Old Main Gate Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 4/16/2006
Difficulty:
1 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: small (small)

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This is a decon container located at a location Skippy has visited hundreds of times over the past nearly 20 years. Beware of oncoming traffic. On some weekends, the parking lot nearby is used for fleet sales.

One of the oldest airfields operated by the United States military, March ARB began life as Alessandro Flying Training Field in February 1918, being renamed March Field the following month for Peyton C. March, Jr., the recently deceased son of then-Army Chief of Staff Peyton C. March. It quickly established itself as a major primary training center for American aviators. It soon became one of the centers of development of aerial bombardment. Renamed March Air Force Base during World War II, it served as the home base for bomber units that fought in the Pacific theater of World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. March also hosted fighter, aerial refueling, and transport units. Bob Hope's first USO show was held at March, and was visited by Amelia Earhart.

March has been the home of the Condor B-2, Keystone B-4, B-29 Stratofortress, F-80, B47 jet-bombers supported by KC-97 refueling tankers and others. In 1957, March became the home of B-52s following the around-the-world flight of three of them in just 45 hours, 19 minutes. Refueling tankers allow the Air Force to create air-bridges and sustained flight for numerous aircraft; and March has been the home of KC-10 Extenders and, now, KC-135 Stratotankers.

In 1993, as part of The Pentagon's post-Cold War base closing and realignment (BRAC) plan, March AFB was reshuffled, and in 1996 it was given over to the United States Air Force Reserve and renamed March Air Reserve Base. March has been a major hub for cargo airlift supported by the C-141 Starlifter; and is now home to 8 C-17 Globemaster III's (built in Long Beach), the first to belong strictly to the Air Force Reserve.

From the dusty stubble that once was Alessandro Flying Strip to today, March, for nearly 90 years, has been a key element in the advance of aviation and in the growth of the modern Air Force. As the Air Force restructures and prepares for new challenges, March seems destined to remain as an important base for the air operations of tomorrow.

For more information, please (visit link) or visit nearby March Field Museum.

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