The Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force, and its successor body the Air Force Global Strike Command, operate or formerly operated many air bases in United States and also in some other countries.
United States Entries in this section use the following formats: Present name (former name and date of name change), Location. (T) = Tenant, (H)=Host. (Previous name) Present name and date of name change. Location. (T) =Tenant, (H)=Host.
Abilene AFB, TX (Dyess AFB, 15 Dec 1956) 341st Bomb Wing 1955–1956
Altus AFB, Altus, OK (H) 816th Air Division 1958–1962. 816th Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1965. 11th Air Refueling Wing 1968–1969. 11th Bomb Wing 1957–1962. 11th Strategic Aerospace Wing 1962–1968. 96th Bomb Wing 1953–1957. 340th Air Refueling Wing 1984–1992.
Amarillo AFB, Amarillo, TX (H) 4128th Strategic Wing 1958–1963. 461st Bomb Wing 1963–1968
Andrews AFB, Camp Spring, MD (T) Namesake: Lt Gen Frank Maxwell Andrews Strategic Air Command HQ 1946–1948. 4th Fighter Wing 1947–1948. 311th Reconnaissance Group 1946–1948
Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, LA (H) Namesake: Lieutenant Eugene Hoy Barksdale Second Air Force 1949–1975. Eighth Air Force 1975–1992. 4th Air Division 1952–1964. 311th Air Division 1949. 2d Bomb Wing 1963–1991. 2d Wing 1991–1992. 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1949–1951. 301st Bomb Wing 1949–1958. 311th Reconnaissance Group 1948–1949 376th Bomb Wing 1951–1957. 4220th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1965–1966. 4238th Strategic Wing 1958–1963.
Beale AFB, Marysville, CA (H) Namesake: Brig Gen Edward Fitzgerald Beale Second Air Force 1991–1992, 14th Air Division 1960–1962, 14th Air Division 1972–1991. 14th Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1972. 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1966–1991, 9th Wing 1991–1992, 17th Bomb Wing 1975–1976, 100th Air Refueling Wing 1976–1983, 456th Bomb Wing 1972–1975, 456th Strategic Aerospace Wing 1962–1971, 4126th Strategic Wing 1959–1963, 4200th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1965–1966,
Bergstrom AFB, Austin, TX (H) Namesake: Capt John August Bergstrom 12th Fighter Day Wing 1957–1958 12th Fighter Escort Wing 1950–1953 12th Strategic Fighter Wing 1953–1957 27th Fighter Escort Wing 1950–1953 27th Fighter Wing 1949–1950 27th Strategic Fighter Wing 1953–1958 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing 1971-1993 131st Fighter – Bomber Wing 1951 340th Bomb Wing 1963–1966 4130th Strategic Wing 1958–1963
Biggs AFB, El Paso, TX (H) Namesake: James Berthea "Buster" Biggs 810th Air Division 1952–1962 95th Bomb Wing 1952–1966 97th Bomb Wing 1948–1959
Blytheville AFB, Blytheville, AR (Eaker AFB 26 May 1988) (H) Namesake: General Ira Clarence Eaker 42d Air Division 1963–1969. 42d Air Division 1970–1971. 42d Air Division 1973–1988 42d Strategic Aerospace Division 1963 97th Bomb Wing 1959–1988
Bolling AFB, Washington, DC (T) Namesake: Colonel Raynal Cawthorne Bolling E District of Columbia Strategic Air Commands HQ 1946
Buckley Field, Aurora, CO. (T) Namesake: 2nd Lieutenant John Harold Buckley 311th Reconnaissance Wing 1946–1948
Bunker Hill AFB (Grissom AFB, 12 May 1968), Peru, IN (H) Namesake: Lieutenant Colonel Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom 305th Bomb Wing 1959–1968.
(Fort Worth AFB) Carswell AFB, 27 Feb 1948, Fort Worth, TX (H) Namesake: Major Horace Seaver Carswell Jr. 8th Air Force 1948–1955 7th Bomb Wing 1948–1991 19th Air Division 1951–1988 7th Wing 1991–1992 11th Bomb Wing 1951–1957 43d Bomb Wing 1960–1964 4123d Strategic Wing 1957–1959
Camp Carson, Colorado Springs, CO (T). Namesake: Brevet Brigadier General Cristopher 'Kit' Carson 3904th Composite Wing 1950–1952.
Campbell AFB, KY (T) Namesake: Governor and Brigadier General William Bowen Campbell SAC Special Activities Center
Castle AFB, Merced County, CA (H) Namesake: Brigadier General Frederick Walker Castle 47th Air Division 1959–1962 47th Air Division 1963–1971. 47th Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1963. 93d Bombardment Group 1946. 93d Bomb Wing 1947–1991 93d Wing 1991–1992
Chatham AFB (Hunter AFB), Savannah, GA (H). 22nd Bomb Wing 1949–1950
(Lake Charles AFB) Chennault AFB, LA 14 Nov 1958 (H). Namesake: Maj. Gen. Claire Lee Chennault 806th Air Division 1958–1960 44th Bomb Wing 1958–1960 68th Bomb Wing 1958–1963
Clinton County AFB, Wilmington, OH (T). 22nd Air Division 1959–1960 4090th Air Refueling Wing 1958–1960
Clinton–Sherman AFB, Clinton, OK (H). Namesake: City of Clinton and the Sherman Iron Works. 4090th Air Refueling Wing 1958–1960 70th Bomb Wing 1962–1969. 4123d Strategic Wing 1959–1963
Columbus AFB, Columbus, MS (H) 454th Bomb Wing 1962–1969 4228th Strategic Wing 1958–1963
Cooke AFB (Vandenberg AFB, 4 Oct 1958), Lompoc, CA (T). Current Namesake: General Hoyt Sanford Vandenberg Original Namesake: General Philip St. George Cooke. 1st Missile Division 1957–1958 704th Strategic Missile Wing 1957–1958
Davis–Monthan AFB, Tucson, AZ (H). Namesake: 1st Lieutenant Samuel H. Davis and 2d Lieutenant Oscar Monthan 12th Air Division 1962–1971 12th Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1971 12th Strategic Missile Division 1971–1973 36th Air Division 1951–1960 2d Bomb Wing 1947–1949 40th Bombardment Group 1946 43rd Bomb Wing 1947–1960 100th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1966–1976 303d Bomb Wing 1951–1964 390th Bomb Wing 1953–1961 390th Strategic Missile Wing 1962–1984 444th Bombardment Group 1946 4080th Strategic Wing 1969–1966.
Dow AFB, Bangor, ME (H). Namesake: 2nd Lieutenant James F. Dow 6th Air Division 1961–1966 101st Air Refueling Wing 1976–1992 132d Fighter Bomber Wing 1951 397th Bomb Wing 1962–1968 506th Strategic Fighter Wing 1952–1955 4038th Strategic Wing 1958–1963 4060th Air Refueling Wing 1955–1963
(Abilene AFB) Dyess AFB 15 Dec 1956, Abilene, TX (H). Namesake: Lieutenant Colonel William E. Dyess 341st Bomb Wing 1955–1956 12th Air Division 1973–1988 819th Air Division 1956–1962 819th Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1966 7th Wing 1993–current 96th Bomb Wing 1957–1962 96th Bomb Wing 1972–1991 96th Strategic Aerospace Wing 1962–1972 96th Wing 1991–1992 341st Bomb Wing 1956–1961
(Blytheville AFB) Eaker AFB 26 May 1988, Blythesville, AR (H). Namesake: General Ira C. Eaker 97th Bomb Wing 1988–1991 97th Wing 1991–1992
Eglin AFB, Ft. Walton Beach, FL (T). Namesake: Lieutenant Colonel Fredrick Irving Eglin. 39th Bomb Wing 1963–1965 4135th Strategic Wing 1958–1963
(Mile 26) Eielson AFB, Fairbanks 4 Feb 1948, AK 20 Jul 1957 (T) Namesake: Colonel Carl Benjamin Eielson 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1988–1992 6th Strategic Wing 1967–1988 168th Air Refueling Wing 1986–1992 4157th Strategic Wing 1962–1967 97th Bomb Wing 1947–1948
(Rapid City AFB) Ellsworth AFB, 13 Jun 1953, Rapid City, SD (H). Namesake; Brigadier General Richard Elmer Ellsworth. 12th Air Division 1988–1990 821st Air Division 1959–1962 821st Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1971 28th Bomb Wing 1955–1991 28th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1953–1955 28th Wing 1991–1992 44th Missile Wing 1991–1992 44th Strategic Missile Wing 1962–1991 99th Strategic Weapons Wing 1989–1991 99th Tactical and Training Wing 1991–1992
Elmendorf AFB, Anchorage, AK (T). Namesake: Captain Hugh Merle Elmendorf 4158th Strategic Wing 1963–1966
Ent AFB, Colorado Springs, CO (T). Namesake: Brigadier General Uzal Girard Ent. Fifteenth Air Force 1946–1949
(Spokane AFB) Fairchild AFB 20 Jul 1951, Spokane, WA. (H). Namesake: General Muir S. Fairchild 18th Air Division 1959–1962 18th Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1968 47th Air Division 1971–1987 57th Air Division 1951–1956 92d Bomb Wing 1951–1962 92d Bomb Wing 1972–1991 92d Strategic Aerospace Wing 1962–1972 92d Wing 1991–1992 98th Bomb Wing 1947–1948 99th Bomb Wing 1955–1956 99th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1953–1955 141st Air Refueling Wing 1976–1992
Fairfield–Suisun AFB (Travis AFB 21 Apr 1951), Fairfield, CA (H). Namesake: Brigadier General Robert F. Travis 5th Bomb Wing 1955–1968 5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1949–1955 9th Bomb Wing 1950–1953 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1949–1950
(Topeka AFB) Forbes AFB 1 Jul 1948, Topeka, KS (H). Namesake: Maj. Daniel Forbes 21st Air Division 1951–1962 21st Strategic Aerospace Division 1962–1964 311th Air Division, Reconnaissance 1948–1949 40th Bomb Wing 1960–1964 40th Strategic Aerospace Wing 1964 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1948–1949 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1952–1966 90th Bomb Wing 1951–1956 90th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1956–1960 190th Air Refueling Wing 1978–1992 308th Bomb Wing 1951 310th Bomb Wing 1952 376th Bomb Wing 1951
Fort Worth AFB (Carswell AFB, 27 Feb 1948), Fort Worth, TX (H). 8Namesake: Horace S. Carswell Jr. 8th Air Force 1946–1948 7th Bomb Wing 1947–1948 43rd Bomb Wing 1960-1964 58th Bombardment Group 1946 448th Bombardment Group 1946
Francis E. Warren AFB, Cheyenne, WY (H). Namesake: Gov. Francis Emroy Warren 4th Air Division 1973–1988 4th Strategic Aerospace Division 1971–1988 4th Strategic Missile Division 1971–1973 13th Air Division 1963 13th Strategic Missile Division 1963–1966 90th Missile Wing 1991–1992 90th Strategic Missile Wing 1963–1991 389th Strategic Missile Wing 1961–1965 706th Strategic Missile Wing 1958–1961 4320th Strategic Wing (Missile) 1958
Geiger Field, WA. Namesake: Maj. Harold C. Geiger. 141st Air Refueling Wing 1976
General Mitchell ARS, Milwaukee, WI. Namesake: Brig. Gen. William "Billy" Mitchell 128th Air Refueling Wing 1976–1992
Glasgow AFB, Glasgow, MT (H). 91st Bomb Wing 1962–1968 4141st Strategic Wing 1958–1963
Grand Forks AFB, Grand Forks, ND (H). 4th Air Division 1964–1971 4th Strategic Aerospace Division 1971 42d Air Division 1988–1991 319th Bomb Wing 1962–1991 319th Wing 1991–1992 321st Strategic Missile Wing 1964–1992 449th Bombardment Group 1946 4133d Strategic Wing 1958–1963
Grand Island AFB, Grand Island, NE. 449th Bombardment Group 1946
Great Falls AFB (Malmstrom AFB 15 Jun 1956), Great Falls, MT (H). Namesake: Col Einar Axel Malmstrom 407th Strategic Fighter Wing 1953–1956
Grenier AFB, Manchester, NH (T). Namesake: Lt. James D. Grenier 82d Fighter Wing 1947–1949
Griffiss AFB 20 September 1948, Rome, NY (H). Namesake: Lt Col Townsend E. Griffiss 416th Bomb Wing 1962–1991 4039th Strategic Wing 1958–1963
(Bunker Hill AFB) Grissom AFB, 12 May 1968, Peru, IN (H). Namesake: Lt Col Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom 305th Air Refueling Wing 1970–1992 305th Bomb Wing 1959–1970. 434th Air Refueling Wing 1987–1992
Hanscom AFC, Bedford, MA. 66th Air Base Group
Hill AFB, Ogden, UT (T). Namesake: Maj Plover Peter Hill 4062d Strategic Wing (Missile) 1960–1962
Homestead AFB, Homestead, FL (H). 823d Air Division 1956–1968 19th Bomb Wing 1956–1968 379th Bomb Wing 1953–1961
Hunter AFB, Savannah, GA (H). Namesake: Maj Gen Frank O'Driscoll Hunter. 38th Air Division 1951–1959 2d Bomb Wing 1950–1963 308th Bomb Wing 1951–1959
K. I. Sawyer AFB, Gwinn, MI (H). Namesake: Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer. 410th Bomb Wing 1962–91 410th Wing 1991–92 4042d Strategic Wing 1958 – 63
Kearney AFB, Kearney, NE. 27th Fighter Wing 1947–1949
Key Field ANGB, Meridian, MS. Namesake: Al and Fred Key 186th Air Refueling Wing 1992
(Kinross AFB) Kincheloe AFB 25 Sep 1959, Kinross, MI (H). Namesake: Capt Iven Carl Kincheloe, Jr. 416th Wing 1991–1992 449th Bomb Wing 1962–1977 4239th Strategic Wing 1959–1963
Ladd Field, AK (T). Namesake: Maj Arthur K. Ladd.
Lake Charles AFB (Chennault AFB, 14 Nov 1958), Lake Charles, LA (H). Namesake: Major General Claire Lee Chennault. 806th Air Division 1952–1958 44th Bomb Wing 1951–1958 68th Bomb Wing 1952–1958 68th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1951–1952
Larson AFB, Moses Lake, WA (H). Namesake: Maj Donald A. Larson. 71st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing Fighter 1955–1957 462d Strategic Aerospace Wing 1962–1966 4170th Strategic Wing 1959–1963
Laughlin AFB, Del Rio, TX (H). Namesake: 1st Lt. Jack Thomas Laughlin. 4080th Strategic Recon. Wing 1957–1960. 4080th Strategic Wing 1960–1966
Lincoln AFB, Lincoln, NE (H). 818th Air Division 1954–1962