Joint Forces Training Base - Los Alamitos
Joint Forces Training Base - Los Alamitos is a joint base in Los Alamitos, California, United States. Formerly operated as a naval air station, the base contains the Los Alamitos Army Airfield and is sometimes called by that name. The base is also known as JFTB - Los Al or just JFTB. The base covers 1,319 acres and "supports 850 full-time employees and more than 6,000 National Guard and Reserve troops."
An aerial view of JFTB Los Alamitos during 2015
NAS Los Alamitos in the mid-1940s
Naval Reserve North American FJ-1 Fury at JFTB, 1950
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs of VF-22L1 at JFTB, 1970
Los Alamitos is a city in Orange County, California. The city was incorporated in March 1960. The population was 11,780 at the 2020 census, up from 11,449 at the 2010 census. The adjacent unincorporated community of Rossmoor uses the same 90720 ZIP code in its mailing address, but is not part of the city. The Los Alamitos Race Course is named for the city, but lies in the neighboring city of Cypress.
Los Alamitos City Hall
Sugar beet processing plant built by William A. Clark, near present-day Katella Ave. and Los Alamitos Blvd., ca. 1910
