Victorville History - George Air Force Base Traditional Cache

George Air Force Base was named in honor of Brigadier General Harold Huston George (1892–1942) on June 2, 1950. A World War I fighter ace, General George directed air operations on Bataan at the beginning of World War II. He died on April 29, 1942 in an aircraft accident near Darwin NT, Australia.

George Air Force Base was officially decommissioned in December 1992. In 1993, President Bill Clinton announced a "Five Part Plan" to speed economic recovery in communities where military bases were to be closed. One part of this plan called for improving public participation in the base's environmental cleanup program. George AFB was among a number of installations where environmental cleanup was placed on a "fast track" so base property could be quickly transferred to the community for reuse. Many of the old base housing homes and buildings are currently used by the Army and Marine Corps for urban warfare training.

The three-prison Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville complex is located on some of the base's former lands. Please do this during the day. At night, security roams around to make sure nobody is messing around(trust me, I know.) There is usually no one around anyway during the day.