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California has more military bases within its borders than most states: a whopping 32 bases are in CA, some from every military branch. The Navy and Marine Corps’ bases are clustered most heavily around San Diego. To learn more about each specific military base just click their name below.
Military Bases By State – Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana.
The McClellan air force base, since it was officially closed in 2001 by the Base Realignment and Closure mandate of 1995, saw portions of its area converted into a business park, and it has also proven to be a wonderful home to the Aerospace Museum of California.
Information on public access at the San Joaquin Depot can be found by contacting the base operations department or the MWR Center at 209-839-4158/4358, DSN 462-4158.
Los Angeles Air Force Base is located in El Segundo, California. The base is located very near the Los Angeles Airport. The base is garrisoned by the 61st Air Base Wing, and is home to the Air Force Space Command’s Missile Systems Center headquarters also known as SMC or Space Missile Command.
These days, Presidio of Monterey hosts 4 units. The most important one is the 229-th Military Intelligence Battalion, with subgroups like Alpha, Bravo, Delta or Foxtrot. Other units include the 517-th Training Group, the Information Domination Unit and the Marine Corps Detachment.
The Air Force Base in California is also the home of more than 7,200 active United States Air Force military personnel as well as Air Force reservists that number easily around the 4,000.
DSN: 735-1011. Naval Base Coronado is located over the San Diego bay and operated by the US Navy. The base was built on Silver Strand, close to the Pacific Ocean. It is an important and vital base for the US Navy due to hosting around 30 tenant units.
Phone: (858) 577-1011. DSN: 267-1011. MCAS Miramar, California is located about 15 km from San Diego and is operated by the US Marine Corps. The airfield the base hosts is named in the honor of M. A. Mitscher, a courageous commander who led during World War II.
US Joint Operations Bases. While there are 5 main branches of the military, it is actually broken down into much more than that—totaling 12 branches in all. However, it is true that there are 5 active military branches (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy), 5 reserve branches, and 2 guard branches.