Hickam Field, NCO Housing Type 6, 212 Eleventh Street, Honolulu, Honol...
Significance: The Type 6 duplex housing units were part of the development of Hickam Air BAse in the late 1930s and early 1940s as the Army Air Corps shifted its operations from Ford Island and utilized the lar... More
Hamilton Field, Bachelor Officers' Quarters, 201 Sunset Drive, Novato,...
Significance: The Bachelor Officers' Quarters are among the original residential units designed by the Constructing Quartermaster's Office at Hamilton Army Air Field. The quarters were equipped with all the mo... More
Grand Forks Air Force Base, Missile Launch Facility November-33, State...
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Hamilton Field, Base Commander's Quarters, 299 Casa Grande Real, Novat...
Significance: The base commander's residence, Field Officers' Quarters Type B, is the largest of the permanent housing units and is the only one of its type on the base. It was built in 1934 and has always bee... More
Fairchild Air Force Base, Engine Test Cell Building, Near intersection...
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Fairchild Air Force Base, Engine Test Cell Building, Near intersection...
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Hamilton Field, Post Office, Fifth Street between Escolta & Hangar Ave...
Significance: The post office building was added to the list of base service facilities in 1941. Building 430 is considered significant for its association with Air Force history in northern California, and wi... More
Mill Valley Air Force Station, Administration Building, East Ridgecres...
Survey number: HABS CA-2615-H Building/structure dates: 1951 Initial Construction
Edwards Air Force Base, North Base, North Base Road, Boron, Kern Count...
Significance: North Base originated as a remote, secret facility to test the United States' first jet-propelled military aircraft, the Bell XP-59A Airacomet. During World War II, facilities grew to accommodate... More
Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More
Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More
Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More
Hamilton Field, East of Nave Drive, Novato, Marin County, CA
Significance: Hamilton Field was constructed as a bombardment base for the 1st Wing of the Air Force, one of only three wings in the nation. Conceived at a time when aviation was rapidly developing, the base w... More
Chanute Air Force Base, White Hall, Jolly Green Street, Rantoul, Champ...
Significance: Built in response to the pre-World War II massive mobilization, Building 3 was originally a self-contained multi-purpose troop barracks for 2,200 men. It included a barber shop, post office, commu... More
Chanute Air Force Base, White Hall, Jolly Green Street, Rantoul, Champ...
Significance: Built in response to the pre-World War II massive mobilization, Building 3 was originally a self-contained multi-purpose troop barracks for 2,200 men. It included a barber shop, post office, commu... More
Chanute Air Force Base, White Hall, Jolly Green Street, Rantoul, Champ...
Significance: Built in response to the pre-World War II massive mobilization, Building 3 was originally a self-contained multi-purpose troop barracks for 2,200 men. It included a barber shop, post office, commu... More
Chanute Air Force Base, White Hall, Jolly Green Street, Rantoul, Champ...
Significance: Built in response to the pre-World War II massive mobilization, Building 3 was originally a self-contained multi-purpose troop barracks for 2,200 men. It included a barber shop, post office, commu... More
Chanute Air Force Base, White Hall, Jolly Green Street, Rantoul, Champ...
Significance: Built in response to the pre-World War II massive mobilization, Building 3 was originally a self-contained multi-purpose troop barracks for 2,200 men. It included a barber shop, post office, commu... More
Chanute Air Force Base, White Hall, Jolly Green Street, Rantoul, Champ...
Significance: Built in response to the pre-World War II massive mobilization, Building 3 was originally a self-contained multi-purpose troop barracks for 2,200 men. It included a barber shop, post office, commu... More
Hamilton Field, Exchange Maintenance Shop, Second Street between Escol...
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Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County,...
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the S... More
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County,...
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the S... More
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County,...
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the S... More
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County,...
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the S... More
Plattsburgh Air Force Base, U.S. Route 9, Plattsburgh, Clinton County,...
Significance: For over 100 years, the U.S. has maintained a military presence at the site of the now closed Plattsburgh AFB. During the Civil War, Union troops organized and departed from the base; during the S... More
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, East end of Lighthouse ...
Significance: Launch Complex 17 has played a key role in the American space program by supporting over 260 launches since 1957. Constructed in 1956 and 1957, the complex originally supported the Air Force's Th... More
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, East end of Lighthouse ...
Significance: Launch Complex 17 has played a key role in the American space program by supporting over 260 launches since 1957. Constructed in 1956 and 1957, the complex originally supported the Air Force's Th... More
Cape Canaveral Air Station, Launch Complex 17, East end of Lighthouse ...
Significance: Launch Complex 17 has played a key role in the American space program by supporting over 260 launches since 1957. Constructed in 1956 and 1957, the complex originally supported the Air Force's Th... More
Marine glider at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Marine lieutenant with the towing plane for the gliders at Page Field,...
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Marines finishing training at Parris Island, S.C.
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Marine Corps gliders in flight out of Parris Island, S.C.
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Mrs. Virginia Davis, a riveter in the assembly and repair department o...
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Painting the American insignia on airplane wings is a job that Mrs. Ir...
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Fueling a plane at the Naval Air Base, Corpus Christi, Texas
Photo probably shows man adding oil, rather than fuel, because of his location on the airplane. (Source: Flickr Commons project, 2009)
Sailor at the Naval Air Base wears the new type protective clothing an...
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Driver of Marine truck at New River, N.C.
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Bowen and Olsen, a riveter and her supervisor, in the Assembly and Rep...
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Marine lieutenant by the power towing plane for the gliders at Parris ...
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Marine Corps barrage balloons, Parris Island, S.C
12002-32. Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944. General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac Title from FSA or OWI agency caption. Add... More
Hamilton Field, Radio Signal Tower, Water Tower Road, Novato, Marin Co...
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Wendover Air Force Base, Administrative Building, South of Interstate ...
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Hamilton Field, Double Non-Commmissioned Officers' Quarters Type B, Sa...
Significance: The Type B double Non-Commissioned Officers' Quarters are among the original residential units designed by the Constructing Quartermaster's Office at Hamilton Army Air Field. The quarters were eq... More
Hamilton Field, Storage Magazines, Igloo Hill Road, Novato, Marin Coun...
Significance: Buildings 780 and 781 are considered significant for their association with Air Force history in northern California, and with World War II actions in the Pacific Theater. The ammunitions storage... More
Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, East of Red Hill Avenue between Eding...
Significance: MCAS Tustin was originally built to support the function of the LTA ships and later became a major center for Marine helicopter aviation on the West Coast. The lighter-than-air ship hangars repre... More
Marine Corps Air Station Tustin, East of Red Hill Avenue between Eding...
Significance: MCAS Tustin was originally built to support the function of the LTA ships and later became a major center for Marine helicopter aviation on the West Coast. The lighter-than-air ship hangars repre... More
McChord Air Force Base, Building No. 724, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA
Survey number: HABS WA-230-A Public domain photograph - historical image of Washington State, United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
McChord Air Force Base, Building No. 724, Tacoma, Pierce County, WA
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March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
March Air Force Base, Strategic Air Command, Combat Operations Center,...
Significance: Building 2605 was determined eligible for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places on November 27, 1995 under Criterion Consideration G as a significant Cold War-era structure. The Co... More
Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ready Alert Facility, 12 Bomber Road, Mo...
Significance: The ready alert facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB) represents the best extant example of a Strategic Air Command (SAC) bomber alert complex. The complex was home to four squadrons of ... More
Mountain Home Air Force Base, Ready Alert Facility, 12 Bomber Road, Mo...
Significance: The ready alert facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base (AFB) represents the best extant example of a Strategic Air Command (SAC) bomber alert complex. The complex was home to four squadrons of ... More
Cape Cod Air Station, Massachusetts Military Reservation, Sandwich, Ba...
Significance: This facility is one of four PAVE (Air Force program name) Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS) sites located in the U.S. It was designed to provide early warning and tracking for submarine-lau... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, Champai...
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Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, Champai...
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Hickam Field, Officers' Housing Type N, 204B Second Street, Honolulu, ...
Significance: The Type N housing units were part of the development of Hickam Air Base in the late 1930s and early 1940s as the Army Air Corps shifted its operations from Ford Island and utilized the larger are... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hangar No. 4, Junction of Challenger Street & ...
Significance: Hangar 4 is one of four hangars that dominate the landscape within the Chanute AFB Historic District. All four hangars were built in response to the massive mobilization required by World War II a... More
Hamilton Field, Company Officers' Quarters Type E, South Oakwood Drive...
Significance: The Type E Company Officers' Quarters (COQ) are among the original residential units designed by the Constructing Quartermaster's Office at Hamilton Army Air Field. The quarters were equipped wit... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Headquarters & Administrative Building, Senior...
Significance: Building 6 was the main administrative facility for Chanute AFB from its construction in 1941 until the base closed in 1993. It is a key element of Chanute AFB's 1938-41 pre World War II renaissan... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Headquarters & Administrative Building, Senior...
Significance: Building 6 was the main administrative facility for Chanute AFB from its construction in 1941 until the base closed in 1993. It is a key element of Chanute AFB's 1938-41 pre World War II renaissan... More
Albrook Air Force Station, Parachute & Armament Building, 200 feet nor...
Survey number: HABS CZ-10-D
Chanute Air Force Base, Quartermaster Maintenance Building, Curtiss St...
Significance: In response to massive World War II mobilization, Building 56 was built as a maintenance building. It is a contributing element of the Chanute AFB Historic District. Survey number: HABS IL-1185-K
Chanute Air Force Base, Quartermaster Maintenance Building, Curtiss St...
Significance: In response to massive World War II mobilization, Building 56 was built as a maintenance building. It is a contributing element of the Chanute AFB Historic District. Survey number: HABS IL-1185-K
Mill Valley Air Force Station, Central Heating Station, East Ridgecres...
Survey number: HABS CA-2615-B Building/structure dates: 1951 Initial Construction
Hickam Field, NCO Housing Type 7, 210 Eleventh Street, Honolulu, Honol...
Significance: The Type 7 housing units were part of the development of Hickam Air Force Base in the late 1930s and 1940s as the Army Air Corps shifted its operations from Ford Island and utilized the larger a... More
Travis Air Force Base, Building No. 925, W Street, Fairfield, Solano C...
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Travis Air Force Base, Building No. 925, W Street, Fairfield, Solano C...
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MacDill Air Force Base, Supply & Equipment Warehouse, 8005 Hillsboroug...
Significance: The Base Supply & Equipment Warehouse, due to its architectural integrity and its contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of MacDill Air Force Base's historic ... More
Dover Air Force Base, Hangar No. 1301, Dover, Kent County, DE
Significance: According to the National Register nomination, this structure "... is eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places under criterion A for its use as the headquarters and enginee... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Company Officer Housing, Senior Officer Row, R...
Significance: In response to massive World War II mobilization, Building 5 and four identical duplex units of the Company Officer Housing were built in 1940 on Chanute AFB. The Georgian Revival-designed housing... More
Mill Valley Air Force Station, Bachelor Airmen Quarters, East Ridgecre...
Survey number: HABS CA-2615-J Building/structure dates: 1951 Initial Construction
Mill Valley Air Force Station, Bachelor Airmen Quarters, East Ridgecre...
Survey number: HABS CA-2615-J Building/structure dates: 1951 Initial Construction
Chanute Air Force Base, East of Route 45 & south of Rantoul, Rantoul, ...
Significance: From its establishment in 1917 as a military aviation school, until its closure on September 30, 1993, Chanute AFB has served almost continuously as a technical training center for the United Stat... More
Mill Valley Air Force Station, Operations Building & Annex, East Ridge...
Survey number: HABS CA-2615-Z Building/structure dates: 1951 Initial Construction
Hickam Field, Officers' Housing Type E, 301 Julian Avenue, Honolulu, H...
Significance: The housing planned for the new Air Base was designed "in keeping with the Hawaiian atmosphere and traditions" with some buildings placed on curving streets and amidst extensive landscaping plants... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Residential Garage, Curtiss Street, Rantoul, C...
Significance: In response to massive World War II mobilization, Building 75 was built in 1940 as a ten-unit residential garage for Noncommissioned Officer Housing. It is a contributing element of the Chanute AF... More
Wendover Air Force Base, 845th Squadron Operatons Building, South of I...
Survey number: HABS UT-125-Q Building/structure dates: 1942 Initial Construction
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, Count...
Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight Launch Control Facility served as the security control center for the entire Delta Flight, and as the command post for the ten dispersed missiles of the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, Count...
Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight Launch Control Facility served as the security control center for the entire Delta Flight, and as the command post for the ten dispersed missiles of the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, Count...
Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight Launch Control Facility served as the security control center for the entire Delta Flight, and as the command post for the ten dispersed missiles of the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, Count...
Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight Launch Control Facility served as the security control center for the entire Delta Flight, and as the command post for the ten dispersed missiles of the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, Count...
Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight Launch Control Facility served as the security control center for the entire Delta Flight, and as the command post for the ten dispersed missiles of the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, Count...
Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight Launch Control Facility served as the security control center for the entire Delta Flight, and as the command post for the ten dispersed missiles of the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Control Facility, Count...
Significance: The Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight Launch Control Facility served as the security control center for the entire Delta Flight, and as the command post for the ten dispersed missiles of the ... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, 10 mile radius around Exit 127...
Significance: Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight (Minuteman II ICBM) is an important icon of the American participation in the arms race and the Cold War. When the Soviet Union began to expand its boundarie... More
Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
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Ellsworth Air Force Base, Delta Flight, Launch Facility, On County Roa...
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Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Napa & Alden Roads,...
Significance: Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3) is one of the first operational installations in the United States military space program. The complex was constructed in 1959 to launch satellites into polar orbit... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Napa & Alden Roads,...
Significance: Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3) is one of the first operational installations in the United States military space program. The complex was constructed in 1959 to launch satellites into polar orbit... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Napa & Alden Roads,...
Significance: Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3) is one of the first operational installations in the United States military space program. The complex was constructed in 1959 to launch satellites into polar orbit... More
Vandenberg Air Force Base, Space Launch Complex 3, Napa & Alden Roads,...
Significance: Space Launch Complex 3 (SLC-3) is one of the first operational installations in the United States military space program. The complex was constructed in 1959 to launch satellites into polar orbit... More
Wendover Air Force Base, Administration Office, South of Interstate 80...
Survey number: HABS UT-125-Z Building/structure dates: 1944 Initial Construction
Chanute Air Force Base, Non-Commissioned Officer Housing, Curtiss Stre...
Significance: In response to massive World War II mobilization, Building 72 and nine similar duplex units of the Noncommissioned Officer Housing (NCO) were built in 1940 on Chanute AFB. The Georgian Revival-des... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hospital, Senior Officer Row, Rantoul, Champai...
Significance: Built in 1939-1941, in response to pre-World War II massive mobilization, Building 4 was originally designed as a 75-bed hospital with a 40-man Medical Detachment. Before construction was complete... More
Chanute Air Force Base, Hospital, Senior Officer Row, Rantoul, Champai...
Significance: Built in 1939-1941, in response to pre-World War II massive mobilization, Building 4 was originally designed as a 75-bed hospital with a 40-man Medical Detachment. Before construction was complete... More
Hamilton Field, Electric Facility Type A, East of Nave Drive, Novato, ...
Significance: Ten of these electric switch stations and transformer vaults were constructed during the initial phase of base build up and were essential components to base operations. Four were added to the ba... More
MacDill Air Force Base, Supply & Equipment Warehouse, 8207 Hillsboroug...
Significance: The Base Supply and Equipment Warehouse, due to its architectural integrity and contribution to the Second World War-era infrastructure, is an integral part of the MacDill Air Force Base's histori... More
Orote Point Airfield, Apra Harbor Naval Reservation, Agat, Guam, GU
Site associated with the Battle of the Philippine Sea & "Operation New Life." Significance: Orote Airfield was the first airfield in Guam, a pioneering effort in military aviation in the western Pacific. It pl... More