MCAS MIRAMAR
MARINES
San Diego, CA
United States
MCAS MIRAMAR
MARINES
San Diego, CA
United States
MCAS Miramar
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Welcome to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, just outside of beautiful San Diego, California! Formerly known as “Fighter town USA” MCAS Miramar was previously the site of the US Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor program, more commonly known as Top Gun. The base itself has roots back to 1918. In WWII the base was used by the 2d Marine Division as a Fleet Marine Force Training Center. In 1947 the Marines moved to MCAS El Toro in Orange County, CA while the Navy moved in and renamed it Naval Air Station Miramar. Half of the base was used by the Air Force for Project Orion and later by NASA f...
Base Details
Type
Marine Corps Base
Branch
MARINES
Command
MCICOM
Status
Active
Est.
January 1, 1917
Acres
23,000
Active Duty
12,000
Civilian
3,000
Population
3,300,000
Economic Impact
$2 billion
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