Naval Outlying Landing Field Imperial Beach
Naval Outlying Landing Field (NOLF) Imperial Beach is a United States Navy facility for helicopters, situated on 1,204 acres (5 km2) approximately 14 miles (23 km) south of San Diego and within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California. It is known as "The Helicopter Capital of the World".
An MH-60S Seahawk, assigned to HSC-3, along with two other Seahawk, practice landings at NOLF Imperial Beach
Border Naval Outlying Landing Field in 1943
Imperial Beach, California
Imperial Beach is a residential beach city in San Diego County, California, with a population of 26,137 at the 2020 United States census, down from 26,324 at the 2010 census. The city is the southernmost city in California and the West Coast of the United States. It is in the South Bay area of San Diego County, 14.1 miles (22.7 km) south of downtown San Diego and 5 miles (8 km) northwest of downtown Tijuana, Mexico.
"Surfhenge" in Imperial Beach
Rancho Melijo, which encompassed all of modern-day Imperial Beach, was granted to Californio ranchero Santiago E. Argüello in 1833.
Children looking through the border fence on the Mexican side of Imperial Beach
The pier of Imperial Beach
