F/A-18 Hornet on the flight line at MCAS Miramar Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar (IATA: NKX, ICAO: KNKX, FAA LID: NKX), formerly Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar is an airfield of the United States military, located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown San Diego, California, USA, at 32.87° N 117.14° W. Its ICAO airport code is KNKX. The field is named Mitscher Field. The United States Marine Corps installation is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force. Miramar is a plateau in the northern part of the city of San Diego, California, USA. Newspaper publisher Edward Scripps is credited with naming Miramar in 1890. ...
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Official force name Third Marine Aircraft Wing Other names 3 MAW The Wing Branch United States Marine Corps Chain of Command I MEF Description Combat ready expeditionary aviation forces. ...
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Image File history File links MCAS_Miramar_FA-18A.jpg Sergeant Antonio D. Spencer, plane captain, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, waits to begin function checks on an F/A-18A during the squadrons annual reserve training at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar...
Image File history File links MCAS_Miramar_FA-18A.jpg Sergeant Antonio D. Spencer, plane captain, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 112, Marine Aircraft Group 41, 4th Marine Aircraft Wing, waits to begin function checks on an F/A-18A during the squadrons annual reserve training at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar...
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The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States military responsible for providing power projection from the sea,[1] utilizing the mobility of the U.S. Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. ...
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The 1st Marine Expeditionary Force is a Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) of the United States Marine Corps primarily composed of the 1st Marine Division, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, and 1st Marine Logistics Group. ...
History
1918 - 1941 During World War I, the city of San Diego offered to lease 8,000 acres (32 km²) to the United States Army for a small fee. Camp Kearny was opened on January 18, 1917 and was named after Stephen W. Kearny who was commander of the Army of the West during the Mexican-American War. During WWI an airstrip was never built on the property although Army and Navy aircraft from Naval Air Station North Island did land on the parade deck. Following the Armistice, the base was used to demobilize servicemen and was closed on October 20, 1920.[1] “The Great War †redirects here. ...
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is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Portrait of Stephen W. Kearny Stephen Watts Kearny (August 30, 1794–October 31, 1848) was a United States Army officer, noted for action in the southwest during the Mexican-American War, in particular in the conquest of California. ...
Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio López de Santa Anna Mariano Arista Pedro de Ampudia José Mariá Flores Strength 78,790 soldiers 25,000–40,000 soldiers Casualties KIA: 1733 Total dead: 13,271 Wounded: 4,152 AWOL: 9,200+ 25,000...
A C-5 Galaxy is loaded with people and equipment from the Deep Submergence Unit, Naval Base Coronado. ...
Front page of the New York Times on Armistice Day, 11 November 1918 The armistice treaty between the Allies and Germany was signed in a railway carriage in Compiègne Forest on November 11, 1918, and marked the end of the First World War on the Western Front. ...
is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis airplane was built by Ryan Airlines Corporation in San Diego. Lindbergh used the abandoned Camp Kearny parade field to practise landings and take-offs before making his historic solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Charles Augustus Lindbergh (4 February 1902 – 26 August 1974), known as Lucky Lindy and The Lone Eagle, was an American pilot famous for the first solo, non-stop flight across the Atlantic, from Roosevelt Field, Long Island to Paris in 1927 in the Spirit of St. ...
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The Ryan Aeronautical Company was founded by T. Claude Ryan in San Diego, California, USA in 1934. ...
During the 1930s, the Navy briefly used the air base for helium dirigibles. In 1932 a mooring mast and hangar were built at the camp for the dirigibles, but when the program was abandoned, the base was quiet again.
World War II By the time World War II, Miramar was already undergoing a “precautionary” renovation. Camp Holcomb (later renamed Camp Elliott) was built on part of old Camp Kearny, to be used for Marine artillery and machine gun training. Camp Elliott became home to Fleet Marine Force Training Center, West Coast and the 2nd Marine Division, charged with defending the California coast. Runways were constructed in 1940, and the 1st Marine Air Wing arrived on December 21 of that year. The Navy commissioned Naval Auxiliary Air Station (NAAS) Camp Kearny in February 1943, specifically to train crews for the Consolidated PB4Y Catalina, which was built less than 10 miles away in San Diego. A month later, the Marines established Marine Corps Air Depot Camp Kearny, later renamed Marine Corps Air Depot Miramar to avoid confusion with the Navy facility. Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar (IATA: NKX, ICAO: KNKX, FAA LID: NKX), formerly Naval Air Station (NAS) Miramar, is an airfield of the United States military, located about 10 miles (16 km) north of downtown San Diego, California, USA, at . ...
The U.S. 2nd Marine Division is a division of the United States Marine Corps, which forms the ground-force component of the II Marine Expeditionary Force. ...
The 1st Marine Aircraft Wing is an aviation unit of the United States Marine Corps based at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. ...
is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
PBY Catalina was the United States Navy designation for an American and Canadian-built flying boat of the 1930s and 1940s. ...
The big Catalinas proved too heavy for the asphalt runway the Army had installed in 1936 and the longer runways built in 1940, so the Navy added two concrete runways in 1943.
During the 1940s, both the Navy and the Marine Corps occupied Miramar. East Miramar (Camp Elliott) was used to train Marine artillery and armored personnel, while Navy and Marine Corps pilots trained on the western side. The bases were combined and designated Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in 1945.
Naval Air Station In 1947, the Marines moved to El Toro in Orange County, California, and Miramar was redesignated as a Naval Auxiliary Air Station. In 1954, the Navy offered NAAS Miramar to San Diego for $1 and the city considered using the base to relocate its airport.[citation needed] But it was deemed at the time to be too far away from most residents and the offer was declined. Cities in Orange County Orange County is a county in Southern California, United States. ...
Only the western half of Miramar’s facilities were put to use, and the old station literally began to deteriorate, with many buildings sold as scrap. Miramar found new life as a Navy Master Jet Station in the 1950s, but really came into its own during the Vietnam War. The Navy needed a school to train pilots in dog-fighting and in fleet air defense. In 1969 the Top Gun school was established (and immortalized by the 1986 movie of the same name). Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000...
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Top Gun is a 1986 American film directed by Tony Scott and produced by Don Simpson and Jerry Bruckheimer in association with Paramount Pictures. ...
In October 1972, Miramar welcomed the famed F-14 Tomcat. VF-124’s mission was to train Tomcat crews for aircraft carrier operations. The first two operational Tomcat squadrons, VF-1 and VF-2, trained here before deploying aboard USS Enterprise (CVN-65) in 1974. These squadrons flew “top cover” during the evacuation of Saigon in 1975. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable geometry wing aircraft. ...
VF-124 Gunfighters was the west coast F-14 training squadron until disestablished, after that all F-14 training was done by VF-101. ...
VF-1 was the first F-14 Tomcat squadron created by the United States Navy, commonly known as the Wolfpack. Initially assigned to the USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the squadron flew patrols over Saigon during Operation Frequent Wind. ...
VF-2 was a United States Navy aircraft squadron, commonly known as the Bounty Hunters, that has since been re-designated VFA-2. ...
Enterprise Logo The supercarrier, USS Enterprise (CVN-65), formerly CVA(N)-65, is the worlds first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the eighth U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. ...
USAF CH-53 helicopters on the deck of Midway during Operation Frequent Wind, April 1975 Operation Frequent Wind was the emergency evacuation of Americans by helicopter from Saigon, South Vietnam in April 1975 during the last days of the Vietnam War. ...
Marines return In 1993, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission recommended that Marine Corps Air Station El Toro and Marine Corps Air Station Tustin be closed down. Both stations were closed and the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing returned to Miramar in October, 1997 when it officially became Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.[2] On October 1, 1997, Colonel Thomas A. Caughlan became the first Marine commanding officer of MCAS Miramar since World War II; Caughlan was also the last commanding officer of MCAS Tustin..[3] The BRAC Commission also recommended moving some instructor pilots and support personnel from Miramar to Eglin AFB in Florida, sufficient to stand up the Marine Corps' portion of the JSF Training Site.[4] Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) is a process of the United States federal government directed at the administration and operation of the US Armed Forces, used by the United States Department of Defense and Congress to close excess military installations and realign the total asset inventory in order to save...
Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located near Irvine, California at . ...
Marine Corps Air Station Tustin was a former United States Marine Corps air station, located in Tustin, California. ...
Official force name Third Marine Aircraft Wing Other names 3 MAW The Wing Branch United States Marine Corps Chain of Command I MEF Description Combat ready expeditionary aviation forces. ...
is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Eglin Air Force Base is the home of the United States Air Force 96th Air Base Wing of the Air Force Materiel Command, and is also headquarters for more than 45 associate units. ...
Boeing X-32 (left) and Lockheed Martin X-35 prior to down-select in 2001, where the X-35 was chosen. ...
In 2006, the San Diego County Proposition A proposed obtaining 3000 acres (12 km²) at MCAS Miramar to develop a commercial airport.[5] The proposition was defeated 62 percent opposed to 38 percent in favor. Public sentiment was that they did not want to ask the military to leave and that the joint use arrangement increased noise levels to an intolerable level and interfered with the needs of the military.[6]
Attractions - MCAS Miramar is home to the Flying Leathernecks Aviation Museum, which is open to the public.
- The Miramar Airshow is a major airshow held at MCAS Miramar each October.
The Miramar Airshow is an airshow held in October at MCAS Miramar in San Diego, California. ...
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Trivia - MCAS Miramar is best known for the TOPGUN training program, which was relocated in 1996 to Naval Air Station Fallon in western Nevada. During the heyday of TOPGUN at Miramar, NAS Miramar was nicknamed "Fightertown USA".
- On November 30, 2006 an F/A-18 Hornet fighter/attack jet from VMFAT-101 crashed at Scripps Ranch just east of Miramar. The pilot ejected safely to the ground three miles east of the airfield.[7][8]
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TOPGUN is the code name and common name of the U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI) course. ...
Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon (IATA: NFL, ICAO: KNFL) is the United States Navys premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. ...
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is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 Hornet is a modern all-weather carrier-capable strike fighter jet, designed to attack both ground and aerial targets. ...
Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 (VMFAT-101) is a United States Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet training squadron. ...
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Binomial name Pogogyne abramsii Howell Pogogyne abramsii, the San Diego mesa mint, is an endangered annual plant of the vernal pool ecosystem. ...
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is the 334th day of the year (335th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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References
Books - Shettle, M. L. (2001). United States Marine Corps Air Stations of World War II. Bowersville, Georgia: Schaertel Publishing Company. ISBN 0-964-33882-3.
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