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March Air Reserve Base

March Air Reserve Base
Part of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
Near Moreno Valley, California
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Major Command
KRIV is located in California
KRIV
KRIV
Location of March Air Reserve Base
Coordinates 33°52′55″N 117°15′32″W / 33.88194°N 117.25889°W / 33.88194; -117.25889
Type Operational Air Force Reserve base
Site information
Controlled by  United States Air Force
Website www.march.afrc.af.mil
Site history
Built 1917 (1917)
Built by Air Service, United States Army
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World War I
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World War II
Garrison information
Garrison 452d Air Mobility Wing.png 452d Air Mobility Wing
Airfield Information
Summary
Elevation AMSL 1,536 ft / 468 m
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
14/32 13,300 4,054 Concrete
12/30 3,059 932 Concrete

March Air Reserve Base (IATA: RIVICAO: KRIVFAA LID: RIV) (March ARB), previously known as March Air Force Base (March AFB) is located in Riverside County, California between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley. It is the home to the Air Force Reserve Command's 4th Air Force (4 AF) Headquarters and the host 452d Air Mobility Wing (452 AMW), the largest air mobility wing of the 4th Air Force. In addition to multiple units of the Air Force Reserve Command supporting Air Mobility Command, Air Combat Command and Pacific Air Forces, March ARB is also home to units from the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, California Air National Guard and the California Army National Guard. For almost 50 years, March AFB was a Strategic Air Command base during the Cold War.


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