Oxnard Air Force Base (1940–1945, 1951–1970) is a former United States Air Force base located within current city limits, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) west of central Camarillo, California. A fighter training airfield during World War II, it was part of Air Defense Command during the Cold War as a fighter-interceptor base.
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