Hamilton Field (Hamilton AFB)

Hamilton Field (Hamilton AFB) was a United States Air Force base located along the western shore of San Pablo Bay in the southern portion of Novato, in Marin County, California. Constructed between 1932 and 1935, it was inactivated in 1973, decommissioned in 1974, and put into a caretaker status with the Air Force Reserve until 1976. It was transferred to the United States Army in 1983 and was designated an Army Airfield until its BRAC closure in 1988.