Joint Forces Training Base - Los Alamitos
Military airbase in Los Alamitos, California, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Joint Forces Training Base - Los Alamitos is a joint base in Los Alamitos, California, United States. Formerly operated as a naval air station, the base contains the Los Alamitos Army Airfield and is sometimes called by that name. The base is also known as JFTB - Los Al or just JFTB. The base covers 1,319 acres and "supports 850 full-time employees and more than 6,000 National Guard and Reserve troops."[2]
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Joint Forces Training Base - Los Alamitos | |||||||||
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JFTB | |||||||||
Los Alamitos, California in the United States | |||||||||
Coordinates | 33°47′24″N 118°03′05″W | ||||||||
Type | Joint forces training base | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | US Army | ||||||||
Controlled by | California National Guard | ||||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1942 (1942) (as NAS Los Alamitos) | ||||||||
In use | 1942 – 1973 (US Navy) 1973 – present (US Army) | ||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||
Current commander | Lieutenant Colonel Manju Vig | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | ICAO: KSLI, FAA LID: SLI | ||||||||
Elevation | 10.8 metres (35 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Other facilities | Anderson Drop Zone | ||||||||
Sources: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
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