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MCAGCC Twentynine Palms is the largest US Marine Corps base and a training center for combined arms exercises. It covers 1,102 square miles in California and has an expeditionary airfield, a combat town, and a live fire range.
Learn about the history, mission, and sites of MCLB Barstow, a US Marine Corps supply and maintenance installation in the Mojave Desert. Find out how it supports installations on the West Coast and stores and repairs equipment for Fleet Marine Forces.
Fort Irwin is a major military training area in the Mojave Desert of California, established in 1940 and reactivated in 1980. It hosts the National Training Center, where units from different services and countries train and deploy for combat operations.
The Mountain Warfare Training Center (MWTC) is a USMC installation in Pickel Meadows, California, for training in mountainous, high altitude, and cold weather environments. Learn about its history, mission, operating areas, courses, and facilities.
Edwards Air Force Base (2 C, 92 P) Pages in category "Military facilities in the Mojave Desert" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
NAWS China Lake is a large military installation in California that supports the research, testing and evaluation programs of the United States Navy. It is located in the Western Mojave Desert region, covers over 1.1 million acres, and has a history of rocket and aviation ordnance testing since 1935.
MCAS Miramar is a US Marine Corps installation in San Diego, California, that hosts the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing. The base has a history of fighter training, aircraft development and military operations since 1917.
Learn about the history, location, and functions of the major West Coast base of the U.S. Marine Corps. Find out how it was established in 1942, named after a pioneer general, and used for World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War training.