Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC)
Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC): Located on the vast Oxnard plain in Ventura County, California, it supports advanced military training and research and development for the Navy’s Sea Systems Command, Naval Air Systems Command, and the Office of Naval Research.
Naval Base San Diego
Naval Base San Diego: Located in San Diego, California, it is the principal homeport of the Pacific Fleet. It consists of 50 ships and over 120 tenant commands. The base provides services and support to the fleet, fighter, and family.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Los Angeles AFB
Los Angeles Air Force Base: Located in El Segundo, California. It is the headquarters of the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command (formerly the Air Force Space Command’s Space and Missile Systems Center).
Fort Irwin National Training Center
Fort Irwin National Training Center: Located in the Mojave Desert in California. The NTC at Fort Irwin offers training for force-on-force and live-fire training for U.S. Army units, and it accommodates all the branches of the U.S. military and foreign military units.
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base: Located in Southern California, this base is home to the Air Force Test Center, Air Force Test Pilot School, and NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center. It is famous for its role in the development and testing of many aircraft since WWII.