Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

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Marine Corps Air Station Miramar (MCAS Miramar) (IATA: NKX, ICAO: KNKX, FAA LID: NKX) is a United States Marine Corps installation that is home to the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is the aviation element of the I Marine Expeditionary Force. It is located in Miramar, a community of San Diego, California, about 14 miles (23 km) north of downtown San Diego. The airfield was named Mitscher Field from 1955 to 2017 after Admiral M. A. Mitscher, who was the commander of Task Force 58 during World War II., In 2017, it was renamed Joe Foss Field after World War II Marine Corps fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient, Joe Foss, a Marine Corps Major who transferred his commission to the South Dakota Air National Guard following World War II and later retired from the U.S. Air Force as a Brigadier General in the Air National Guard. The air station is the former location of Pacific Fleet fighter and Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft (F-4 Phantom II, F-14 Tomcat, E-2 Hawkeye) and is...

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