Top 5 Air Force Bases - Stateside
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What are the top 5 stateside Air Force bases? These are what I would pick. I know you might think differently so comment your top 5 in the comments and why!
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MacDill AFB in Tampa Florida is by far the Best Air Force Base in the U.S. So much to do on Base.....Home of two Awesome Joint Commands (SOCOM and CENTCOM). Warm Weather, Beautiful white Beach's, Cruise Ships, Casinos and Disney an Hour away. The Tampa Bay Bucs, Rays and Lightning! Great teams that have Won Championships!!
I second this!
I agree as well with McDill. Was GS there for 2 years. Never a dull moment with co-workers and after work.
I lived in Tampa for a few months and hated it traffic was horrible It cost a fortune to drive anywhere. Then it rained 24/7 for weeks. The horse track I went to had 6 ft of water in the parking lot.
Dude look at my post. Plenty to do besides the one thing you mentioned.
Overcrowded and overpriced smh
I spent eight years at Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, from '73 to '80. Wonderful base for family life.
Thank you for your service and great video. Was watching to see if MacDill made the list. I'm from Tampa
I was at McChord in 1975-76. Loved it!
Watch all the way to the end going to basic tomorrow excited
The pictures you have on this video are great!
I was assigned to Andrews AFB twice. It was my only CONUS assignment. It was my first permanent duty station, it was also my last. I agree that there is a ton of stuff to do in the area. It was ideal for me since I am originally from Philadelphia, PA which was only a three hour drive.
Nice list. I worked on Randolph for 6 years, great base and went TDY several times to Nellis.
Nellis is def in my top 5. My personal favorite is vandenburg, 40 miles of Pacific Ocean coast line and amazing weather year round.
🥸 Love you guys!! Great video
i’m going to langley AFB which is actually my first choice! i’ll be an hour from the beach and 4 hours from home so i’m very excited
I was stationed at Barksdale AFB in Shreveport LA.84-87.. I had a great time/met great people 🇺🇸👍..also did my Technical School at Lowry AFB ,COLORADO in 83…and I know LACKLAND AFB is EVERYONES #1😁😁
Been retired for ages but I had some nice assignments during my time in the USAF. I was assigned at Lowry AFB in Denver, Colorado and Mather AFB in Rancho Cordova, California. These bases are closed. Travis, McChord and Davis-Monthan were also very good assignments.
I was at Peterson in Colorado and I loved it
I was a pilot and was stationed at Peterson Field, Colorado Springs in the 1970's.....long before it was renamed. It was an awesome place to be stationed, especially during the Viet Nam war.
Old unit was the 823 then 855 now 66 RGS. I am so over Vegas. It is only really worth it if you already have a huge appreciation for hiking/rock climbing or love partying/night life. It is sort of difficult to make meaningful connections with people even outside of the military here because people only stay here for a short while.
Goodfellow was cool for me I’m in army so it’s an upgrade for me. I like the country and small towns with access to all the state parks cheap to live out there wasn’t bad at all.
I was stationed at Wright Pat in Dayton,Ohio followed by Homestead AFB just south of Miami Fl and just above the Florida Keys. Lots of fishing and snorkeling in the Keys.
My nephew is currently stationed at Schriever and he loves it there.
I’m currently stationed at Davis-Monthan, been here for 4 years, it’s my first base and people who have PCS’d from other bases say we have one of the best bases in the AF, Tucson isn’t a big city like Phoenix but it dose have that big city feel to it and it’s close to all other major cities such as San Diego, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Flagstaff etc……
Luke is better but I agree Arizona is amazing
Two bases that I was stationed at in the 1980’s and are now closed were really great: Norton AFB in San Bernardino, Ca. Was close to LA in one direction and Las Vegas, NV in other direction.
And McClellan AFB in Sacramento,CA. San Francisco and Bay Area nearby and Lake Tahoe, Reno and the mountains in other direction.
I was station at Norton from 1980 to 1988, Then to McClellan from 1988 to 1994. Both were great bases to be station at. Sadly they are both closed. I was with the 1835th EIS at Norton and 1849th EIS at McClellan. I was a telephone linesmen /cable splicer.
The only down part with Seattle is the traffic. With all the water it funnels drivers all into certain routes. Coming from McChord it can take an hour or more to get downtown, but if you are going out of town you can get away quickly.
Had to come back and edit this since I forgot something. Since you mentioned the ferries, the Kraken use a retired ferry horn as their as the goal horn.
I have to agree with at leat 2 of your top bases. My first duty station in the Army was Ft. Lewis Wa. My second was Ft. Carson ,Co. near Colorado Springs. They are both great for all the reasons you stated.
As you point out, "best" is a subjective thing. During my 21 years in the Air Force, I was stationed at a couple of places that were considered "bad" assignments yet enjoyed my time there. It's not only the location - the DUTY matters too.
An awesome video with incredible content from an amazing guy
I was stationed at McCord. It was alright. Seattle is close. Olympic Peninsula has some of the best steelhead fishing in the country.
I was stationed at Davis-Monthan AFB, Little Rock AFB, Hurlburt Field, and Kadena AB. Everywhere has its pro's and Cons. I loved Kadena, but the typhoons were annoying. I liked Hurlburt Field, but the summer tourist traffic and hurricanes were not pleasant. I didn't care for Little Rock AFB, but the cost of living was really low. I am currently still working on base at Davis-Monthan as a contractor, and like the Tucson area. The con to Tucson is the relentless heat in the summer. As a retired Flight Engineer, I have been to more bases than I can remember. I never cared for Nellis, but whenever I went there it was for Red Flag. I didn't care for McChord, but I only went there for survival school and that was not a good time. My favorite TDY base was Yokota AB, and I would have loved to have been stationed there or at Ramstein. I tell these young airman, "Go overseas, stay overseas". HAHA
Lowry,BergstromAFB (close) Kirkland AFB, was good assignments.
Ah yes! Lowry is where I had tech school. No flight line, strictly training. I grew up in Austin and knew nothing about Bergstrom AFB except our next door neighbors were an AF family.
We always jokes in the 80s, that there were only 2 good bases. The one you came from, and the one you’re going to.
And the prettiest view is welcome to so and so base as you left in the rear view mirror.
My ex first base after Lackland (San Antonio, TX) and Sheppard (Wichita Falls, TX) was Dyess (Abilene, TX)...nothing nearby in a college town where those seen at the bar on Saturday night are front pew on Sunday morning and it's hot with a chance of tumble weeds
BUT then nothing is better than when he was sent to Okinawa, Japan from there...I wouldn't trade those orders for ANYTHING in this world!!!
Only base I didn't particularly enjoy...2 week TDY to Cannon in 1974. Now that it is a Special Op base..I think I would like it now.
Randolph Air Force Base is a good place. A lot of fun stuff to do around Universal City Texas. Not to long of a drive to the Gulf of Mexico. Nellis Air Force Base and Red Flag was always a good time. Davis Monthan Air Force Base is another good base to be station at. Wouldn't like McChord Air Force Base or Andrews Air Force Base.
Not sure about today, but from what I remember, Randolph was a very elitist headquarters base. If you weren’t at least a MSgt or officer, you were unimportant and didn’t deserve any kind of respect.
Dear Kyle if you are reading your comments first of thank you for your service. I was raised on Travis Air Force Base where my dad was a flight engineer on the c5 galaxy and my mom was a medic I actually moved to Iowa in 2004 when my dad got out with service of 14 years and in 2013 my mom retired with 21 years of service I live in Waterloo. I loved my life as a military child even if at times it was hard. I was just wondering if you have ever been to travis
03/25/24 Washington, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Maryland
I was going to Say Peterson by far is the better option! In the Springs! Don’t forget it is also possible to be stationed at the Air Force Academy depending on your AFSc. I was a lineman in the Civil Engineering Squadron there for 4 years.
I worked CSS (Admin) for 21st CES. The Springs was okay.
50 years ago, Mountain Home AFB Idaho was a good duty station. The people in Mountain Home were great treating the Airmen well. Plenty of recreation opportunities. Dirt bike riding in the desert, fishing, hunting, hiking, camping and skiing. The weather was bad. Boisie was close by for night life.
On the other spectrum, Grand Forks AFB sucked big time. The town people treated Airmen poorly. Very little for an Airman to do for recreation. Binge drinking was very popular recreation. We drank on duty a mix of 190 proof grain alcohol and Annie Greenspring Peach Creek, call the drink Sheet Metal Punch. Very cold at night on the flight line.
I might have stayed in the USAF if not stationed at Grand Forks.
For JBLM...very nice on base; lots of opportunities in region; off base...traffic congestion terrible; many national parks in region...free passes for active duty.
Went TDY to Nellis in 1985 for Red Flag. Loved it! I was stationed at Cannon then. Cannon really sucked!
I agree, Cannon was horrible. I was there 73 to 75. Then went to RAF Lakenheath which was fantastic.
TRAVIS AFB CA. Is my favorite ❤
I watched it until the end. Was hoping Seymour Johnson AFB in Goldsboro NC would make your list. I'm not in the Air Force ,but live close to the base
In tech school right now at Keesler afb and got my first duty station at Nellis! I’ll be there by late November/ early December!
Hope you're not weather
personally, i would put Schriever last among all of the Colorado bases. It's small and can be a daunting commute for those living in the springs (especially during heavy winter seasons). USAF Academy is definitely the most unique base as it functions more as a university rather than a military installation and it is the only fully open base (anyone with a drivers license can get on). Been here since 2018 and because the military presence is so small, you get many unique opportunities (attending NCAA sporting events, interacting with the cadets, skydiving, gliding, etc.) If there was a list of top Air Force Bases for those wanting a breather from the typical Air Force life, USAFA would top it.
Buckley AFB maybe?
I was stationed at the USAFA in the early '90's and I thought it was one of the best bases I had been at, up to that time. While I admit that I liked Germany and England more, the Academy was just a very neat place to be, and an unusual opportunity for a senior NCO to serve in a role that supported the development of the next generation of Air Force senior leadership. Unfortunately I got there holding down a slot that maxxed out at E-6, and although I didn't know it at the time, I'd be selected and promoted to MSgt within my first year there. I got to hold on for another year then one day I was told that it was either Dover or Ramstein, or they'd pick one for me. As I already had done two tours at Rhein-Main, and was kind of tired of the chemical warfare exercises, I choose Dover. I knew that as soon as I hit the 18-year mark, I'd go for early retirement if it was offered in my career field again, which, predictably, it was. I've now lived in Dover for 30 years, and am now fully retired after 22 years in my second career which was a State job.
🥸 hopefully joining next year, thanks for the great vids! They help a lot
Nowadays if you’re Services military, you have few choices in stateside assignments unless you’re special duty in San Antonio. Most likely you’ll get missile bases unless you’re lucky enough to get Florida, New Joisey, Barcatraz, Nellis, or Travis.
I’m from Vegas and yea it is pretty convenient driving in Vegas
if you like 110 dry heat.
I’m at hill afb now, very similar to Colorado. We have the mountains great skiing and close to so many national parks!
I absolutely loved my time at Hill. So many awesome parks to hike
PCSing to Hill in November, so excited
i’m joining the reserves & my “home” base will be Hill . i’ll be there in October .
Minot - Yokota - Osan - Andersen - next stop - Sydney, Australia.
I have nothing to compare anything to. I was stationed at Nellis AFB my entire AF tour (besides tech school @ Chanute AFB Ill. Nellis was great and Very Busy!!!!! This was back when the 474 TFW was still active and Chanute was still open.
McChord is about 35 miles south of Seattle and a little bit south of Tacoma. People not from WA use Seattle because it's the city usually associated with the state.
Just a suggestion to anyone joining. I'd suggest looking less at where the base is located, and more on what mission your afsc supports at said base. What mission you support can be the difference between sitting and doing nothing all day and working in a high tempo, high visibility work center that is fulfilling.
How can I do that ? I’m going to be personnel
I do not have any familiarization with airforce bases in usa.
Thanks for sharing, I look forward to joining usaf next year; I may as well select these bases on my dreamsheet.
Btw how many state and foreign bases does a person get to select on their dreamsheet?
What is the minimum and maximum period that a person can be stationed at a state base?
Thanks.
My son was stationed at Presidio in Monterey California & was just recently stationed @ Kessler in Biloxi Mississippi.
DLI at the presidio was unreal. Like a campus rather than a base. It is a multi-service base administered by the army.
Not military, but my personal opinion would be Charleston AFB due to the history and the many beaches in the lowcountry.
I served at Charleston AFB back in the 80s. Yes that is a great base. Fond memories.
Offutt AFB is one of the most slept on bases in the AF. If you have a young family, this place is the best. I've never met a family who said they hated it here.
Agree, i am stationed here now
that is my first base and I get stationed there july 10th
Once ya get on it…
This leaves us with the question, worst assignments? Hancock Field, Syracuse, NY (1978) or perhaps Loring, AFB, Limestone, ME (1981.) Yipes.
I'm currently stationed at Buckley SFB(formerly AFB) I've been here for a couple years and have traveled to both Peterson and Schriever and I will say the springs and CO in general is amazing. But...Schriever as a base is pretty awful lol. Very very small, minimal buildings, lots of empty space and the mission is very compact. Ps. I watched your older videos from 2018-2019 when I joined Air Force, appreciate the advice.
I was going to Say Peterson by far is the better option! In the Springs! Don’t forget it is also possible to be stationed at the Air Force Academy depending on your AFSc. I was a lineman in the Civil Engineering Squadron there for 4 years.
Bradley, I was at Buckley from 2013-2015. Place was great, although I know Denver has changed drastically over the last several years. Buckley was my best assignment... Was kind of a hidden gem.
Airmen are able to be stationed at space force bases?
I was at Pete field back before it became an AFB 1958. Always loved the Springs and visited USAFA before the first class graduated. Great experience for a young airman before the population boom.
@@kiks23ful Airmen are able to be stationed at army bases too. I was at Wheeler Army Airfield. They can also be at Marine bases or Navy bases, etc.
McChord was my first duty station. But it’s closer to Tacoma than Seattle.
Myrtle Beach was a decent base during the 80's and early 90's until they shut it down. Also....Elmendorf and Eielson in Alaska are both AWESOME locations if you're the outdoors type that likes hunting, fishing, and all things wilderness. They're state side bases that are considered overseas assignments.
Wow I never knew there was a base down in Myrtle beach!
@@karinamurphy6645 Yeah...I was lucky enough to get Myrtle Beach as my first duty location. The assignment computer then forgot about me for 6 years. LOL I was at the base from 84 till 90.
Andrews AFB.. is in Maryland, not Washington, D.C. Everyone gets that mixed up because so close to the line. I was there Aug '98- Aug '00. I only crossed into D.C. for Reagan-National Airport or the Pentagon..everything else was either VA, Baltimore or Dover related.
Don't forget Bolling which is in DC
Should’ve put Peterson SFB(Colorado Springs) instead of Schriever SFB.
Schriever is a very tiny base kinda in the middle of nowhere east of Colorado Springs.
Peterson is actually in Colorado Springs.
I am stationed at Peterson. It is actually pretty awesome.
Totally agree, Schreiver is just an outpost for Peterson. I grew up in between the two. How that made it on the list is crazy.
Peterson uses the same runway for civilian traffic to COS. Great weather and living conditions. I was there decades ago, having your own wheels was essential.
@@rodbutler4054 Great weather? My brother, as a weather forecaster I can tell you with certainty this place makes my job so goddamn difficult.
I personally loved Hurlburt near Pensacola, if you like lazing on the white sand beaches.
That;s an airfield for Eglin AFB.
What about FE Warren? I know its cold in WY, but housing is generally affordable and is close to Denver for city amenities.
I was stationed at Shaw AFB and it wasn't that great as a base! You're definitely a decent drive from anywhere!
I was also stationed there from 97-01. I was in the 55th. Had some good times in Columbia, but yeah not too much in Sumter, at least there wasn't 20 years ago.
I'm from Washington State and all my family are still up there. Here are my reasons why I do not want to go back. 1. Rains too much, 2. Its always gloomy and 3. The food is meh.....I now live in CA and yes its expensive but the weather is great. Your drive to the beach and mountains are just an hour to 1.5 hr away.
It rains more in Nashville TN than that area
In my opinion, I kinda enjoy Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri & Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma
I have to agree with you....Nellis AFB is second to none! So many things to do in and around Vegas. Also, at least back in the day, the city treated Air Force people very well....tickets to shows...stuff like that.
Add Kirtland AFB, I did 2 1/2. Albuquerque was pretty awesome in the 80's. I started at Andersen AFB on Guam. 85° year round.
I was at Andersen from August 87 - November 88 as a crash firefighter living in the airman dorms.
I was at Kirtland from 1969-1973 when it was Air Force Systems Weapons Command . Duty was great compared to SAC, TAC and MAC bases and didn't have much collateral duty details. Enjoyed the mountains and downtown nightlife.
Hi just wanted to know what happened to the public affairs tech school video? Was gonna repost on Facebook
MacDill and Langley were awesome
Andrews AFB is in Clinton Maryland.. 2 completely different areas. JB Boiling is the base in D.C.
Bolling AFB...Air Force's best kept secret. Loved it there.
Going to JBLM soon. As Army. So hopefully it's all good.
The view of Rainier is awesome. I'm hoping to move to Tacoma in a year or so.
Why haven't I seen Scott AFB, Illinois mentioned? LOL It was only 3 hours from West Ky. I arrived there from Viet Nam! Almost volunteered to go back to Nam!
I’m from Illinois, if I get stationed in Illinois/Indiana or like Delaware where there’s no change in scenery and it’s still cold, I’ll be livid
McCord is in Tacoma not Seattle but it’s only about an hour away
Tyndall used to be the bomb until it got bombed by a hurricane a few years ago … Tyndall is being rebuilt and will be the most high tech base in the AF when they are finished. The beaches on base are just gorgeous, the town is laid back but it has everything you need. The white sand beaches on the Gulf are the most beautiful if you’re into that sort of thing. You can kayak, boat/jet ski, tour, swim, dive, snorkel, fish, walk along the beach, picnic, take a nap, lounge, sun bathe .. and there is a State Park (St Andrew’s) - there’s caverns about an hour north drive and if you drive West and get on 30A you can visit where the Truman Show was filmed which is cool to watch the movie then go find where they filmed certain scenes - it’s changed a lot since that filming but you can find the spots.
Then there’s house watching (not people watching but you can do that too) - some of the most expensive and beautiful homes along 30A to view. Lots of shops and restaurants too.
There’s the world famous “Zoo World” in Panama City Beach which is so darn cute! See Google review and pics from your truly.
Fort Sam Houston is a pretty cool base if you like history and old buildings! But that’s not and AFB but I do love the old architecture. Happy trails!
I would agree about Tyndall.
@@kennixox262 in the whole scheme of life everything is unsustainable..Tyndall has been around since 1941 and this was the first storm that wiped it out in what 80 years.
Just go to Eglin
The funny thing is, I’m from Washington (or live here currently) and want to be in the Air Force and I hope I don’t have to come back here lol. I’m tired of being here.
Thanks for all the great content. Am planning on starting my journey to join the Air Force Rserves. I was encouraged to try and meet a weight goal of 176lbs before I talk to a line officer recruiter not sure if that’s truly necessary. Would you consider making videos about the process of a civilian Commissioning in and going OTS. There’s lot of info about the enlistment process but not a whole lot out there on the officer process.
If it ends up the same as enlisted process i wouldn't be surprised if you need to be under weight standard before your recruiter will process you to meps to begin with. (No clue about the whole officer process
offutt Air force base outside of Bellevue Nebraska is a great place to visit
Seattle gets 156 days of rain annually. Car insurance rates are high there because people don’t know how to drive on wet roads.
Im interesting going to air force but I wonder what jobs I can choose to stay in San Antonio base?
Travis AFB. Can’t beat the area. Something for everyone.
A good Command.
I was there in 88 .Had a girlfriend in Suisun city. Good times ❤
Outstanding fishing in delta and surrounding area. Gets hot and windy summers you will quickly learn about tullie fog!
Before in my opinion outside the usa.was clark. Anderson is also good
My good USAF bases...Eielson, Bergstrom, Spangdahlem. Sheppard and Reese ok..not bad. I actually enjoyed all of my USAF bases.. it's all good.
He overlooked Patrick AFB, Cocoa Beach, Florida. Stationed there Dec 66 to June 68. Great place.
Was surprised that Florida didn't make the cut.
I was stationed at Mc Chord in the early 60's. I would like to think it has improved since then, but from what I've seen, it has not. My biggest complaint about McChord is that for the younger single airmen, McChord doesn't provide any leisure activities on base. Such as airman club, or any other types of entertainment for young E2's through E-5's etc. They have installed a couple of fast food businesses, but not much else unless you get equipment to use off base on leave or extended weekends. McChord was not one of my favorite bases.
I put Colo. AF academy base on dream sheet. Beal, Macellen, Mather. And Ranstien. Got perm party Lackland then Kadena. This was yrs ago. Basic,tech, perm party Lackland yuk
I was across the street at Kelly at AFEWC. Loved San Antonio!
@@timdelia4609 now Kelley and Lackland together
Patricks AFB is on the beach in Florida
If I ever have to do stateside then I want Andrews since I live an hour away
I wouldn’t mind being stationed at Nellis again..😃
McChord AFB was my husbands' first duty station, from May 1972 to Dec 1974. He loved it and still talks about it. He was with the 62nd Security Police Sq/LE section.
Can you do best overseas bases
Ive been in the process of joining the Air Force for 6-7 months now. What would you say is a good way to research which bases are good enough for someones standards? Ex: geographically, communities, etc..
The bases you can go to depend on your AFSC (your job). So if theres a base you want to go to then you should look into what AFSC has that base as an option when you make your dream sheet.
Security forces guarantees you 90% or all of the afb's to get stationed at. Obviously there's con's to security forces like gate duty, physically demanding etc. But I'm in SF and my dream sheet has a tone of bases listed. Definitely looking at either japan, washington, Florida or alaska.
I’m at Schriever base!
1. Luke (Phoenix, AZ)
2. MacDill (Tampa, FL)
3. Buckley (Denver, CO)
4. Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
5. Lackland/Randolph (San Antonio, TX)
No offense but if you put Lackland on the top 5 I can’t see your list as credible 😂
@@ziadajam5433 training bases are always great when you're not a trainee.
@@hotglasschick perhaps. It’s more so the geographical area. At least that’s what I look for in a base. I’m stationed at nellis, I can tell you this, morale feels a little low since our “mission” is to train student pilots however it’s nice to have mount Charleston, redrock and a few other cool nature spots. But the reason why I’m satisfied with nellis is that it’s close to home
Good lists. Way better than this one
I watched to the end. USAF !!
for shits and giggles why not make a vid on overseas, just curious yk. I'm going to Aviano after im finished with Tech School here at Keesler
I was surprised to hear you’re in Cedar Rapids haha. No one ever is from Iowa.
I was born and raised there and left when I was 21 for the Air Force haha. I was only back during this time because my wife was in training for the Air Force so I was back with family for a bit. But yeah, you don't meet a tone of people from Iowa. haha
Lol Hurlburt field has entered the chat
I'd place MacDill in Tampa in the top 5.