Military Bases Page 10

Naval Air Station Patuxent River is in St. Mary's County, Maryland. It houses the Naval Air Systems Command and is hub for aviation research and development.

March Air Reserve Base is located near Riverside, California. It is a key facility for the reserve units of the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.

Moody Air Force Base is just outside of Valdosta in southern Georgia. A main goal of base operations is coordinating air and space support with ground combat.

Vandenberg Space Force Base is in Santa Barbara County, California. It specializes in missile testing and assists NASA and SpaceX in aerospace launches.

Whiteman Air Force Base is in central Missouri, and houses the B-2 Spirit bomber, vital for the U.S. Air Force's strategic nuclear combat operations.

Dugway Proving Ground is a U.S. Army facility in central Utah. A main purpose of the facility is to test biological and chemical weapon defense systems.

Hanscom Air Force Base is in Bedford, Massachusetts. It is a defense-research facility, boasts two flight schools and a general aviation airport.

Naval Air Station Kingsville is just east of Kingsville, Texas. It's known as one of the U.S. Navy's best locations for jet aviation training.

The Hart–Dole–Inouye Federal Center is in Battle Creek, Michigan with its main purpose today aiding the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)

Dover Air Force Base is located in Dover, Delaware. It's home to the 436th Airlift Wing, which runs the largest air freight terminal in Department of Defense.