Active Air Force, Reserve & Guard facilities
Airman, Jan, 2005
Major Active Facilities
Here's a list of major and minor active Air Force, Air Notional Guard and Air Force Reserve facilities. It includes major commands, telephone numbers, size, location and Web site little.
Abbreviation codes: Air Base (AB), Air Force Boise (AFB), Royal Air Force (RAF)
Altus AFB, Okla., AETC, DSN 866-5110, commercial (580) 482-8100. Size: 6.593 acres. Location: Altus. www.altus.af.mil
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 mi. north of Yigo. https://www.andersen.af.mil
Andrews AFB, Md., AMC, DSN 858-1110, commercial (301) 981-1110. Size: 6,853 acres. Named for Lt. Gen. Frank M. Andrews, killed in an aircraft accident May 3, I943. Location: 11 mi. southeast of Washington, D.C. http://public.andrews.amc.af.mil
Arnold AFB, Tenn., AFMC, DSN 340-5011, commercial (931) 454-3000. Size: 39,081 acres. Named for Gen. H.H. "Hap" Arnold, former chief, AAF, WWII. Location: 7 mi. southeast of Manchester. www.amold.af.mfl
Aviano AB, Italy, USAFE, DSN 314-632-1110, commercial (from CONUS) 011 (39-0434) 66-7111. Size: 1,331 acres. Location: 50 mi. north of Venice. www.aviano.af.mil
Barksdale AFB, La., ACC, DSN 781-1110, commercial (318) 456-1110. Size: 22,000 acres (17,000 reserved for oil, gas and timber reserves and recreational use). Named for Lt. Eugene H. Barksdale, WWI Airman killed in August 1926 near Wright Field, Ohio. Location: Bossier City. www.barksdale.af.mil
Beale AFB, Calif., ACC, DSN 368-1110, commercial (530) 634-3000. Size: 22,944 acres. Named for Brig. Gen. E.F. Beale, an Indian agent in California prior to the Civil War. Location: 13 mi. east of Marysville. www. beale.af.mil
Boiling AFB, D.C., Air Force District of Washington, DSN 227-0101, commercial (703) 545-0700. Size: 604 acres. Named for Col Ravnal C. Boiling, first high-ranking Air Service officer killed during WWI. Location: 3 mi. south of U.S. Capitol. www.bolling.af.mil
Brooks City-Base, Texas. AFMC, DSN 240 1110 commercial(210) 536-1110 Size: 1,310 acres. Named for Cadet Sidney J. Brooks Jr., killed Nov. 13, 1917, while on his commissioning flight. Location: San Antonio. www. brooks.af.mil
Buckley AFB, Colo., AFSPC, DSN 877-9011, commercial (303) 677-9011. Size: 3,831 acres. Named for Lt. John H. Buckley, a National Guardsman killed in France Sept. 27, 1918. Location: 8 mi. east of Denver. www. buckley.af.mil
Cannon AFB, N.M., ACC. DSN 681-1110, commercial (505) 784-1110. Size: 69,822 acres. Named for Gen. John K. Cannon, WWII commander of all Allied air forces in the Mediterranean and former Tactical Air Command commander. Location: 7 mi. west of Clovis. www.cannon.af.mil
Charleston AFB, S.C., AMC, DSN 673-1110, commercial (843) 963-1110. Size: 6,486 acres. Location: North Charleston. http://public.charleston.amc.af.mil
Columbus AFB, Miss., AETC, DSN 742-1110, commercial (662) 434-7322. Size: 6,017 acres. Location: 10 mi. north-northwest of Columbus. www.columbus.af.mil
Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., ACC, DSN 228-1110, commercial (520) 228-3900. 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
Dover AFB, Del., AMC, DSN 445-3000, commercial (302) 677-3000. Size: 3,908 acres. Location: 3 mi. southeast of Dover. http://public.dover.amc.af.mil
Dyess AFB, Texas ACC, DSN 461-1 110, commercial (325) 6096-3113. Size: 6,405 acres. Named for Lt. Col. William E. Dyess, WWII fighter pilot killed in a crash December 1943. Location: Abilene. www.dvess.af.mil
Edwards AFB, Calif. AFMC, DSN 527-1110, commercial (001) 277-1110. Size: 301 ,I 14 acres. Named for Capt. Glen W. Edwards, killed during crash of a YB-49 "Flying Wing" June 5, 1948. Location: Main base 16 mi. east of Rosamond. www.cdwards.af.mil
Eglin AFB, Fla., AFMC, DSN 872-1110, commercial (850) 882-1110. Size: 463,128 acres. Named for Lt. Col. Frederick I. Eglin, WWI flier killed in aircraft accident Jan. 1, 1937. Location: 7 mi. northeast of Fort Walton Beach. www.eglin.af.mil
Eielson AFB, Alaska, PACAF, DSN 317-377-1110, commercial (907) 377-1110. Size: 23,500 acres. Named for Carl Ben Eielson, arctic aviation pioneer who died in November 1929. Location: 26 mi. southeast of Fairbanks. www.eielson.af.mil
Ellsworth AFB, S.D. ACC, DSN 675-1110, commercial (605) 385-1000. Size: 5,411 acres. Named for Brig. Gen. Richard E. Ellsworth, killed March 18, 1953 in an RB-36 plane crash in Newfoundland while returning from a training exercise in Europe. Location: 12 mi. east-northeast of Rapid City,. www.ellsworth.af.mil
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, PACAF, DSN 317-552-1110, commercial (907) 552-1110. Size: 13,303 acres. Named for Capt. Hugh Elmendorf, killed Jan. 13, 1933, during flight testing at Wright Field Ohio. Location: Anchorage. www.elmendorf.af.mil
Fairchild AFB, Wash., AMC. DSN 657-1110. commercial (509) 247-1212. Size: 4,551 acres. Named for Gen. Muir S. Fairchild. Air Force vice chief of staff at the time of his death in 1950. Location: 12 mi. west-southwest of Spokane. http://public.fairchild.amc.af.mil
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