Air Force active duty, guard and reserve facility.REGION 1 Alaska Clear AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System , AFSPC Noun 1. AFSPC - a command of the United States Air Force that is responsible for defending the United States through its space and intercontinental ballistic missile operations Air Force Space Command , ANG ANG In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the NL Antillian Guilder. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , DSN DSN - Digital Switched Network 317-585-6110 or 6409, commercial (907) 585-6110 or 6409. Location: Anderson. Eielson AFB AFB abbr. acid-fast bacillus AFB Acid-fast bacillus, also 1. Aflatoxin B 2. Aorto-femoral bypass , PACAF PACAF Pacific Air Forces , DSN 317-377-1110, commercial 907-377-1110. Size: 23,500 acres. Named for Carl Ben Eielson Carl Benjamin Eielson (1897 - 1929) was an aviator, bush pilot and explorer. He was born in Hatton, North Dakota to Norwegian immigrants. His interest in aviation went back to his childhood. , arctic aviation pioneer who died in November 1929. Location: 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks. ANG: DSN 317-377-8734, commercial 907-377-8734. ANG location: North Pole North Pole, northern end of the earth's axis, lat. 90°N. It is distinguished from the north magnetic pole. U.S. explorer Robert E. Peary is traditionally credited as being the first to reach (1909) the North Pole. In 1926, Richard E. . www.eielson.af.mil Elmendorf AFB, PACAF, DSN 317-552-1110, commercial 907 552-1110. Size: 13,441 acres. Named for Capt. Hugh Elmendorf, killed Jan. 13, 1933, during flight testing at Wright Field, Ohio. Location: Anchorage. www.elmendorf.af.mil King Salmon Airport King Salmon Airport (IATA: AKN, ICAO: PAKN), formerly Naknek Air Force Base, is a public airport located just southeast of King Salmon, in Bristol Bay Borough, Alaska, USA. , PACAE DSN 317-552-1110, commercial 907-552-1110 through Elmendorf AFB operator. Kulis ANGB ANGB Air National Guard Base , ANG, DSN 317-626-1176, commercial 907-249-1176. Location: Next to Ted Stevens Anchorage IAP (Internet Access Provider) See ISP. IAP - Internet Access Provider . www.akang.ang.af.mil California Beale AFB, ACC See adaptive cruise control. , DSN 368-1110, commercial 530-634-3000. Size: 22,944 acres. Named for Brig. Gen. E.F. Beale, surveyor general A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the king's manors, or of woods and parks s>. An officer having charge of the survey of the public lands of a land district. See also: Surveyor Surveyor of California and Nevada before Civil War. Location: 13 miles east of Marysville. www.beale.af.mil Channel Islands ANGS ANGS Air National Guard Station , ANG, DSN 893-7000, commercial 805-986-8000. Location: Point Mugu. Edwards AFB, AFMC AFMC Air Force Materiel Command AFMC Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care AFMC Armed Forces Medical College (Pune, India) AFMC Armed Forces of America Motorcycle Club AFMC Auxiliary Fuel Management Computer , DSN 527-1110, commercial 661-277-1110. Size: 301,114 acres. Named for Capt. Glen W. Edwards, killed in YB-49 crash, June 5, 1948. Location: Main base 16 miles east of Rosamond. www.edwards.af.mil Fresno ANGB, ANG, DSN: 949-9100, commercial 559-454-5100. Location: Fresno. Los Angeles AFB, AFSPC, Space and Missile Systems Center Based out of Los Angeles Air Force Base in California, the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) is a part of Air Force Space Command of the United States Air Force. Its mission is to conduct research and development of U.S. military outer space and missile systems. , DSN 633-1110, commercial 310-653-1110. Size: 220 acres (including new main base Schriever Space Complex; Fort MacArthur Annex; housing areas in San Pedro, 20 miles south). Location: 5 miles south of Los Angeles IAP in El Segundo. www.losangeles.af.mil March ARB, ANG, AFRC AFRC Air Force Reserve Command (formerly AFRES) AFRC Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (Sierra Leone) AFRC Agricultural and Food Research Council (United Kingdom) , DSN 447-1110, commercial 951-655-1110. Location: 9 miles southeast of Riverside. Moffett Field, ANG, DSN 359-9333, commercial 650-603-9333. Location: 2 miles north of Mountain View. Onizuka AFS, AFSPC, DSN 561-3000, commercial 408-752-3000. Location: Sunnyvale. www.schriever.af.mil/onizuka Travis AFB, AMC (Advanced Mezzanine Card) See AdvancedTCA. , DSN 837-1110, commercial 707-424-1110. Size: 7.580 acres. Named for Brig. Gen. Robert E Travis, killed in a B-29 accident Aug. 5, 1950. Location: next to Fairfield. www.travis.af.mil Vandenberg AFB, AFSPC, DSN 276-1110. commercial 805-606-1110. Size: 99.900 acres. Named for Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg. Air Force's second chief of staff. Location: 8 miles north-northwest of Lompoc. www.vandenbergaf.mil Hawaii Bellows AFS, PACAF, commercial 808-259-8080. Named for 2nd Lt. Franklin B. Bellows. World War I Distinguished Service Cross recipient, killed on reconnaissance mission Sept. 13, 1918. Location: Windward shore of Oahu. www.bellowsafs.com Hickam AFB, PACAF, DSN 315-449-7110, commercial 808-449-7110. Size: 2.855 acres. Named for Lt. Col. Horace M. Hickam, air pioneer, killed in a crash Nov. 5, 1934. Location: 9 miles west of Honolulu. www2.hickarn.afmil REGION 2 Washington Fairchild AFB, AMC, DSN 657-1110, commercial 509-247-1212. Size: 4.551 acres. Named for Gen. Muir S. Fairchild General Muir Stephen Fairchild was former vice chief of staff of the United States Air Force. He was born September 2, 1894 at Bellingham, Washington, and died March 17, 1950 at Fort Myer, Virginia. . Air Force vice chief of staff at the time of his death in 1950. Location: 12 miles west-southwest of Spokane. www.fairchildafmil McChord AFB, AMC, DSN 382-1110, commercial 253-982-1110. Size: 4,639 acres. Named for Col. William C. McChord, killed Aug. 18, 1937, during a forced landing in Virginia, Location: 8 miles south of Tacoma. public.mcchord.amc.af.mil Oregon Klamath Falls Airport-Kingsley Field, ANG, DSN 830-6198, commercial 541-885-6198. Location: 5 miles southeast of Klamath Falls. Portland IAP, ANG, DSN 638-4000, commercial 503-335-4000. Location: Portland. Idaho Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field), ANG, DSN 422-5322, commercial 208-422-5322. Location: 6 miles south of Boise at air terminal, www.124wg.ang.af.mil Mountain Home AFB, ACC, DSN 728-1110, commercial 208-828-1110. Size: 9,112 acres. Location: 10 miles southwest of Mountain Home. www.mountainhome.af.mil Utah Hill AFB, AFMC, DSN 777-1110, commercial 801-777-1110. Size: 961,991 acres. Named for Maj. Ployer P. Hill, killed Oct. 30, 1935, on test flight of first B-17. Location: 8 miles south of Ogden. www.hill.af.mil Salt Lake City IAP, ANG, DSN: 245-2200 commercial 801-245-2200. Location: East side of main airport, 5-mile drive from the Salt Lake IAP terminals. Nevada Creech AFB, ACC, DSN 682-1110, commercial 702-652-1110 through Nellis AFB operator. Named for Gen. Wilbur L. "Bill" Creech, father of Thunderbirds, the Air Force's premier air demonstration squadron. Nellis AFB, ACC, DSN 682-1110, commercial 702-652-1110. Size: 2.9 million-acre restricted range; 15,000 square miles of airspace. Named for 1st Lt. William H. Nellis, P-47 pilot killed in Europe Dec. 27, 1944. Location: 8 miles northeast of Las Vegas. www.nellis.af.mil Reno-Tahoe IAP, ANG, DSN 830-4500, commercial 775-788-4500. Location: 5 miles southeast of Reno. Arizona Davis-Monthan AFB, ACC, DSN 228-1110, commercial 520-228-1110. Size: 11,000 acres. Named for 1st Lt. Samuel H. Davis, killed Dec. 28, 1921, and 2nd Lt. Oscar Monthan, killed March 27, 1924. Location: Tucson. www.dm.af.mil Luke AFB, Ariz., AETC AETC Air Education & Training Command (US Air Force) AETC Air Education and Training Command AETC AIDS Education and Training Centers AETC Alabama Educational Technology Conference AETC Advanced Engineering Technology Conference , DSN 896-1110, commercial 623-856-1110. Size: 4,200 acres (plus 1.5 million acres at Barry M. Goldwater Range). Named for 2nd Lt. Frank Luke Jr., first American aviator to receive Medal of Honor Medal of Honor highest American military decoration for wartime gallantry. [Am. Hist.: Misc.] See : Bravery , killed in action Sept. 29, 1918, in France. Location: 20 miles west-northwest of Phoenix. www.luke.af.mil Sky Harbor IAP, ANG, DSN 853-9000, commercial 602-302-9000. Location: Phoenix. Tucson IAP, ANG, DSN 844-6192, commercial 520-295-6192. Location: Tucson. REGION 3 Montana Great Falls IAP, ANG, DSN 791-0202, commercial 406-791-0202. Location: 5 miles southwest of Great Falls. Malmstrom AFB, AFSPC, DSN 632-1110, commercial 406-731-1110. Size: 3,573 acres. Named for Col. Einar A. Malmstrom, killed Aug. 24, 1954, in aircraft accident. Location: 1.5 miles east of Great Falls. www.malmstrom.af.mil Wyoming Cheyenne Regional Airport Cheyenne Regional Airport (IATA: CYS, ICAO: KCYS), also known as Jerry Olson Field, is a public airport located one mile (1.6 km) north of the city of Cheyenne in Laramie County, Wyoming, USA. , ANG, DSN 388-6110, commercial 307-772-6110. Location: Cheyenne. Francis E. Warren Francis Emroy Warren (June 20, 1844 – November 24, 1929) was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate from Wyoming. AFB, AFSPC, DSN 481-1110, commercial 307-773-1110. Size: 5,866 acres, Named for Francis Emory Warren, Wyoming senator and first state governor. Location: Cheyenne. www.warren.af.mil Colorado Buckley AFB, AFSPC, DSN 847-9011, commercial 720-847-9011. Size: 3,831 acres. Named for Lt. John H. Buckley, pilot from Longmont. Colo., killed in France Sept. 27, 1918. Location: 8 miles east of Denver. www.buckley.af.mil Cheyenne Mountain AFS, AFSPC, DSN 268-1110, commercial 719-474-1110. Peterson AFB, AFSPC, DSN 834-7011, commercial 719-556-7321. Size: 1,277 acres. Named for 1st Lt. Edward J. Peterson, killed in aircraft crash at base Aug. 8, 1942. Location: east of Colorado Springs. www.peterson.af.mil Schriever AFB, AFSPC, DSN 560-1110, commercial 719-567-1110. Size: 3,840 acres. Named for retired Gen. Bernard Schriever. Location: 10 miles east of Colorado Springs. www.schriever.af.mil U.S. Air Force Academy, DSN 333-1110, commercial 719- 333-1110. Location: Colorado Springs. Nebraska Lincoln Municipal Airport Lincoln Municipal Airport may refer to:
Offutt AFB, ACC, DSN 271-1110, commercial 402-294-1110. Size: 4,006 acres (including housing area and off-base sites). Named for 1st Lt. Jarvis J. Offutt, pilot who died Aug. 13, 1918. Location: 8 miles south of Omaha. www.offutt.af.mil North Dakota Cavalier AFS, AFSPC, DSN 330-3292, commercial 701-993-3292. Grand Forks AFB, AMC, DSN 362-3000, commercial 701-747-3000. Size: 4.830 acres. Location: 16 miles west of Grand Forks. www.grandforks.amc.af.mil Hector IAP, ANG, DSN 362-8110, commercial 701-241-7241. Location: Fargo. Minot AFB, ACC, DSN 453-1110, commercial 701-723-1110. Size: 5,085 acres. Named for city of Minot that donated money to purchase base land. Location: 13 miles north of Minot. www.minot.af.mil South Dakota Ellsworth AFB, ACC, DSN 675-1110, commercial 605-385-1000. Size: 7,922 acres (5.411 acres on base). Named for Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth Brigadier General Richard Elmer Ellsworth (c. 1911 – March 18 1953) was a United States Air Force commander during the early part of the Cold War. Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, South Dakota is named in his honor. , killed March 18, 1953, in an RB-36 plane crash in Newfoundland. Location: 12 miles east-northeast of Rapid City. www.ellsworth.af.mil Joe Foss Field, ANG, DSN 798-7700, commercial 605-988-5700. Location: north of Sioux Falls. REGION 4 New Mexico Cannon AFB, AFSOC AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command AFSOC Air Force special operations component (US DoD) , DSN 681-1110, commercial 575-784-1110. Size: 69,822 acres. Named for Gen. John K. Cannon General John Kenneth Cannon (March 2, 1892-January 12, 1955) was a World War II Mediterranean combat commander and former chief of U.S. Air Forces in Europe for whom Cannon Air Force Base, Clovis, New Mexico is named. , commander of World War II Allied air forces in Mediterranean and Tactical Air Command Tactical Air Command (TAC) (1946 - 1992) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of . Location: 7 miles west of Clovis. www.cannon.af.mil Holloman AFB, ACC, DSN 572-1110, commercial 505-572-1110. Size: 57,000 acres. Named for Col. George Holloman, killed in a B-17 crash March 19, 1946. Location: 8 miles southwest of Alamogordo. www.holloman.af.mil Kirtland AFB, AFMC, DSN 246-1110, commercial 505-846-1110. Size: 52,000 acres. Named for Col. Roy C. Kirtland, commandant of Langley Field in 1930s who died May 2, 1941. Location: southeast Albuquerque. www.kirtland.af.mil Kansas Forbes Field, ANG, DSN 720-4791, commercial 785-861-4791. Location: 2 miles south of Topeka. McConnell AFB, AMC, DSN 743-6100, commercial 316-759-6100. Size: 3,113 acres. Named for Wichita brothers: Capt. Fred J. McConnell, B-24 pilot who died in a private plane crash Oct. 25, 1945; 2nd Lt. Thomas L. McConnell, B-24 pilot killed in combat July 10, 1943; and Lt. Col. Edwin M. McConnell, World War II pilot who died of natural causes in August 1997. Location: 5 miles southeast of Wichita. www.mcconnell.af.mil Oklahoma Altus AFB, AETC, DSN 866-1110, commercial 580-482-8100. Size: 7,746 acres. Location: Altus. www.altus.af.mil Tinker AFB, AFMC, DSN 884-1110, commercial 405-732-1110. Size: 5,041 acres. Named for Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker General Clarence L. Tinker (1887-1942) was an airman of Osage Indian ancestry who lost his life during World War II while on a combat mission during the Japanese attack on Midway Island in the Pacific, June 7, 1942. Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is named in his honor. , who died at sea June 7, 1942, while leading a flight of bombers on strike on Wake Island. Location: 8 miles southeast of Oklahoma City. www.tinker.af.mil Tulsa IAP, ANG, DSN 894-7000, commercial 918-833-7000. Location: Tulsa. Vance AFB, AETC, DSN 448-7110, commercial 580-213-5000. Size: 4,555 acres. Named for Lt. Col. Leon R. Vance Jr., Medal of Honor recipient, killed July 26, 1944, when air evacuation aircraft on which he traveled disappeared over the Atlantic. Location: 6 miles south of Enid. https://www.vance.afmil Will Rogers World Airport Will Rogers World Airport (IATA: OKC, ICAO: KOKC) is located in southwestern Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Will Rogers airport (as it is often called) is located 6 statute miles from downtown Oklahoma City and is the principal commercial airport of the Oklahoma City , ANG, DSN 720-5221, commercial 405-686-5221. Location: 7 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. Texas Brooks City-Base, AFMC, DSN 240-1110, commercial 210-536-1110. Size: 1246 acres. Named for Cadet Sidney J. Brooks Jr., killed Nov. 13, 1917. while on his commissioning flight. Location: San Antonio. www.brooks.afmil Dyess AFB, ACC, DSN 461-1110, commercial 325-696-1110. Size: 6,405 acres, Named for Lt. Col. William E. Dyess, fighter pilot killed in crash in December 1943. Location: Abilene. www.dyess.afmil Ellington Field JRB JRB Joint Reserve Base JRB Joint Review Board JRB Joint Requirements Board JRB Java Relational Binding (Sun) JRB Jeweler's Resource Bureau JRB Joint Reconnaissance Board JRB Joint Requirements Oversight Council , ANG, DSN 454-2337, commercial 281-929-2337. The 147th Reconnaissance Wing. Texas Air National Guard, is the DOD (1) (Dial On Demand) A feature that allows a device to automatically dial a telephone number. For example, an ISDN router with dial on demand will automatically dial up the ISP when it senses IP traffic destined for the Internet. host unit. The 147th RW flies the predator unmanned aerial system. Location: 17 miles southeast of downtown Houston. Goodfellow AFB, AETC, DSN 477-3231, commercial 325-654-1110. Size: 1,137 acres. Named for 1st Lt. John J. Goodfellow Jr., reconnaissance pilot killed in combat Sept. 14, 1918. Location: San Angelo. www.goodfellow.af.mil Lackland AFB, AETC, DSN 473-1110, commercial 210-671-1110. Size: 9,572 acres. Named for Brig. Gen. Frank D. Lackland. early commandant of Kelly Field who died in 1943. Location: 8 miles southwest of downtown San Antonio. www.lackland.af.mil Laughlin AFB, AETC, DSN 732-1110, commercial 830-298-3511. Size: 5,357 acres. Named for 1st Lt. Jack Thomas Laughlin. a B-17 pilot killed over Java, Indonesia, Jan. 29. 1942. Location: 6 miles east of Del Rio. www.laughlin.af.mil NAS-JRB Fort Worth, AFRC, DSN 739-7170. Location: Fort Worth. Randolph AFB, AETC, DSN 487-1110, commercial 210-652-1110. Size: 5,044 acres. Named for Capt. William M. Randolph, killed Feb. 17, 1928, on takeoff from Gorman Field, Texas. Location: 17 miles east-northeast of San Antonio. www.randolph.af.mil Sheppard AFB, AETC, DSN 736-1110, commercial 940-676-1110. Size: 6.158 acres. Named for Sen. Morris E. Sheppard who died April 9, 1941. Location: 5 miles north of Wichita Falls. www.sheppard.afmil REGION 5 Minnesota Duluth IAP, ANG, DSN 825-7210, commercial 218-788-7210. Location: Duluth. Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP, ARS, AFRC, DSN 783-1000, commercial 612-713-1000. Location: Minneapolis. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Iowa Des Moines IAP, ANG, DSN 256-8210, commercial 515-256-8210. Location: Des Moines. Sioux Gateway Airport Sioux Gateway Airport (IATA: SUX, ICAO: KSUX, FAA LID: SUX), also known as Colonel Bud Day Field, is a public airport located 6 miles (10 km) south of Sioux City and just west of Sergeant Bluff, in Woodbury County, Iowa, United States. (Col. Bud Day Field). ANG, DSN 585-0200, commercial 712-233-0200. Location: 7 miles south of Sioux City. Missouri Lambert-St. Louis IAP., ANG, DSN 824-7000, commercial 314-527-7000. Location: Bridgeton. Rosecrans Memorial Airport Rosecrans Memorial Airport (IATA: STJ, ICAO: KSTJ) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the city of St. Joseph in Buchanan County, Missouri, USA. , ANG, DSN 356-3300, commercial 816-236-3300. Location: 4 miles west of St. Joseph. Whiteman AFB, ACC, DSN 975-1110, commercial 660-687-1110. Size: 4.916 acres. Named for 2nd Lt. George A. Whiteman, first pilot to die in aerial combat during Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Location: 2 miles south of Knob Noster. www.whitemanaf.mil Arkansas Fort Smith Regional Airport NOTE: This article discusses the airport in the United States. For the article on the airport in Canada see Fort Smith Airport. Fort Smith Regional Airport (IATA: FSM, ICAO: KFSM , ANG, DSN 778-5188, commercial 479-573-5188. Location: Fort Smith. Little Rock AFB, AMC, ANG, DSN 731-1110, commercial 501-987-1110. Size: 6,120 acres. Location: Jacksonville, 17 miles northeast of Little Rock. www.littlerock.af.mil Louisiana Barksdale AFB, ACC, DSN 781-1110, commercial 318-456-1110. Size: 22.000 acres (17,000 reserved for oil, gas. timber: recreational use). Named for Lt. Eugene H. Barksdale, killed in August 1926 near Wright Field, Ohio. Location: Bossier City. www.barksdale.af.mil Wisconsin General Mitchell IAP, ANG, DSN 580-8410, commercial 414-944-8410. Location: Milwaukee. Truax Field, ANG, DSN 724-8300, commercial 608-245-4300. Location: Dane County Regional Airport Dane County Regional Airport (IATA: MSN, ICAO: KMSN), also known as Truax Field, is a commercial airport located five miles (8 km) northeast of the center of Madison, in Dane County, Wisconsin, USA. It has three runways and in 2006 it served over 1. . www.115fw.ang.af.mil Volk Field, CRTC CRTC Canadian Radio-Television & Telecommunications Commission CRTC Combat Readiness Training Center CRTC Cathode Ray Tube Controller CRTC China Railway Telecommunications Center CRTC Cold Region Test Center CRTC Continuously Regenerated Trap Column , ANG, DSN 871-1210, commercial 608-427-1210. Location: 90 miles northwest of Madison. Michigan Alpena CRTC, ANG, OSN OSN Ocular Surgery News OSN Obras Sanitarias de la Nación (Argentina) OSN Online Social Network OSN Oregon Sports Network OSN Organic Solvent Nanofiltration OSN On Sale Now OSN One Stop Notification 741-3210, commercial 989-354-6210. Location: 7 miles west of Alpena. Selfridge ANGB, ANG, DSN 273-4011, commercial 586-239-4011. Location: 3 miles northeast of Mount Clemens. W.K. Kellogg Airport, ANG, DSN 580-3400, commercial 616-969-3400. Location: Battle Creek. www.110fw.ang.af.rnil Illinois Capital MAP, ANG, DSN 892-8219, commercial 217-757-1219. Location: 2 miles northwest of Springfield. Greater Peoria Regional Airport Greater Peoria Regional Airport (IATA: PIA, ICAO: KPIA) is a public airport located 4 miles (6 km) southwest of the city of Peoria, on the northwest edge of Bartonville in Peoria County, Illinois, USA. , ANG, DSN 724-5210, commercial 309-633-5210. Location: 7 miles southwest of Peoria. Scott AFB, AMC, DSN 576-1110, commercial 618-256-1110. Size: 3,589 acres. Named for Cpl. Frank S. Scott Corporal Frank S. Scott (December 2, 1883–September 28, 1912) was the first enlisted member of the United States armed forces to lose his life in an aircraft accident. , first enlisted man to die in aircraft accident. Sept. 28. 1912. Location: 6 miles east-northeast of Belleville. www.scott.af.mil REGION 6 Mississippi Columbus AFB, AETC, DSN 742-1110, commercial 662-434-7322. Size: 6,017 acres. Location: 10 miles north-northwest of Columbus. www.columbus.af.mil Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, ANG, DSN 363-6002, commercial 228-214-6002. Location: Gulfport. Jackson IAP, ANG, DSN 828-8350, commercial 601-405-8350. Location: 7 miles east of Jackson. Keesler AFB, AETC, DSN 597-1110, commercial 228-377-1110. Size: 3,554 acres. Named for 2nd Lt. Samuel R. Keesler Jr., aerial observer killed in action Oct. 8, 1918, near Verdun, France. Location: Biloxi. www.keesler.af.mil Key Field, ANG, DSN 778-9000, commercial 601-484-9000. Location: Meridian. Alabama Birmingham IAP, ANG, DSN 778-2000, commercial 205-714-2000. Location: Birmingham. Maxwell AFB, AETC, DSN 493-1110, commercial 334-953-1110. Size: 3,903 acres. Named for 2nd Lt. William C. Maxwell, killed in air accident in the Philippines Aug. 12, 1920. Location: Montgomery. www.maxwell.af.mil Maxwell AFB Gunter Annex, AETC, DSN 598-1110, commercial 334-416-1110. Montgomery Regional Airport Coordinates: Montgomery Regional Airport (IATA: MGM, ICAO: KMGM, FAA LID: MGM), also known as Dannelly Field, is a public airport located six miles (9. (Dannelly Field), ANG, DSN 358-9200, commercial 334-394-7200. Location: 7 miles southwest of Montgomery. www.almont.angaf.mil Florida Avon Park Air Force Range, ACC, DSN 968-7110/2902, commercial 863-452-4110 or 813-828-2902. Cape Canaveral AFS, AFSPC, DSN 467-1110, commercial 321-853-1110. Duke Field, AFRC, AFSOC, DSN 872-1110, commercial 850-883-1110 through Eglin AFB operator. Eglin AFB, AFMC, DSN 872-1110, commercial 850-882-1110. Size: 463,128 acres. Named for Lt. Col. Frederick I. Eglin, flier killed in aircraft accident Jan. 1, 1937. Location: 7 miles northeast of Fort Walton Beach Fort Walton Beach, city (1990 pop. 21,471), Okaloosa co., NW Fla., on the Gulf of Mexico; inc. 1941. It is a year-round beach and fishing resort east of Pensacola. Electronic equipment and small boats are made, and military aircraft are modified here. . www.eglin.afmil Homeslead ARB, AFRC, DSN 791-7000, commercial 305-224-7000. Location: Homestead. Hurlburt Field, AFSOC, AFRC, DSN 579-1110, commercial 850-884-1110 through Eglin AFB operator. Size: 6,634 acres. Named for Lt. Donald W. Hurlburt, pilot killed on Eglin AFB reservation Oct. 1, 1943. Location: 5 miles west of Fort Walton Beach. www.hurlburt.af.mil Jacksonville IAP, ANG, DSN 641-7100, commercial 904-741-7100. Location: 15 miles northwest of Jacksonville. MacDill AFB, AMC, DSN 968-1110, commercial 813-828-1110. Size: 5,631 acres. Named for Col. Leslie MacDill, killed in aircraft accident Nov. 8, 1938. Location: Tampa. www.macdill.af.mil Patrick AFB, AFSPC, DSN 854-1110, commercial 321-494-1110. Size: 2,341 acres. Named for Maj. Gen, Mason M. Patrick, Air Expeditionary Force Deployed US Air Force wings, groups, and squadrons committed to a joint operation. Also called AEF. See also air and space expeditionary task force. Air Service chief in World War I: chief of Air Service/Air Corps, 1921-27, Location: 2 miles south of Cocoa Beach. www.patrick.af.mil Tyndall AFB, AETC, DSN 523-1110, commercial 850-283-1113. Size: 29,102 acres. Named for 1st Lt. Frank B. Tyndall, pilot killed in a P-1 crash July 15.1930. Location: 12 miles east of Panama City. www.tyndall.af.mil REGION 7 Indiana Fort Wayne IAP, ANG, DSN 786-1210, commercial 260-478-3210. Location: southwest of Fort Wayne. Grissom ARB, AFRC, DSN 388-5211. commercial 765-688-3348. Location: 15 miles north of Kokomo. Terre Raute IAP-Hulman Field, ANG DSN 724-121 O, commercial 812-877-5210 Location: 5 miles east of Terre Haute. Kentucky Louisville IAP, ANG, DSN 741-4400, commercial 502-364-9400. Location: Louisville. Tennessee Arnold AFB, AFMC, DSN 340-1110, commercial 931-454-1110. Size: 39,081 acres. Named for Gen. H.H. "Hap" Arnold, former chief of Army Air Forces. Location: 7 miles southeast of Manchester. www.arnold.af.mil McGhee Tyson ANGB, ANG, DSN 266-3210, commercial 865-985-3210. Location: 11 miles south of Knoxville. Memphis IAP, ANG, DSN 726-7101, commercial 901-541-7101. Location: Memphis. Nashville IAP, DSN 778-6210, commercial 615-399-5410. Location: 6 miles southeast of Nashville. Georgia Dobbins ARB, ARC, DSN 625-1110, commercial 678-655-5467. Location: 16 miles northwest of Atlanta. Moody AFB ACC, DSN 460-1110, commercial 229-257-1110. Size: 6,050 acres. Named for Maj. George P. Moody, killed in aircraft crash May 5, 1941. Location: 10 miles north-northeast of Valdosta. www.moody.af.mil Robins AFB, AFMC, AFRC, DSN 468-1001, commercial 478-926-1110. Size: 8.723 acres. Named for Brig. Gen. Augustine Warner Robins General Augustine Warner Robins (1882-1940) is often credited as the Father of Logistics in the modern United States Air Force, then known as the Army Air Corps. He was instrumental in the establishment of the first official and workable Air Force supply maintenance and , former chief of the Air Corps materiel ma·te·ri·el or ma·té·ri·el n. The equipment, apparatus, and supplies of a military force or other organization. See Synonyms at equipment. division. Location: 15 miles southeast of Macon. www.robins.af.mil Savannah Savannah, city, United States Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. IAP, CRTC, ANG, DSN 860-8201: commercial 912-966-8201. Location: 4 miles northwest of Savannah. North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. Charlotte-Douglas IAP, ANG, DSN 231-4100, commercial 704-391-4100. Location: Charlotte. Pope AFB, AMC, DSN 424-1110, commercial 910-394-1110. Size: 1,984 acres. Named for 1st Lt. Harley H. Pope, flier killed when his JN-4 "Jenny" crashed into the Cape Fear River Cape Fear River, 202 mi (325 km) long, formed in E central N.C. by the junction of the Deep and Haw rivers, and flowing southeast to enter the Atlantic Ocean S of Wilmington and N of Cape Fear; longest river entirely within North Carolina. Jan. 7, 1917. Location: 12 miles north-northwest of Fayetteville. www.pope.af.mil Seymour Johnson AFB, ACC, DSN 722-1110, commercial 919-722-1110. Size: 3.233 acres. Named for Navy Lt. Seymour A. Johnson of Goldsboro; killed March 5, 1941, in aircraft accident. Location: Goldsboro. www.seymourjohnson.af.mil South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. Charleston AFB, AMC, DSN 673-1110, commercial 843-963-1110. Size: 6,486 acres. Location: North Charleston. www.charleston.af.mil McEntire JNGB, DSN 583-8000, commercial 803-647-8000. Location: 12 miles east of Columbia. Shaw AFB, ACC, DSN 965-1110, commercial 803-895-1110. Size: 15,833 acres (includes Poinsett Air-to-Ground Bombing Range). Named for 1st Lt. Ervin D. Shaw, killed in action over France, July 9, 1918. Location: 10 miles west-northwest of Sumter. www.shaw.afmil REGION 8 Ohio Mansfield Lahm Airport, ANG, DSN 696-6210, commercial 419-520-6210. Location: 3 miles north of Mansfield. Rickenbacker ANGB, ANG, DSN 696-4468, commercial 614-492-4357. Location: 5 miles south of Columbus. Springfield-Beckley ANGB, commercial 937-327-2100. Location: 5 miles south of Springfield. Toledo Express Airport Toledo Express Airport (IATA: TOL, ICAO: KTOL) is a public airport located 10 miles (16 km) west of the city of Toledo in Lucas County, Ohio, USA. As well as being a main airport for Toledo, it is also a secondary airport for Detroit, Michigan, and serves as a , ANG, DSN 580-4078, commercial 419-868-4078. Location: 14 miles west of Toledo. Wright-Patterson AFB, AFMC, DSN 787-1110, commercial 937-257-1110. Size: 8,145 acres. Named for Wilbur and Orville Wright and 1st Lt. Frank S. Patterson, killed in June 19, 1918, aircraft crash. Location: 10 miles east-northeast of Dayton. www.wpafb.af.mil Youngstown JARS, DSN 346-1000, commercial 330-609-1000. Location: 16 miles north of Youngstown. Pennsylvania Harrisburg IAP ARS, ANG, DSN 491-2200, commercial 717-948-2200. Location: 5 miles south of Harrisburg. Pittsburgh IAP ARS, AFRC: DSN 277-8000, commercial (412) 474-8000. ANG: DSN 294-7359, commercial (412) 776-7359. Location: AFRC: 15 miles west of Pittsburgh. ANG: 10 miles west of downtown Pittsburgh. NAS (1) See network access server. (2) (Network Attached Storage) A specialized file server that connects to the network. A NAS device contains a slimmed-down operating system and a file system and processes only I/O requests by supporting the popular JRB Willow Grove, AFRC, DSN 991-1500, commercial 215-443-1500. Location: Willow Grove, Pa. Delaware Dover AFB, AMC, DSN 445-3000, commercial 302-677-3000. Size: About 3,400 acres. Location: 3 miles southeast of Dover. www.dover.af.mil New Castle County Airport, ANG, DSN 445-7300, commercial 302-323-3300. Location: 5 miles south of Wilmington. Maryland Andrews AFB, AFDW AFDW Ash-Free Dry Weight AFDW Air Force District of Washington (District of Columbia) AFDW Active Framework for Data Warehousing (data warehousing solution developed by Microsoft and Texas Instruments) , DSN 858-1110, commercial 301-981-1110. Size: 6,853 acres. Named for Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, killed in aircraft accident May 3, 1943. Location: 11 miles southeast of Washington, D.C. www.andrews.af.mil Martin State Airport, ANG, DSN 243-6210, commercial 410-918-6210. Location: 8 miles east of Baltimore. Virginia Langley AFB, ACC, DSN 574-1110 or 574-9990, commercial 757-764-1110. Size: 3,167 acres. Named for Samuel Pierpont Langley Samuel Pierpont Langley (August 22 1834, Roxbury, Massachusetts (near Boston) – February 27 1906, Aiken, South Carolina) was an American astronomer, physicist, inventor of the bolometer and pioneer of aviation. , aviation pioneer and scientist who died in 1906. Location: 3 miles north of Hampton. www.langley.af.mil Richmond IAP, ANG, DSN 864-6210, commercial 804-236-6000. Location: 4 miles southeast of downtown Richmond. D.C. Boiling AFB and Air Force District of Washington Air Force District of Washington (AFDW) is composed of three wings and one group. The 11th Wing at Bolling Air Force Base, the 79th Medical Wing and 316th Wing at Andrews Air Force Base. Also under AFDW is the 844th Communications Group. , DSN 297-4781, commercial 202-767-4781. Size: 604 acres. Named for Col. Raynal C. Boiling, Air Service officer killed during World War I. Location: 3 miles south of the capital. www.bolling.af.mil West Virginia Eastern West Virginia Regional Airport/ Shepherd Field, DSN 242-9210, commercial 304-616-5100. Location: 4 miles south of Martinsburg. Yeager Airport ANGS, ANG, DSN 366-6000, commercial 304-341-6000. Location: 4 miles northeast of Charleston. REGION 9 New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Stewart IAP, ANG, DSN 636-2000, commercial 845-563-2000. Location: Newburgh. Schenectady County Airport Schenectady County Airport (IATA: SCH, ICAO: KSCH) is a public airport located three miles (5 km) north of the city of Schenectady in Schenectady County, New York, USA. , ANG, DSN 344-2300, commercial 518-344-2300. Location: 2 miles north o1 Schenectady. Niagara Falls ARS, AFRC, DSN 238-2000, commercial 716-236-2000. Location: 6 miles east of Niagara Falls. Hancock Field ANGB, ANG, DSN 243-2100, commercial 315-233-2100. Location: 5 miles northeast of Syracuse. Francis S. Gabreski Airport Francis S. Gabreski Airport (IATA: FOK, ICAO: KFOK) is located on Long Island in Westhampton Beach, Suffolk County, New York, approximately 80 miles east of New York City. , ANG, DSN 456-7100, commercial 631-723-7100. Location: Westhampton Beach. www.106rqw.ang.af.mil New Jersey Atlantic City IAP, ANG, DSN 455-6000, commercial 609-645-6000. Location: 10 miles west of Atlantic City. www.177fw.ang.af.mil McGuire AFB, AMC, DSN 650-1100, commercial 609-754-1100. Size: 3,598 acres. Named for Maj. Thomas B. McGuire Jr., P-38 pilot and Medal of Honor recipient, killed in action Jan. 7, 1945. Location: 18 miles southeast of Trenton. www.mcguire.af.mil Vermont Burlington IAP, ANG, DSN 220-5210, commercial 802-660-5210. Location: 3 miles east of Burlington. New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). New Boston AFS, AFSPC, DSN 489-2201, commercial 603-471-2201. Pease ANGB, ANG, DSN 852-2453, commercial 603-430-2453. Location: Portsmouth. Maine Bangor IAP, ANG, DSN 698-7700, commercial 207-990-7700. Location: 4 miles northwest of Bangor. Massachusetts Barnes ANGB, ANG, DSN 698-1466, commercial 413-568-9151. Location: Westfield, Mass. Cape Cod AFS, AFSPC, DSN 557-2244, commercial 508-968-3301. Hanscom AFB, AFMC, DSN 478-1110, commercial 781-377-1110. Size: 1,005 acres. Named for Laurence G. Hanscom, pioneer of private aviation, killed in an airplane accident in 1941. Location: 17 miles northwest of Boston. www.hanscom.af.mil Otis ANGB, ANG, DSN 557-1000, commercial 508-968-1000. Location: 7 miles north-northeast of Falmouth. Westover ARB, ARC, DSN 589-1110, commercial 413-557-1110. Location: 5 miles northeast of Chicopee. Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. Quonset State Airport Quonset State Airport (IATA: OQU, ICAO: KOQU) is a public airport located on Quonset Point, in northeastern North Kingstown, Rhode Island, adjacent to the Narragansett Bay. It is a general aviation airport and there is no scheduled airline service available. , DSN 476-3210, commercial 401-886-1210. Location: 20 miles south of Providence. Connecticut Bradley ANGB IAP, ANG, DSN 636-8310, commercial 860-292-2536. Location: Windsor Locks. Orange ANGB, ANG, DSN 795-2900, commercial 203-795-2900. Location: Orange. ABBREVIATIONS AB = Air Base ACC = Air Combat Command AETC = Air Education and Training Command Air Education and Training Command (AETC) was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. It is one of ten major commands (MAJCOMs), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HQ USAF). AFB = Air Force Base AFRC = Air Force Reserve Command AFS = Air Force Station AFSOC Air Force Special Operations Command Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) was established 22 May, 1990,with headquarters at Hurlburt Field, Fla. AFSOC is a United States Air Force (USAF) major command and is the air component to the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), a unified command AFSPC = Air Force Space Command AMC = Air Mobility Command ANG = Air National Guard ANGB = Air National Guard Base ANGS = Air National Guard Station ARB = Air Reserve Base ARS = Air Reserve Station CONUS = Continental United States United States territory, including the adjacent territorial waters, located within North America between Canada and Mexico. Also called CONUS. CRTC = Combat Readiness Training Center DSN = Defense Switched Network IAP = International Airport JARS = Joint Air Reserve Station JHB JHB Johannesburg JHB Johor Bahru, Malaysia - Sultan Ismail International (Airport Code) JHB John Henry Bonham (British drummer, nicknamed Bonzo) = Joint Reserve Base MAJCOM MAJCOM Major Command (USAF) = Major Command MAP = Municipal Airport NAS JRB = Naval Air Station A Naval Air Station is an airbase of the United States Navy. Such bases are used to house Naval Aviation squadrons and support commands. List of Functioning US Naval Air Stations
PACAF = Pacific Air Forces USAFE USAFE United States Air Forces in Europe USAFE Utah Safety Awareness and Fire Educators (Murray, UT) = U.S. Air Forces in Europe USCENTCOM USCENTCOM United States Central Command = U.S. Central Command USSOUTHCOM USSOUTHCOM United States Southern Command = U.S. Southern Command SYMBOLS * Active Duty Base (G) Air National Guard Base (R) Air Force Reserve Command Base OVERSEAS FACILITIES [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Greenland Thule AB, AFSPC, DSN 269-3840, commercial 719-474-3840. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Portugal Lajes Field, USAFE, DSN 314-535-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-351-295-571-110. Size: 1,192 acres. Location: on Azores' Terceira Island; 900 miles west of mainland Portugal. www.lajes.af.mil [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] England RAF Lakenheath, USAFE, DSN 314-226-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-44-1638-52-1110. Size: 2,290 acres. Named for nearby village. Location: 25 miles from Cambridge. www.lakenheath.af.mil RAF Croughton, USAFE, DSN 314-236-1110, commercial 011-44-1280-70-8000. Named for nearby village. Location: 60 miles northwest of London. www.croughton.af.mil RAF Fairford. USAFE, DSN 314-247-1110, commercial 011-44-1285-71-4000. RAF Mildenhall, USAFE, DSN 314-238-111G, commercial (from CONUS) 011-44-1638-54-3000. Size: 1,121 acres. Named for nearby village. Location: 30 miles northeast of Cambridge. www.mildenhall.af.mil Germany Ramstein AB, USAFE, DSN 314-480-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-49-6371-47-1110. Location: 15 minutes west of Kaiserslautern. Sembach Annex, USAFE, DSN 314-496-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-49-6302-67-1110. Location: 30 minutes east of Ramstein AB. Spangdahlem AB, USAFE, DSN 314-452-1110, commercial (from CONUS1 011-49-6565-61-1110. Size: 1,575 acres. Location: 8 miles east of Bitburg. www.spangdahlem.af.mil Italy Aviano AB, USAFE, DSN 314-632-1110, commercial (from CONUS 011-39-0434-30-1110 or 1113. Size: 1,331 acres. Location: 50 miles north of Venice. www.aviano.af.mil Ghedi AB, USAFE DSN 314-632-7301, commercial 011-39-030-904-2725. Spain Moron AB, USAFE, DSN 314-722-1110, commercial 011-34-95-584-8111 Turkey Incidik AB, USAFE DSN 314-676-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-90-322-316-1110. Size: 3,400 acres. Base name means "fig orchard" in Turkish. Location: 6 miles east of Adana. www.incirlik.af.mil Izmir AFS, USAFE, DSN 314-675-1110, commercial 011-90-232-462-3720. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Iraq Kirkuk AB, USCENTCOM, DSN 318-444-1110 Al Asad AB, USCENTCOM, no phone number available Joint Base Balad, USCENTCOM, DSN 318-443-1110 Sather AB, USCENTCOM, no phone number available Ali Base, USCENTCOM, no phone number available Afghanistan Bagram Airfield, USCENTCOM, DSN 318-231-3260 Kyrgyzstan Manas AS, USCENTCOM, DSN 318-441-1110 * Scheduled to close 1 Aug 2009 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Honduras Soto Cano AB, SOUTHCOM SOUTHCOM Southern Command , DSN 449-4000 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Puerto Rico Muniz ANGB, ANG, DSN 860-9101, commercial 787-253-5101 Location: Luis Munoz Marin IAP, San Juan. www.prsanj.ang.af.mil DSN 740-3402 South Korea Osan AB, PACAF, DSN 315-784-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-82-31-661-1110. Size: 1,674 acres. Named for nearby city of Osan site of first fighting between U.S. and North Korean forces in July 1950. Location: 38 miles south of Seoul. www.osan.af.mil Kunsan AB, PACAE DSN 315-782-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-82-63-470-1110, Size: 2,174 acres. Location: 8 miles southwest of Kunsan City. www.kunsan.af.mil Japan Yokota AB, PACAF, DSN 315-225-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-81-3117-55-1110. Size: 1,750 acres. Location: about 28 miles west of Tokyo. www.yokota.af.mil Misawa AB, PACAE DSN 315-226-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-81-3117-66-1110. Size: 3,865 acres. Location: Misawa City. www.misawa.af.mil Kadena AB, PACAF, DSN 315-634-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011-81-6117-30-1110. Size: 12,547 acres. Location: 15 miles north of Naha. www.kadena.af.mil Guam Andersen AFB, Guam, PACAF, DSN 315-366-1110, commercial 671-366-1110. Size: 18,975 acres. Named for Gen. James Roy Andersen, lost at sea Feb. 26, 1946. Location: 2 miles north of Yigo. www.andersen.af.mil |
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