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  • Former Onizuka Air Station ready for new challenges

    For more than 50 years, Onizuka Air Force Station was a top secret member of the Air Force Satellite Control Network. The installation is now ready to take on new frontiers.The "Blue Cube" building on Onizuka AFS played a critical role in our nation's security and protection since 1960. The station

  • Air Force signs cleanup decision for former McClellan Skeet Range

    The Air Force marks another cleanup achievement for the former McClellan Air Force Base with the signing of the Record of Decision for the former Skeet Range. Encompassing some 50 acres in the northwest portion of the former base, the Skeet Range includes seven vernal pools and an unlined drainage

  • Partnering is vital to Air Force and communities

    Speaking at the opening of the annual conference of the Association of Defense Communities July 19, Terry Yonkers, the assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics, stressed the importance of Air Force partnerships with local communities as well as with private

  • Air Force dismantles groundwater treatment plant at Castle

    The Air Force Real Property Agency marked a major achievement in the groundwater cleanup program at the former Castle Air Force Base this month by dismantling a groundwater treatment plant that is no longer needed. Built in 1994, the Operable Unit (OU) 1 plant, located on the southeast side of the

  • EPA Sign-Off Clears Way For 4,000-acre Transfer At Former Mather AFB

    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has signed off on cleanup certification paperwork that clears the way for transferring more than 4,000 acres of the former Mather Air Force Base property to the public.The signed document certifies that all groundwater treatment facilities are operating