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  2. List of military installations in Texas - Wikipedia

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    San Antonio. Dyess Air Force Base. Abilene. Goodfellow Air Force Base. San Angelo. Laughlin Air Force Base. Del Rio. Sheppard Air Force Base. Wichita Falls.

  3. Laughlin Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    Laughlin Army Air Field photo pictorial. Laughlin AFB was originally named Laughlin Army Air Field on March 3, 1943, after Jack T. Laughlin, a B-17E Flying Fortress pilot. He was trained as a pilot and was actually co-pilot of B-17E, tail number 41-2476. On the day of his first bombing mission, he was bumped by the Group Commander Major Stanley ...

  4. Texas World War II Army Airfields - Wikipedia

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    1940–present. During World War II, the United States Army Air Forces established numerous airfields in Texas for training pilots and aircrews. The amount of available land and the temperate climate made Texas a prime location for year-round military training. By the end of the war, 65 Army airfields were built in the state.

  5. Matagorda Island Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    Matagorda Island Air Force Base. /  28.32667°N 96.46306°W  / 28.32667; -96.46306. Matagorda Island Air Force Base ( / ˈmætəˈɡɔːrdə / ⓘ [ 1]) is a closed military airfield on the north end of Matagorda Island, northeast of Corpus Christi, Texas. It was closed by the United States Air Force in 1975.

  6. Harlingen Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    17R/35L. 8,301. 2,530. Asphalt. Oblique 26 October 1943 aerial photo looking north. Harlingen Air Force Base, originally Harlingen Army Airfield, is a former United States Air Force (USAF) base in northeast Harlingen, Texas. After the base closed, the field was redeveloped into Valley International Airport .

  7. Del Rio, Texas - Wikipedia

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    In 1942, the Army Air Corps opened Laughlin Field 9 mi (14 km) east of Del Rio, as a training base for the Martin B-26, but the base was deactivated in 1945. As the Cold War pressures built, along with new border-control issues, Laughlin Field was rebuilt and renamed Laughlin Air Force Base and was again used as a home for flight training.

  8. Forts of Texas - Wikipedia

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    Forts of Texas. The Forts of Texas include a number of historical and operational military installations. For over 200 years, various groups fought over access to or control over the region that is now Texas. Possession of the region was claimed and disputed by the European powers of Spain and France, and the continental countries of Mexico ...

  9. Category:Military installations in Texas - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. Download coordinates as: KML. GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This category is for all current and historic military installations located in the State of Texas .