Marine Corps Air Station El Toro was a United States Marine Corps Air Station located next to the community of El Toro, near Irvine, California.
MCAS El Toro in 2010
Air Station El Toro stood on land originally part of Rancho Cañada de los Alisos, granted in 1842 to José Antonio Serrano.
Camp Kearny was a U.S. military base in San Diego County, California, on the site of the current Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. It operated from 1917 to 1946. The base was named in honor of Brigadier General Stephen W. Kearny.
View of the flight line at Camp Kearny, 1945
Target at Camp Kearny after bombardment by shrapnel; World War I era
Aerial view of some of the ruins of Camp Elliott, 2011