary deployments of aircraft including the A-10C Thunderbolt II, F-22A Raptor, F-16 Fighting Falcon, C-130 Hercules and KC-135R Stratotanker.[233][234] | |
Morón Air Base | Spain | 37°10′29″N 5°36′57″W | 496th Air Base Squadron | Spanish Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 86th Airlift Wing. Provides base and en-route support to aircraft making transatlantic flights.[232] | |
NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen | Germany | 50°57′39″N 6°2′33″E | 470th Air Base Squadron | Geographically Separate Unit of the 52nd Fighter Wing. Provides support to USAF and other Department of Defense units throughout fourteen locations in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Italy.[235] | |
Nigerien Air Base 101 | Niger | 13°28′54″N 2°10′13″E | 768th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron | Cooperative Security Location made available to the US by the Nigerien government.[236][237]Geographically Separate Unit of the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing.[238] | |
Nigerien Air Base 201 | Niger | 16°57′1″N 8°0′50″E | 409th Air Expeditionary Group | Cooperative Security Location made available to the US by the Nigerien government.[236] Provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to counter extremist activity.[239] | |
RAF Akrotiri | Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | 34°35′0″N 32°59′0″E | 9th Operations Group (Detachment 1) | Royal Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, operating Lockheed U-2S.[240] | |
RAF Alconbury | United Kingdom | 52°22′15.27″N 000°13′36.94″W | 501st Combat Support Wing | Non-flying base made available to the US by the UK Government, home to the headquarters of the 501st Combat Support Wing and 423rd Air Base Group, providing mission support to personnel at RAF Molesworth, RAF Menwith Hill and the NATO Joint Warfare Centre in Stavanger.[241] | |
RAF Barford St John | United Kingdom | 52°0′13″N 1°21′36″W | 422nd Air Base Group | Non-flying base made available to the US by the UK Government. Operates as a signals intelligence relay station and operated remotely from RAF Croughton.[242] | |
RAF Croughton | United Kingdom | 51°59′15″N 1°11′10″W | 422nd Air Base Group | Non-flying base made available to the US by the UK Government, hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 501st Combat Support Wing.[243] Signals intelligence facility operated by the USAF and US intelligence agencies.[244] | |
RAF Fairford | United Kingdom | 51°40′56″N 1°47′24″W | 420th Air Base Squadron | Forward Operating Location made available to the US by the UK Government, hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 501st Combat Support Wing. Predominately used by deployments of the B-1B Lancer, B-2A Spirit and B-52H Stratofortress.[245] The Royal International Air Tattoo, the world’s largest military air show, is held at Fairford annually in July.[246] | |
RAF Feltwell | United Kingdom | 52°28′46″N 0°31′9″E | 18th Intelligence Squadron (Detachment 4) | Non-flying base made available to the US by the UK Government, hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 48th Fighter Wing which provides base support. Operated as a space intelligence facility by the 18th Intelligence Squadron (Detachment 4).[247][248] | |
RAF Lakenheath | United Kingdom | 52°24′30″N 000°33′24″E | 48th Fighter Wing | Main Operating Base, made available to the US by the UK Government. Home to the 48th Fighter Wing operating the F-15C/D Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle.[249] | |
RAF Menwith Hill | United Kingdom | 54°0′28.35″N 1°41′22.2″W | 421st Air Base Squadron | Non-flying base, operating as a joint UK/US signals intelligence gathering station which functions primarily as a field station of the National Security Agency.[250] Geographically Separate Unit of the 501st Combat Support Wing.[251] | |
RAF Mildenhall | United Kingdom | 52°21′54″N 000°28′51″E | 100th Air Refuelling Wing | Main Operating Base, made available to the US by the UK Government. Home to the 100th Air Refuelling Wing operating the KC-135R Stratotanker and the 352nd Special Operations Wing operating the CV-22 Osprey & MC-130J Commando II. The 95th Reconnaissance Squadron supports RC-135 Rivet Joint and OC-135 Open Skies aircraft when deployed to Europe.[252] | |
RAF Molesworth | United Kingdom | 52°22′46″N 0°24′18″W | 423rd Air Base Group | Non-flying base made available to the US by the UK Government. Geographically Separate Unit of the 501st Combat Support Wing.[253] Home to the Joint Intelligence Operations Center Europe (JIOCEUR) Analytic Center operated by the Defense Intelligence Agency and the J2 Directorate which provides US Africa Command with intelligence.[254] | |
RAF Welford | United Kingdom | 51°28′6″N 1°24′13″W | 420th Munitions Squadron | Non-flying base made available to the US by the UK Government. Geographically Separate Unit of the 501st Combat Support Wing, used as an ammunition depot in support of bombers operating from RAF Fairford.[255] | |
Ramstein Air Base | Germany | 49°26′38.10″N 007°36′08.13″E | 86th Airlift Wing | Main Operating Base made available to the US by the German government. Home to the 86th Airlift Wing operating the C-130J Hercules, C-20H, C-21A & C-40B, the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing. Also hosts the headquarters of US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa, the Third Air Force and NATO Allied Air Command.[256] | |
Spangdahlem Air Base | Germany | 49°58′33″N 006°41′50″E | 52nd Fighter Wing | Main Operating Base made available to the US by the German government. Home to the 52nd Fighter Wing operating F-16CM/DM Fighting Falcon and the 726th Air Mobility Squadron.[257] | |
Stavanger | Norway | 58°54′27″N 5°43′18″E | 426th Air Base Squadron | Geographically Separate Unit of the 501st Combat Support Wing. Non-flying base, providing support to personnel working at the NATO Joint Warfare Centre.[241] | |
Thule Air Base | Greenland | 76°31′52″N 68°42′11″W | 821st Air Base Group | Geographically Separate Unit of the 21st Space Wing, home to the 12th Space Warning Squadron which operates a Ballistic Missile Early Warning System.[258] | |
Volkel Air Base | Netherlands | 51°39′26″N 5°41′27″E | 703rd Munitions Support Squadron | Royal Netherlands Air Force base hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 52nd Fighter Wing. Responsible for receipt, storage, maintenance and control of US war reserve munitions in support of the Royal Netherlands Air Force.[259] |
Name | Location | Coordinates | Unit Emblem | Host Wing or Primary Unit | Notes/Mission |
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Abdullah Al Mubarak Air Base (Cargo City) | Kuwait | 29°13′36″N 047°58′48″E | 387th Air Expeditionary Group | Geographically Separate Unit of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Operates the Theater Logistics Gateway in support of operations in the Middle East.[261] | |
Al Dhafra Air Base | United Arab Emirates | 24°14′53″N 054°32′51″E | 380th Air Expeditionary Wing | Main Operating Base made available to the US by the United Arab Emirates government. The 380th AEW provides air combat, aerial refueling and reconnaissance aircraft in the US Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operations Inherent Resolve and Resolute Support.[262] | |
Al Udeid Air Base | Qatar | 25°07′02″N 051°18′53″E | 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | Main Operating Base made available to the US by the Qatari government. The 379th AEW is the largest expeditionary wing in the USAF and provides a wide range of combat air power and combat support for Operations Inherent Resolve and Resolute Support and Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa. The base is the forward headquarters of US Central Command and home to the Combined Air Operations Center which co-ordinates operations in the Middle East.[263] | |
Ali Al Salem Air Base | Kuwait | 29°20′48″N 047°31′14″E | 386th Air Expeditionary Wing | Main Operating Base made available to the US by the Kuwaiti government. The 386th AEW provides tactical airlift and combat service support for operations throughout the Middle East.[264] | |
Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base | Kuwait | 28°56′05.7″N 47°47′31.3″E | 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing | Main Operating Base made available to the US by the Kuwaiti government. Supports operations throughout the Middle East.[265] | |
Muwaffaq Salti Air Base | Jordan | 31°50′03″N 036°47′14″E | 407th Air Expeditionary Group | Air Base made available to the US by the Jordanian government hosting a Geographically Separate Unit of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing supporting operations throughout the Middle East.[266] | |
Prince Sultan Air Base | Saudi Arabia | 24°03′19″N 047°33′49″E | 378th Air Expeditionary Wing | Main Operating Base made available to the US by the Saudi government. Supports operations throughout the Middle East.[267] |