Mather Air Force Base (Mather AFB) is a closed United States Air Force Base located 12 miles (19 km) east of Sacramento near Rancho Cordova on the south side of U.S. Route 50 in Sacramento County, California.
Mather AFB was closed on October 1, 1993 as a result of the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) and reopened in 1995 as Sacramento Mather Airport.
Read more about Mather Air Force Base: Carl Spencer Mather, History, Natural History
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