Howard Air Force Base
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Howard Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located in Panama. It discontinued military operations on 1 November 1999 as a result of the Torrijos-Carter Treaties, which specified that US military facilities in the former Panama Canal Zone be closed and the facilities be turned over to the Panamanian government.
Howard Air Force Base, Canal Zone, about 1970
McDonnell-Douglas F-4D Phantoms deployed at Howard Air Force Base, 1980
Four F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft taxi to the parking apron upon their arrival for Exercise KINDLE LIBERTY 83.
Panama Canal Zone
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The Panama Canal Zone, also simply known as the Canal Zone, was a concession of the United States located in the Isthmus of Panama that existed from 1903 to 1979. It consisted of the Panama Canal and an area generally extending five miles (8 km) on each side of the centerline, but excluding Panama City and Colón. Its capital was Balboa.
US fleet off the coast of Panama, March 1, 1923
The Canal Zone Courthouse was the site of the Canal Zone District Court which existed from 1914 until 1982.
Gorgas Hospital was built by the French as L'Hospital Notre Dame de Canal in 1882, renamed Ancon Hospital when the U.S. assumed control in 1904, rebuilt in 1915 and finally renamed in honor of William C. Gorgas in 1928. It is now home to Panama's Ministry of Health and the Instituto Oncologico Nacional.
Howard Air Force Base in 1970