Since the founding of the United States the military has played a key role. All the bases where the military takes up residence in the United States and around the world have long and proud histories. Here are just a few.
Little Rock Air Force Base is located in central Arkansas. The installation opened to air traffic in 1955 on a limited basis but the base was not fully functional until January 1957. The Air Education Training Command is part of the installation. Little Rock AFB is home to the 19th Airlift Wing as well as an Air National Guard Wing. The capital of Arkansas, Little Rock, is a short drive away from the post.
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The second oldest active military installation in the United States, Carlisle Barracks is a facility of the United States Army and is located in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. A part of the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, Carlisle Barracks is the home of the United States Army War College, which was first relocated to Carlisle Barracks in 1951, during the springtime.
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Wright-Patterson AFB is located in south-eastern Ohio, just outside the city of Fairborn. The base is best known as the ground where Orville and Wilburn Wright developed and flew the 1905 Flyer. Wright-Patterson AFB is home to the National Museum of the US Air Force, which proudly displays over 360 aircraft and missiles, dating back as far as the Wright 1909 Military Flyer.
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Laughlin Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located near the city of Del Rio, Texas, a community near the Mexican border. The base is named for 2nd Lieutenant Jack T. Laughlin, a pilot and the first local casualty of World War II. The installation currently hosts the United States Air Force’s largest pilot training program. The airfield is the busiest airport in the nation during weekdays.
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Whiteman AFB is located in scenic central Missouri, two miles from the town of Knob Noster. The base opened in 1942 as Sedalia Glider Base and was later renamed after Second Lieutenant George A. Whiteman, a WWII pilot who died in action at Pearl Harbor. The main activity on the base is bomb operations and support. It is known as the home of the first Stealth Bomber Unit.
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