Presidio of Monterey
Presidio of Monterey: Located in Monterey, California, it is home to the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center (DLIFLC), one of the Department of Defense’s foremost education and research centers, providing linguistically proficient military personnel in several foreign languages.
Travis Air Force Base
Travis Air Force Base: Located in Solano County, California, Travis AFB handles more cargo and passenger traffic through its airport than any other military air terminal in the United States. The base is home to the 60th Air Mobility Wing, the largest wing in the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command.
Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base
Twentynine Palms Marine Corps Base: Officially known as Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, located in San Bernardino County, California. It is the largest Marine Corps base in the world and home to the largest series of field exercises in the Marines, called “CAX”.
Vandenberg Space Force Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base: Located in Santa Barbara County, California. This is a Department of the Air Force base where the Space Launch Delta 30 (formerly the 30th Space Wing) is located. The base is responsible for space lift and testing.
March Air Reserve Base
March Air Reserve Base: Located in Riverside County, California, it is home to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 4th Air Force Headquarters and the 452nd Air Mobility Wing, the largest air mobility wing of the 4th Air Force.
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar: Located in Miramar, San Diego, California. It is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton
Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton: Located in Southern California, this is the major West Coast base of the United States Marine Corps. It is one of the Department of Defense’s busiest installations and offers a broad spectrum of training facilities for many active and reserve Marine, Army, and Navy units.
Naval Air Station Lemoore
Naval Air Station Lemoore: Located in Kings County and Fresno County, California. This is the Navy’s newest and largest Master Jet Base. Strike Fighter Wing Pacific, along with its associated squadrons, is home ported here.
Naval Base Coronado
Naval Base Coronado: An umbrella term for eight Navy installations located on the Silver Strand, in San Diego, California. It is home to over 20,000 military and civilian personnel.
Beale Air Force Base
Beale Air Force Base: Located approximately 8 miles east of Marysville, California. Beale AFB is home to the 9th Reconnaissance Wing, responsible for providing national and theater command authorities with timely, reliable, high-quality, high-altitude reconnaissance products.