The 144th Fighter Wing is a unit of the California Air National Guard, stationed at Fresno Air National Guard Base, California. As part of the Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force, the
F-15C Eagle of the 144th Fighter Wing
F-51D-30-NA Mustang, AF Ser. No. 44-74825, flying over Northern California, 1948
Hayward Air National Guard Base, California, 1953, F-51H Mustangs.
194th FIS F-86L Sabre Interceptors, 1960
March Air Reserve Base, previously known as March Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force Reserve base located in Riverside County, California, between the cities of Riverside, Moreno Valley, and
144th Fighter Wing
…AFB was closed in 1992 due to BRAC action as part of the overall downsizing of the US military after the Cold War and the alert detachment moved to March Air Force Base, since renamed as March Air Reserve Base due to a later BRAC action. In 1995, the squadron transitioned to the more capable F-16C Fighting Falcon Block…
An aerial view of March ARB and its surroundings in 2025
The control tower at March (demolished in 2015).
An aerial view of March ARB in 2015.
A Curtiss JN-4 "Jenny" on a training flight during World War I. This was the type of aircraft used at March Field during this era for basic military pilot training.