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858th Air Defense Group
Naval Air Station Fallon or NAS Fallon is the United States Navy's premier air-to-air and air-to-ground training facility. It is located southeast of the city of Fallon, Nevada, Fallon, east of Reno in western Nevada. Since 1996, it has been home to the United States Navy Fighter Weapons School, U.S. Navy-Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) taking over from the former Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, NAS Miramar in California, and the surrounding area contains of bombing and electronic warfare ranges. It is also home to the Naval Strike and Air Warfare Center, Naval Aviation Warfighting Development Center (NAWDC), which includes TOPGUN, the Carrier Airborne Early Warning Weapons School (CAEWWS) and the Navy Rotary Wing Weapons School. United States Navy SEALs, Navy SEAL Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) training also takes place there. The airfield is named Van Voorhis Field in honor of Commander Bruce Van Voorhis (1908–1943) who was awarded a posthumous Medal of Honor. History The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fallon, Nevada
Fallon is a city in Churchill County in the U.S. state of Nevada. The population was 9,327 at time of the 2020 census. Fallon is the county seat of Churchill County and is located in the Lahontan Valley. History The community was first populated during the California Gold Rush, because multiple would-be Forty-niners stopped after crossing the Carson River. The town and post office were established on July 24, 1896, in a little shack belonging to Michael Fallon and Eliza Fallon, who operated a ranch at the site. Shortly afterwards, Jim Richards later operated a store near the post office. The town was officially incorporated in 1908. On June 16, 2019, downtown Fallon was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Geography Fallon is located in western Churchill County at the geographic coordinates (39.472792, -118.778826). It is in the Lahontan Valley, a former lakebed into which flows the Carson River, which passes north of the city. According to the United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
