Parking is easy on a dead end. Not a lot of muggle presence.
There are numerous other caches on the grounds. As you geocache consider this once great base with a 59-year tradition of serving America's Air Force. It's easy for me. My father was employed here for over 30 years as a civilian. As a young boy, I enjoyed coming on base and sitting in the cockpits of fighters undergoing maintenance.
Beyond the fence are over 40 aircraft in the local museum some of which represent models which underwent maintenance here.
McClellan AFB 1936-1995
Since 1936, McClellan Air Force Base was a significant economic engine and one of the primary employers in Sacramento. For decades, the base itself was the largest industrial facility in Northern California.
McClellan Air Force Base, formerly called Sacramento Air Depot and then McClellan Field, was first established in 1936 and was intensely developed through 1941 in anticipation of the United States involvement in World War II.
McClellan was the pivotal supply depot on the west coast during WWII from 1941 to 1945, employing 4,250 military personnel and 17,652 civilians at the height of the war effort. The activity level at the base began to taper off in 1945 with Germany’s surrender to the Allied Forces.
Following WWII, McClellan continued to serve as one of the five major depots in the United States providing repair and maintenance services for military aircraft.
McClellan supplied major logistical repair and maintenance support for the Korean War, Vietnam War and Operation Desert Shield/ Storm. By 1967, the base reached its peak employment with a workforce of more than 26,000.
The base also serviced a variety of aircraft, including KC-135s, A-10s, F-15s and F-111s, and housed a variety of tenants including the 1400th Military List Squadron, 940th Air Refueling Group Reserves and the U.S. Coast Guard.
In 1995, McClellan Air Force Base was closed as part of the Base Realignment and Closure process. As a result, 11,600 jobs were lost. The base played a major role in the economy of the region as the second largest employer in the County after the State of California.
In 1995, the McClellan community included 34,000 retired military personnel and 50,000 retiree dependents who relied on the base for medical, dental, and retail services. McClellan Air Force Base was estimated to provide a $1.5 billion annual economic impact on the regional economy.
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