March Air Reserve Base

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March Air Reserve Base (short: March ARB ) is a military airfield of Air Force Reserve Command in Riverside County, California, United States. It is home to the Fourth Air Force Air Force.

Geography

March Air Reserve Base is in the northwest of Riverside County, California, southwest of Moreno Valley and north of Perris. The airfield is served by Interstate 215.

The United States Census Bureau lists the location as a census-designated place. Thus, the population in 2010 was in 1159, after she had betrayed ten years ago still 370. The zip code is 92518, the telephone area code 951

History

Founded in February 1918 as Alessandro Flying Training Field, is the March Air Reserve Base one of the oldest airfields of the U.S. military. Just one month after the opening, it received its present name in honor of the deceased in a flying accident soldiers Peyton C. March, Jr.. The airfield served the U.S. military in operations both in the First and the Second World War. During the Cold War, the March Air Reserve Base for nearly fifty years part of the Strategic Air Command.

March Field AirFest

The March Field AirFest, also known as " Thunder Over the Empire", is a bi -annual air show. It is one of the biggest events in Riverside County and the Inland Empire Region. Among other things, the United States Air Force Thunderbirds and a Lockheed Martin F -22 have already been shown. The number of visitors was estimated in 2010 at 150,000.

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