Fresno Yosemite International Airport - Military

Military

  • The 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National Guard is based out of the Fresno Yosemite International Airport.
  • The California Army National Guard maintains an Aviation Classification Repair Activity Depot (AVCRAD) at the airport. The mission of this unit is to perform high level maintenance and repair on Army aircraft. Its jurisdiction covers a 15-state region in the Western United States.
  • Both the U.S. Forest Service and the California Department of Forestry operate an Air Attack Base at the airport for fighting forest fires with aerial tankers.

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