Los Alamitos AAF | |||||||||||||||
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Aerial view of the base
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Operator | California National Guard | ||||||||||||||
Location | Los Alamitos, California | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 32 ft / 10 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 33°47′24″N 118°03′05″W / 33.79000°N 118.05139°WCoordinates: 33°47′24″N 118°03′05″W / 33.79000°N 118.05139°W | ||||||||||||||
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Sources: Official website and FAA
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Joint Forces Training Base - Los Alamitos is a joint base in Los Alamitos, California. 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 is 1,319 acres and "supports 850 full-time employees and more than 6,000 National Guard and Reserve troops."
JFTB has an MWR with billeting, a pub, and a banquet hall. The pub, known as Fiddler's Green, is the last remaining military pub in Orange County.
JFTB has significant training facilities, including an Engagement Skills Trainer, a Virtual Convoy Operations Trainer, a HMMWV Egress Assistance Trainer, a Laser Marksmanship Training System, and a Close Combat Tactical Trainer.
The airfield has two runways:
The JFTB Aquatics Training Center is an Olympic-size swimming pool 50m by 25m, which offers year-round lap swimming, swim lessons, adult fitness classes, and youth programs including the Seal Beach Swim Club. The women's national water polo team regularly practices at the facility.
JFTB is home to multiple Civil Air Patrol units, including Long Beach Senior Squadron 150, Los Alamitos Glider Training Squadron 41, Los Alamitos Cadet Squadron 153, and South Coast Group 7.
In 1942, JFTB became a naval air base in to train fighter pilots during World War II. In 1973, JFTB was transferred to the U.S. Army.