Scott Air Force Base Complete Guide
Quick Facts Location: Belleville, Illinois (Southwest Illinois, 25 miles east of St. Louis, Missouri)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 3,239 acresPopulation: ~5,400 active duty, 4,600+ civilians, 1,000+ contractorsMajor Units: Air Mobility Command (AMC) headquarters, 375th Air Mobility Wing, U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), 932nd Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve)Mission: Global air mobility command and control, strategic airlift operations, […]
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Quick Facts Location: Universal City, Texas (Northeast San Antonio, 15 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 2,907 acresPopulation: ~3,500 active duty, 3,000+ civilians, 500+ contractorsMajor Units: Air Education and Training Command (AETC) headquarters, 12th Flying Training Wing (pilot training), 902nd Mission Support GroupMission: Air Force headquarters for training operations, undergraduate pilot training, […]
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Quick Facts Location: Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC), Germany (Southwest Germany, Rhineland-Palatinate state, 10 miles west of Kaiserslautern, 80 miles southwest of Frankfurt)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 3,304 acres (Ramstein proper); KMC encompasses 10+ installations totaling 20,000+ acresPopulation: ~9,200 active duty (Ramstein), 35,000+ Americans in KMC (largest U.S. military community outside U.S.)Major Units: 86th Airlift Wing, U.S. […]
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Quick Facts Location: Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), North Carolina (South-central North Carolina, adjacent to Fayetteville, 60 miles south of Raleigh)Branch: U.S. Army (airfield), U.S. Air Force tenant unitsSize: Fort Liberty encompasses 251 square miles (161,000+ acres) – one of world’s largest military installations; Pope Field: 1,925 acresPopulation: Fort Liberty: ~54,000 active duty (Army), Pope […]
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Quick Facts Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado (Eastern Colorado Springs, adjacent to Colorado Springs Airport)Branch: U.S. Space ForceSize: 1,278 acresPopulation: ~3,600 active duty, 2,500+ civilians, 1,500+ contractorsMajor Units: Space Operations Command, Space Deltas (missile warning, space domain awareness, orbital warfare), NORAD and USNORTHCOM (Cheyenne Mountain)Mission: Space operations, missile warning, space domain awareness, space control, NORAD aerospace […]
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Quick Facts Location: Cocoa Beach, Florida (Central Florida’s Space Coast, 45 miles east of Orlando)Branch: U.S. Space ForceSize: 2,341 acresPopulation: ~1,300 active duty, 3,300+ civilians, 2,000+ contractorsMajor Units: Space Launch Delta 45 (Eastern Range operations), 920th Rescue Wing (Air Force Reserve – HC-130J and HH-60G operations)Mission: Space launch operations, Eastern Range support, missile defense testing, […]
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Quick Facts Location: Bellevue, Nebraska (South of Omaha, 10 miles south of downtown Omaha)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 4,049 acresPopulation: ~7,500 active duty, 3,300+ civilians, 1,000+ contractorsMajor Units: 55th Wing (RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft operations), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), Air Force Weather Agency, 1st Air Force (AFNORTH)Mission: Airborne reconnaissance, strategic command and control, nuclear deterrence oversight, weather […]
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Quick Facts Location: Las Vegas, Nevada (Northeast Las Vegas, 8 miles north of Las Vegas Strip)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 14,000 acres base proper; 3+ million acres Nevada Test and Training Range (NTTR)Population: ~8,500 active duty, 4,500+ civilians, 1,500+ contractorsMajor Units: 57th Wing (USAF Weapons School, Red Flag exercises), 99th Air Base Wing (host), Thunderbirds aerial […]
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Quick Facts Location: Mountain Home, Idaho (Southwest Idaho, 50 miles southeast of Boise)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 6,700 acres (base proper); 108,000+ acres Saylor Creek Range ComplexPopulation: ~3,100 active duty, 700+ civiliansMajor Units: 366th Fighter Wing (F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15EX Eagle II operations), Gunfighter Flag exercisesMission: Air superiority, precision strike, large-force exercises, realistic combat trainingClimate: […]
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Quick Facts Location: Valdosta, Georgia (South-central Georgia near Florida border, 15 miles northeast of Valdosta)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 5,900 acresPopulation: ~6,100 active duty, 1,200+ civilians, 500+ contractorsMajor Units: 23rd Wing (A-10C Thunderbolt II and HH-60G Pave Hawk operations), 347th Rescue GroupMission: Close air support (A-10C “Warthog”), combat search and rescue (CSAR), rescue operationsClimate: Humid subtropical […]
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Quick Facts Location: Minot, North Dakota (North-central North Dakota, 13 miles north of Minot, 100 miles south of Canadian border)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 5,000 acres base proper; 8,500+ square miles missile field complex across North DakotaPopulation: ~5,600 active duty, 900+ civiliansMajor Units: 5th Bomb Wing (B-52H Stratofortress operations), 91st Missile Wing (150 Minuteman III ICBMs)Mission: […]
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Quick Facts Location: Wichita, Kansas (South-central Kansas, adjacent to Wichita city limits)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 3,240 acresPopulation: ~3,500 active duty, 1,300+ civilians, 500+ contractorsMajor Units: 22nd Air Refueling Wing (KC-46A Pegasus and KC-135 Stratotanker operations), 931st Air Refueling Wing (Air Force Reserve)Mission: Air refueling operations, KC-46A training and transition, tanker aircraft maintenanceClimate: Continental – hot […]
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Quick Facts Location: Tacoma/Lakewood, Washington (South Puget Sound, 45 miles south of Seattle, 10 miles southwest of Tacoma)Branch: Joint Base (U.S. Army lead, Air Force co-located)Size: 414,000+ acres combined (Fort Lewis: 410,000 acres, McChord Field: 4,600 acres)Population: ~40,000+ active duty, 8,000+ civilians (entire JBLM), McChord approximately 6,000 active dutyMajor Units (McChord): 62nd Airlift Wing (C-17 […]
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Quick Facts Location: Montgomery, Alabama (Central Alabama, state capital)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 3,400 acresPopulation: ~3,000 active duty, 3,500+ civilians, 500+ contractorsMajor Units: Air University, 42nd Air Base Wing, Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen DevelopmentMission: Professional military education, officer accessions, academic research, Air Force doctrine developmentClimate: Humid subtropical – hot humid summers, […]
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Quick Facts Location: Tampa, Florida (South Tampa, on peninsula in Tampa Bay)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 5,631 acresPopulation: ~6,000 active duty, 3,000+ civilians, 1,000+ contractorsMajor Units: 6th Air Refueling Wing, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM)Mission: Air refueling operations, combatant command headquarters, special operations supportClimate: Humid subtropical – hot humid summers, warm winters, […]
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Quick Facts Location: Glendale, Arizona (Phoenix metropolitan area, 20 miles northwest of downtown Phoenix)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 4,200 acresPopulation: ~7,500 active duty, 1,800+ civilians, 500+ contractorsMajor Units: 56th Fighter Wing, 944th Fighter Wing (Air Force Reserve), 425th Fighter Squadron (F-35A and F-16 training – Singapore Air Force)Mission: F-35A Lightning II and F-16 Fighting Falcon pilot […]
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Quick Facts Location: El Segundo, California (Los Angeles County, South Bay area, 15 miles southwest of downtown LA)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 24 acres (one of smallest Air Force bases)Population: ~1,400 military, 2,800+ civilians, 2,500+ contractorsMajor Units: Space Systems Command, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)Mission: Space acquisition, satellite development, launch operations oversight, space systems procurementClimate: […]
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Quick Facts Location: Jacksonville, Arkansas (Central Arkansas, 15 miles north of Little Rock)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 6,130 acresPopulation: ~6,200 active duty, 3,300+ civilians, 1,000+ contractorsMajor Units: 19th Airlift Wing (C-130J Super Hercules operations), 314th Airlift Wing (C-130J training), 189th Airlift Wing (Arkansas Air National Guard)Mission: Tactical airlift operations, C-130J aircrew and maintenance trainingClimate: Humid subtropical […]
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Quick Facts Location: Del Rio, Texas (Southwest Texas on Mexico border, 150 miles west of San Antonio)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 4,519 acresPopulation: ~1,100 active duty, 500+ civilians, 200+ contractorsMajor Units: 47th Flying Training WingMission: Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training (SUPT) – produces 300+ Air Force pilots annuallyClimate: Semi-arid desert – extremely hot summers, mild winters, low […]
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Quick Facts Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico (Central New Mexico, adjacent to southeast Albuquerque)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 52,678 acres (82 square miles) – 4th largest Air Force installationPopulation: ~4,700 active duty, 3,400+ civilians, 1,000+ contractorsMajor Units: 377th Air Base Wing, Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Air Force Research Laboratory Directed Energy Directorate, 58th Special Operations WingMission: […]
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Quick Facts Location: Biloxi, Mississippi (Gulf Coast, 90 miles east of New Orleans)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 3,600 acresPopulation: ~4,500 active duty, 2,500+ civilians, 800+ contractorsMajor Units: 81st Training Wing, 403rd Wing (Air Force Reserve), 2nd Air Force HeadquartersMission: Technical training for electronics, communications, cyber, weather, and medical specialtiesClimate: Humid subtropical – hot humid summers, mild […]
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Quick Facts Location: San Antonio, Texas (South-Central Texas)Branch: Joint Base (U.S. Air Force lead)Size: 48,000+ acres combined across three locationsPopulation: ~80,000+ active duty, 15,000+ civilians (largest joint base in DoD)Major Locations: JBSA-Randolph, JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, JBSA-LacklandMajor Units: Air Education and Training Command (AETC) HQ, U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), U.S. Army South (Sixth Army), 502nd […]
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Quick Facts Location: Hampton, Virginia (Southeast Virginia/Hampton Roads, 7 miles north of Newport News)Branch: Joint Base (U.S. Air Force lead)Size: 8,700+ acres combined (Langley: 2,900 acres, Eustis: 5,800 acres)Population: ~8,000 active duty, 3,000+ civilians across both locationsMajor Units: 633rd Air Base Wing, 1st Fighter Wing (F-22 Raptor operations), Air Combat Command Headquarters, U.S. Army Training […]
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Quick Facts Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming (Southeast Wyoming, 90 miles north of Denver, Colorado)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 5,866 acres base proper; 12,600+ square miles missile field complex across Wyoming, Nebraska, and ColoradoPopulation: ~3,400 active duty, 1,200+ civiliansMajor Units: 90th Missile Wing (150 Minuteman III ICBMs)Mission: Strategic nuclear deterrence through ICBM operationsClimate: High plains – cold harsh […]
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Quick Facts Location: Abilene, Texas (West-Central Texas, 180 miles west of Fort Worth)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 6,409 acresPopulation: ~5,000 active duty, 1,300+ civilians, 500+ contractorsMajor Units: 7th Bomb Wing (B-1B Lancer operations), 317th Airlift Group (C-130J Super Hercules operations)Mission: Long-range strategic bombing, tactical airlift, combat supportClimate: Semi-arid – hot summers, mild winters, low humidity, occasional […]
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Quick Facts Location: Dover, Delaware (Central Delaware, 70 miles south of Philadelphia)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 3,900 acresPopulation: ~3,300 active duty, 1,100+ civilians, 700+ contractorsMajor Units: 436th Airlift Wing (C-5M Super Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III operations), 512th Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve)Mission: Strategic airlift operations, aerial port operations, mortuary affairsClimate: Mid-Atlantic – hot humid summers, […]
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Quick Facts Location: Tucson, Arizona (Southeast Arizona, 6 miles south of downtown Tucson)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 10,640 acresPopulation: ~5,500 active duty, 3,500+ civilians, 1,000+ contractorsMajor Units: 355th Wing (A-10 Thunderbolt II operations), 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) headquarters, 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG – “Boneyard”)Mission: Close air support operations (A-10), aircraft storage […]
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Quick Facts Location: Alamogordo, New Mexico (southern New Mexico, 90 miles north of El Paso, Texas)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 59,639 acresPopulation: ~4,100 active duty, 1,200+ civiliansMajor Units: 49th Wing (F-16 and MQ-9 Reaper operations), German Air Force Flying Training CenterMission: F-16 training, MQ-9 Reaper training, German pilot trainingClimate: High desert – hot dry summers, mild […]
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Quick Facts Location: Ogden, Utah (25 miles north of Salt Lake City)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 6,700 acresPopulation: ~6,500 active duty, 16,000+ civilians (largest single-site employer in Utah)Major Units: Ogden Air Logistics Complex, 388th Fighter Wing, 419th Fighter WingMission: F-35A operations and depot-level aircraft maintenanceClimate: Four seasons – cold snowy winters, hot dry summersGateway to: Utah’s […]
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Quick Facts Location: Bedford, Massachusetts (20 miles northwest of Boston)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 846 acres (small base)Population: ~2,500 military, 4,000+ civilians, 3,500+ contractorsMajor Units: Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC), MIT Lincoln LaboratoryMission: Research, development, acquisition – technology and intelligence systemsClimate: Four seasons – cold snowy winters, warm humid summersRegion: Greater Boston – high […]
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Quick Facts Location: Grand Forks, North Dakota (16 miles west of Grand Forks city)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 5,382 acresPopulation: ~3,200 active duty, 1,400+ civiliansMajor Units: 319th Reconnaissance WingMission: Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) operations – MQ-9 Reaper and RQ-4 Global HawkClimate: Extreme continental – very cold winters, warm summersChallenge: Coldest Air Force base in Continental U.S. […]
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Quick Facts Location: San Angelo, Texas (West Texas, 225 miles west of Austin)Branch: U.S. Air Force (joint training base)Size: 1,235 acresPopulation: ~5,500 students and permanent partyMajor Units: 17th Training WingMission: Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR) and fire protection trainingClimate: Hot dry summers, mild winters, West Texas desertStudent Base: Most personnel are students in technical training Overview […]
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Quick Facts Location: Killeen, Texas (Central Texas, between Austin and Waco)Branch: U.S. ArmySize: 340 square miles (largest active duty armored post in U.S.)Population: ~36,000 active duty, 8,400 civiliansMajor Units: III Corps Headquarters, 1st Cavalry Division, 13th Sustainment CommandMission: Armored and mechanized forces training, power projectionClimate: Hot humid summers, mild winters, Texas heatFormerly: Fort Hood (renamed […]
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Quick Facts Location: Spokane, Washington (12 miles southwest of downtown Spokane)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 4,300 acresPopulation: ~5,100 active duty, 800+ civilians, 1,200+ contractorsMajor Units: 92nd Air Refueling Wing, 336th Training Group (Survival School)Mission: Air refueling operations; Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape (SERE) trainingClimate: Four distinct seasons – cold snowy winters, warm dry summersGateway to: Pacific Northwest […]
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Quick Facts Location: Rapid City, South Dakota (10 miles northeast of Rapid City)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 4,853 acresPopulation: ~3,500 active duty, 1,000+ civilians, 1,400 contractorsMajor Units: 28th Bomb WingMission: B-1B Lancer bomber operations; future B-21 Raider homeClimate: Continental – cold snowy winters, warm summers, low humidityGateway to: Mount Rushmore, Black Hills, Badlands Overview & History […]
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Quick Facts Location: Okaloosa County, Florida (Florida Panhandle, near Fort Walton Beach and Destin)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 463,128 acres (724 square miles) – largest Air Force installation in the worldPopulation: ~8,500 active duty, 4,000+ civilians, 1,000+ contractorsMajor Units: 96th Test Wing, 33rd Fighter Wing, 7th Special Forces Group (Army)Mission: Weapons testing, development, evaluation; F-35 trainingClimate: […]
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Quick Facts Location: Kern County, California (22 miles east of Rosamond, 100 miles north of Los Angeles)Branch: U.S. Air ForceSize: 301,000 acres (470 square miles) – 3rd largest Air Force installationPopulation: ~2,500 active duty, 3,500 civilians, 1,500+ contractorsMajor Units: 412th Test Wing (Air Force Test Center), 95th Air Base WingMission: Flight testing, research, developmentClimate: High […]
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Quick Facts Overview & History Beale Air Force Base stands as one of the most unique military installations in the United States, serving as home to the Air Force’s entire fleet of U-2 “Dragon Lady” spy planes and RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft. The 9th Reconnaissance Wing collects intelligence essential for presidential and Congressional decisions […]
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Quick Facts Overview & History Barksdale Air Force Base stands as one of the most strategically important military installations in the United States, serving as headquarters for Air Force Global Strike Command and home to the 8th Air Force. The base operates approximately 44 B-52H Stratofortress bombers, providing flexible, responsive global combat capability while training […]
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Quick Facts Overview & History Altus Air Force Base serves as the United States Air Force’s premier center for mobility airlift and air refueling training. Located in southwestern Oklahoma, the installation provides specialized training for pilots, navigators, and aircrew members who operate the Air Force’s critical transport and refueling aircraft. The base’s history began in […]
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