Westover Air Reserve Base is located in Massachusetts close to the city of Springfield. Westover ARB is said to be “the largest Air Reserve Base in the world” in terms of square footage and has an interesting history as both a military base and as a backup landing area for the NASA space shuttle mission when the program was fully active. Find information about Westover Air … [Read more...] about Westover Air Reserve Base
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Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
Naval Air Station (NAS) Joint Reserve Base (JRB) New Orleans in Belle Chasse, Louisiana which is located by the West Bank of the Mississippi River in the greater New Orleans area. Those familiar with New Orleans, “the Big Easy” will appreciate this base’s location to a variety of local traditions, events, cuisine, and culture. On the base itself, there is an impressive … [Read more...] about Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans
Vance Air Force Base
Vance Air Force Base is located roughly 65 miles northwest of Oklahoma City and Tinker Air Force Base; Vance AFB is a comparatively smaller operation but it has a very important mission; training military pilots across the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. Flight training operations at Vance also include flight operations for pilots from other nations. Find information … [Read more...] about Vance Air Force Base
Stennis Space Center
Technically speaking, the John C. Stennis Space Center is not a military base and is not administered by the Department of Defense; it is operated by NASA and is one of 10 NASA field centers in the United States. The Stennis Space Center, also known as SSC, is roughly 50 miles northeast of New Orleans, Louisiana. SSC has a large number of tenant operations, the largest of … [Read more...] about Stennis Space Center
Pine Bluff Arsenal
The United States Army runs Pine Bluff Arsenal (PBA), which is a unique operation among Army installations. Located in Jefferson County, Arkansas, PBA is one of a small number of Army sites in the United States that was responsible for the storage chemical weapons. Today Pine Bluff Arsenal is considered a “technology center” for infrared weapons and is said to be the only … [Read more...] about Pine Bluff Arsenal