March Field
| March Air Reserve Base | |
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| Part of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) | |
| Near Moreno Valley, California | |
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Major Command
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 KRIV
Location of March Air Reserve Base
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| Coordinates | 33°52′55″N 117°15′32″W / 33.88194°N 117.25889°W |
| Type | Operational Air Force Reserve base |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by |
 United States Air Force
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| Website | www |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1917 |
| Built by | Air Service, United States Army |
| Battles/wars |
 World War I  World War II |
| Garrison information | |
| Garrison |
 452d Air Mobility Wing
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| Elevation AMSL | 1,536 ft / 468 m | ||||||||||||||
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March Air Reserve Base (IATA: RIV, ICAO: KRIV, FAA 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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