There are a total of 6 active US Military bases in Arizona.
Since Arizona is landlocked, there are no Navy or Coast Guard bases in the state.
Army Bases In Arizona
Camp Navajo
Location: Bellemont, AZ
In Use: 1942-Present
Overall Mission: Camp Navajo was established as a munitions depot supplying the Pacific theater, but recently many of those responsibilities were transferred to other bases.
The base still stores some munitions but is primarily used as an industrial park.
The Army National Guard also performs training exercises at and around the base.
Units Stationed:
- HHC, Camp Navajo
- 362nd Ordnance Company (EOD)
- 819th Engineer Company (Sapper)
- 856th Military Police Company
Official Site: https://dema.az.gov/army-national-guard/camp-navajo
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Fort Huachuca
Location: Sierra Vista, AZ
In Use: 1877-Present
Overall Mission: Fort Huachuca began life as Camp Huachuca, a frontier base for the US cavalry.
Today, it primarily operates as an intelligence and communication hub for West Coast and Pacific operations.
It has also been used for testing and simulation of desert operations.
Units Stationed:
- U.S. Army Intelligence Center of Excellence (USAICoE)
- Network Enterprise Technology Command (NETCOM)
- 111th Military Intelligence Brigade
- 40th Expeditionary Signal Battalion
- 2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, 1st Aviation Brigade
- Intelligence Electronic Warfare Test Directorate (IEWTD)
- Joint Interoperability Test Command (JITC)
- Military Auxiliary Radio System (MARS)
- 2-13th Aviation Regiment
- U.S. Army Information Systems Engineering Command
- Raymond W. Bliss Army Health Center (RWBAHC)
Official Site: https://home.army.mil/huachuca/index.php
Yuma Proving Ground
Location: Yuma, AZ
In Use: 1950-Present
Overall Mission: Built in 1943, Yuma Proving Ground was briefly out of operation until the start of the Korean War.
It is one of the largest military bases in the world.
Yuma Proving Ground performs hundreds of thousands of testing operations every year, on weapons, munitions, equipment, and vehicles.
Units Stationed:
- U.S. Army Garrison, YPG
- Yuma Test Center
- Tropic Regions Test Center
- Cold Regions Test Center
- Airborne Test Force
- 24th Special Operations Wing
- US Army 2nd Special Warfare Training Group
- John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School
- Test Measurement and Diagnostic Equipment Support Laboratory
Official Site: https://www.yuma.army.mil/
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Air Force Bases In Arizona
Davis-Monthan AFB
Location: Tucson, AZ
In Use: 1940-Present
Overall Mission: Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a key part of Air Combat Command, and supplies many of the aircraft used in USAF West Coast and Pacific operations.
The base also contains one of the largest USAF “boneyards,” land fields where retired aircraft are stored and disassembled.
Units Stationed:
- 355th Wing (host)
- 12th Air Force (ACC)
- 214th Attack Group
- 25th Operational Weather Squadron
- 309 AMARG
- 355th Maintenance Group
- 355th Medical Group
- 355th Mission Support Group
- 355th Operations Group
- 355th Operations Group
- 47th Fighter Squadron
- 55th Electronic Combat Group
- 55th Electronic Combat Group
- 563rd Rescue Group (AFSOC)
- 924th Fighter Group
Official Site: https://www.dm.af.mil/
Luke AFB
Location: Glendale, AZ
In Use: 1941-Present
Overall Mission: Luke Air Force Base is a major training facility for the F-16 pilot program.
They are in the process of upgrading to the new F-35s and will house 144 of them once the upgrade is complete.
Luke AFB is also the home of the Goldwater Air Force Range, a bombing range for used for training, tests, and NATO operations.
Units Stationed:
- 56th Operations Group
- 56th Maintenance Group
- 56th Mission Support Group
- 56th Medical Group
- 56th Range Management Office
- 56th Fighter Wing
- 944th Fighter Wing
Official Site: https://www.luke.af.mil/
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Marine Corps Bases In Arizona
MCAS Yuma
Location: Yuma, AZ
In Use: 1928-Present
Overall Mission: Marine Corps Air Station Yuma has at various points in its history belonged to the USAF and US Navy and has been under the control of the Marine Corps since 1959.
Multiple Harriers and F35 squadrons are hosted at the airfield.
The base also performs training and testing for aviation divisions of the Marine Corps
Units Stationed:
- Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron
- MCAS Yuma Search and Rescue
- Marine Air Control Squadron 1
- Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron 13
- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122
- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 211
- Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 225
- Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1
- Marine Wing Support Squadron 371
- Marine Fighter Training Squadron 401
- Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron 1
Official Site: https://www.mcasyuma.marines.mil/
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