Major Bases and Units of Tactical Air Command

Major TAC bases and Units in the Continental United States 1946 - 1992

  • Altus AFB, Oklahoma
    (11 June 1952 – 21 June 1954)
    63d Troop Carrier Group/Wing
  • Bergstrom AFB, Texas
    (22 March 1946 – 1 December 1948, 1 July 1957 – 1 October 1958,
    1 July 1966 – 1 June 1992)
    27th Fighter Wing (1957–1958)
    67th Reconnaissance Wing (1966–1971)
    75th Reconnaissance Wing (1971–1992)
  • Blytheville AFB, Arkansas
    (15 April - 15 August 1946, 1 July 1954 – 1 April 1958)
    461st Tactical Bombardment Wing (1954–1958)
  • Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana
    (22 June 1954 – 1 September 1957)
    323d Fighter Wing
  • Biggs AFB, Texas
    (29 July 1946 – 1 December 1948)
    20th Fighter Group
  • Brooks AFB, Texas
    (23 March 1946 – 13 January 1947)
    363d Reconnaissance Group
  • Clovis/Cannon AFB, New Mexico
    (23 July 1951 – 1 June 1992)
    37th Fighter Wing (1953)
    50th Fighter Wing (1953)
    312th Fighter Wing (1954–1959)
    27th Fighter Wing (1959–1992)
    57th Fighter Weapons Wing (1970–1972)
  • Charleston AFB, South Carolina
    (23 April 1952 – 1 March 1955)
    456th Troop Carrier Group/Wing
  • Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona
    (1 October 1976 – 1 June 1992)
    355th Fighter Wing
  • Donaldson AFB, South Carolina
    (16 October 1950 – 20 July 1951)
    375th Troop Carrier Wing (1950)
    443d Troop Carrier Wing (1950–1951)
  • Dow AFB, Maine
    (20 November 1946 – 1 December 1948)
    14th Fighter Group
  • Dover AFB, Delaware
    (1 April 1946 – 1 December 1948)
    320th AAF/Air Force Base Unit
  • Dyess AFB, Texas
    (15 October 1969 – 1 December 1974)
    516th Tactical Airlift Wing (1969–1972)
    463d Tactical Airlift Wing (1972–1974)
  • Alexandria/England AFB, Louisiana
    (21 March 1946 – 1 December 1948, 1 December 1950 – 1 June 1992)
    366th Fighter Wing (1953–1959)
    1st Air Commando/Special Operations Wing (1966–1969)
    23d Fighter Wing (1972–1992)
  • Eglin AFB, Florida
    (10 July 1968 – 1 June 1992)
    33d Fighter Wing
  • Forbes AFB, Kansas
    (10 July 1968 – 1 December 1974)
    313th Tactical Airlift Wing
  • George AFB, California
    (15 November 1951 – 1 June 1992)
    1st Fighter Group (1950–1951)
    479th Fighter Wing (1952–1971)
    21st Fighter Wing (1953–1954)
    31st Fighter Wing (1959–1962)
    355th Fighter Wing (1962–1964)
    8th Fighter Wing (1964–1965)
    35th Fighter Wing (1971–1992)
  • Goodman AFB, Kentucky
    (1 December 1951 – 1 December 1952)
    348th Fighter Group/Wing
  • Grenier AFB, New Hampshire
    (1947–1949)
    82nd Fighter Group
  • Hill AFB, Utah
    (23 December 1975 – 1 June 1992)
    388th Fighter Wing
  • Holloman AFB, New Mexico
    (1 January 1971 – 1 June 1992)
    366th Fighter Wing (1963–1966)
    49th Fighter Wing (1968–1992)
    479th Tactical Training Wing (1977–1992)
  • Homestead AFB, Florida
    (1 July 1968 – 1 June 1992)
    31st Fighter Wing (1970–1992)
  • Hurlburt Field, Florida
    (1 February 1955 – 26 June 1958, 1 July 1962 – 1 June 1992)
    17th Air Base Group (1955–1958)
    4420th Combat Support Group (1962–1972)
    1st Air Commando/Special Operations Wing (1962–1966, 1972–1992)
  • Langley AFB, Virginia
    (1 May 1946 – 1 December 1948, 1 December 1950 – 1 June 1992)
    31st Fighter Group (1947)
    363d Reconnaissance Group/Wing (1947–1948, 1950–1951)
    47th Bombardment Wing (1951–1953)
    405th Fighter Wing (1953–1958)
    4505 Air Refueling Wing (1958–1963)
    463d Troop Carrier Wing (1963–1966)
    316th Tactical Airlift Wing (1966–1974)
    1st Fighter Wing (1975–1992)
  • Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
    (1 April 1970 – 1 December 1974)
    64th Tactical Airlift Wing (1970–1971)
    63d Tactical Airlift Wing (1971–1974)
  • Lockbourne AFB, Ohio
    (1 July 1947 – 1 December 1948, 10 July 1968 – 31 August 1971)
    332d Fighter Group (1947–1948)
    317th Tactical Airlift Wing (1968–1971)
  • Luke AFB, Arizona
    (1 July 1958 – 1 June 1992)
    405th Tactical Training Wing
  • MacDill AFB, Florida
    (1 July 1962 – 1 June 1992)
    12th Fighter Wing (1962–1975)
    15th Fighter Wing (1962–1970)
    1st Fighter Wing (1970–1975)
    56th Fighter Wing (1975–1992)
  • March AFB, California
    (1 April 1946 – 1 December 1948)
    1st Fighter Group (1946–1948)
    67th Reconnaissance Group (1947–1948)
  • McChord AFB, Washington
    (1 April 1946 – 1 December 1948)
    62d Troop Carrier Group
  • McConnell AFB, Kansas
    (1 July 1963 – 1 July 1972)
    355th Fighter Wing (1963–1964)
    23d Fighter Wing (1964–1972)
  • Moody AFB, Georgia
    (1 September 1947 – 1 December 1948, 1 December 1975 – 1 June 1992)
    347th Fighter Wing (1975–1992)
  • Mountain Home AFB, Idaho
    (1 January 1966 – 1 June 1992)
    67th Reconnaissance Wing (1966–1971)
    347th Fighter Wing (1971–1972)
    366th Fighter Wing (1972–1992)
  • Myrtle Beach AFB, South Carolina
    (1 April 1946 – 1 November 1947, 1 April 1956 – 1 June 1992)
    342d Fighter-Day Wing (1956)
    354th Fighter Wing (1956–1992)
  • Nellis AFB, Nevada
    (1 July 1958 – 1 June 1992)
    4520th Air Base Group (1958–1969)
    57th Fighter Weapons Wing (1969–1992)
    474th Fighter Wing (1968–1992)
  • Otis AFB Massachusetts
    (1 December 1950 – 2 June 1951, 1 July 1969 – 31 May 1972)
    50th Fighter Group (1950–1951)
    1st Special Operations Wing (1969–1972)
  • Pope AFB, North Carolina
    (1 April 1946 – 1 December 1948, 1 December 1950 – 1 December 1974)
    10th Reconnaissance Group (1946–1948)
    44115th Air Base Group (1950–1954)
    464th Troop Carrier Wing (1954–1971)
    317th Tactical Airlift Wing (1971–1974)
    1st Special Operations Wing (1969–1974)
  • Sewart AFB, Tennessee
    (1 November 1948 – 1 December 1948, 1 December 1950 - 31 May 1971
    314th Troop Carrier Wing (1948, 1950–1966)
    463d Troop Carrier Wing (1959–1963)
    64th Troop Carrier/Tactical Airlift Wing (1966–1971)
  • Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina
    (6 January 1956 – 1 June 1992)
    83d Fighter-Day Wing (1956–1957)
    4th Fighter Wing (1957–1992)
  • Shaw AFB, South Carolina
    (1 December 1950 – 1 June 1992)
    20th Fighter Group (1947–1948, 1950–1951)
    363d Reconnaissance/Fighter Wing (1951–1992)
    66th Reconnaissance Wing (1953)
    432d Reconnaissance Group/Wing (1953–1963)
  • Tonopah Airport Nevada
    (UNK - 1 June 1992)
    4450th Tactical Group (1982–1989)
    37th Fighter Wing (1989–1992)
  • Turner AFB, Georgia
    (4 September 1947 – 1 December 1948, 1 December 1950 - 1958)
    348th Fighter Group (1951)
    31st Fighter Wing (1947–1958)
  • Tyndall AFB, Florida
    (21 March - 15 May 1946, 1 October 1979 – 1 June 1992)
    5000th Aerodrome Group (1946)
    325th Tactical Training Wing (1979–1992)
  • Whiteman AFB, Missouri
    (21 March 1946 – 14 December 1947)
    322d AAF/AF Base Unit
  • Williams AFB, Arizona
    (1 July 1958 – 1 October 1960)
    4530th Air Base Group

Notes:

Tactical Air Command (TAC)
Air Forces
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Air Divisions
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  • 23d (ADTAC)
  • 24th (ADTAC)
  • 25th (ADTAC)
  • 26th (ADTAC)
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  • 831st
  • 832d
  • 833d
  • 834th
  • 835th
  • 836th
  • 837th
  • 838th
  • 839th
  • 840th
Named units
  • Air Forces Panama
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  • Air Defense, Tactical Air Command
Wings
TFW
  • 1st
  • 4th
  • 12th
  • 15th
  • 20th
  • 23d
  • 27th
  • 32d
  • 33d
  • 37th
  • 50th
  • 56th
  • 312th
  • 323d
  • 347th
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Other
  • 1st SOW
  • 57th FWW
  • 63d TAW
  • 64th TAW
  • 67th TRW
  • 75th TRW
  • 85th TFTW
  • 317th TAW
  • 363d TRW
  • 405th TFTW
  • 461st TBW
  • 4505th ARW
Former
bases
Active
(MAJCOM)
  • Altus (AETC)
  • Brooks (AFMC)
  • Cannon (AFSOC)
  • Charleston (AMC)
  • Creech (ACC)
  • Davis-Monthan (ACC)
  • Dover (AMC)
  • Dyess (ACC)
  • Eglin (AFMC)
  • Hill (AMFC)
  • Holloman (ACC)
  • Hurlburt Field (AFSOC)
  • Langley (ACC)
  • Little Rock (AETC)
  • Luke (AETC)
  • MacDill (AMC)
  • McChord (AMC)
  • McConnell (AMC)
  • Moody (ACC)
  • Mountain Home (ACC)
  • Nellis (ACC)
  • Pope (AMC) Seymour Johnson (ACC)
  • Shaw (ACC)
  • Tonopah (ACC)
  • Tyndall (AETC)
  • Whiteman (ACC)
Inactive
  • Bergstrom
  • Blythville
  • Donaldson
  • England
  • Forbes
  • George
  • Grenier
  • Myrtle Beach
  • Orlando
  • Sewart
  • Turner
  • Williams
Inactive, but with a military presence
  • Bunker Hill
  • Biggs
  • Dow
  • Godman
  • Homestead
  • Lockbourne
  • March
  • Otis
Aircraft
  • A-1
  • A-7
  • A-10
  • A-37
  • AC-47
  • AC-119
  • AC-130
  • B-26
  • B-57
  • B-66
  • C-7
  • C-47
  • C-82
  • C-119
  • C-123
  • C-130
  • E-3
  • E-8
  • EF-111
  • EC-135
  • F-4
  • F-5
  • F-15
  • F-16
  • F-47
  • F-51
  • F-80
  • F-82
  • F-84
  • F-86
  • F-89
  • F-100
  • F-101
  • F-102
  • F-104
  • F-105
  • F-106
  • F-111
  • F-117
  • H-1
  • H-5
  • H-6
  • H-19
  • H-43
  • H-60
  • H-53
  • KB-29
  • KB-50
  • KC-97
  • O-1
  • O-2
  • OH-23
  • OV-10
  • P-40
  • P-38
  • R-4
  • S-62
  • T-6
  • T-28
  • T-29
  • T-33
  • T-38

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