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Military installations in New Mexico. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. All current and historic military facilities located in the State of New Mexico.
This is a list of the officially designated symbols of the U.S. state of New Mexico. Most such designations are found in ยง 12.3 of the New Mexico Statutes. [1] [2] The majority of the items in the list are officially recognized after a law is passed by the state legislature .
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Clovis, New Mexico. The host unit at Cannon is the 27th Special Operations Wing (27 SOW) also known as "The Steadfast Line". [ 2] It is under the jurisdiction of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) which activated at the base on ...
The United States is the largest operator of military bases abroad, with 38 "named bases" [note 1] with active duty, national guard, reserve, or civilian personnel as of September 30, 2014. Its largest, in terms of personnel, was Ramstein AB in Germany, with almost 9,200 personnel.
Kirtland AFB is the largest installation in Air Force Global Strike Command and sixth largest in the United States Air Force. The base occupies 51,558 acres and employs over 23,000 people, including more than 4,200 active duty and 1,000 Guard, plus 3,200 part-time Reserve personnel. [ 3]
White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is a United States Army military testing area and firing range located in the US state of New Mexico.The range was originally established in 1941 as the Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range, where the Trinity test site lay at the northern end of the Range, in Socorro County near the towns of Carrizozo and San Antonio.
The greater roadrunner is the state bird of New Mexico and, as such, appeared in a 1982 sheet of 20-cent United States stamps showing 50 state birds and flowers. [44] It is also the mascot of numerous high schools and colleges in the United States, including California State University, Bakersfield and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
188th Rescue Squadron. 200th Infantry Regiment (United States) 306th Intelligence Squadron. 310th Special Operations Squadron. 312th Cavalry Regiment (United States) 377th Air Base Wing. 416th Fighter Squadron. 429th Electronic Combat Squadron. 430th Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron.