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Maryland’s military bases
Staff report
of Air Force One,” since
March 1962, according to
the base’s website.
AIR FORCE
Warfield Air National
Guard Base
Joint Base Andrews
Andrews Air Force Base
and the Naval Air Facility Washington officially
became known as Joint
Base Andrews on Oct. 1,
2009. Camp Springs Army
Air Field, as it was originally called, became operational on May 2, 1943.
The field’s early mission
was to train fighter pilots
for overseas combat duty.
It became Andrews Field
in 1945 to honor of one of
the Air Force’s founding
fathers, Lt. Gen. Frank M.
Andrews. While Andrews
has served as headquarters
for various commands over
the years, it is best known
for its role in the transportation of senior government
and military leaders and
has officially been “Home
ARMY
active proving ground,
Aberdeen Proving Ground
was established in October 1917, six months after
the U.S. had entered
World War I, and officially
opened in December 2017.
Composed of two major
areas — the northern Aberdeen area and the southern
Edgewood area (previously
known as Edgewood Arsenal), APG originally was
used as a center to test
military equipment and
artillery. Its current role in
the federal workplace is as
an Army research, training
and testing location. All
tanks and wheeled vehicles
from the past 50 years have
been tested at APG, and
chemical warfare research
is performed at the proving
ground.
Aberdeen Proving Ground
Fort Detrick
Situated on the northwest side of the Martin’s
State Airport in Middle
River, the Air National
Guard base is home of
Maryland’s 175th Wing
and its A-10 Thunderbolt
aircraft. The 175th Wing
has a dual mission – to
augment active duty forces
and assist state authorities during civil and natural disaster emergencies,
according to Air National
Guard’s website. The base
was named in honor of Maj.
Gen. Edwin “Ted” Warfield
III in 1982.
One of the oldest military installations in America and the Army’s oldest
State has several sites that
support America’s armed forces
Historically the home of
President Joe Biden disembarks Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland in 2023.
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