Military Bases in Colorado

Air Force Bases (5)

For years, even before the Air Force became its own separate branch, many service members insisted that the military needed a special school that would be focused solely on training the future Airmen of the United States. It wasn&...

Established soon after the United States of America joined World War II, Buckley AFB is located in Aurora, in a relatively centered position in Colorado. It was named in the memory of John Harold Buckley, one of the pilots who wer...

Cheyenne Mountain is located close to Colorado Springs, in the El Paso county. It hosts an Air Force station and represents one of the toughest military constructions in the United States of America. Its mission has never changed ...

Peterson Air Force Base is located in the El Paso County and is well known in the area for the runways provided to the adjacent local airport – Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. The common use of the runways is possible due to...

Located close to Colorado Springs in the central part of Colorado, Schriever AFB is operated by the Air Force and one of the few military bases located in the area. It is only 16 km away from Peterson AFB, a similar base operated ...

Army Bases

Shortly after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Fort Carson was established. The headquarters building was completed in January 1942, less than two months after the attack. The post’s original name was Camp Carson after General Chris...