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  1. Clark Air Base is a Philippine Air Force base on Luzon Island in the Philippines, located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Angeles City, and about 40 miles (64 km) northwest of Metro Manila. Clark Air Base was previously a United States military facility, operated by the U.S. Air Force under the aegis of Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) and their predecessor ...

  2. Jul 20, 1998 · Clark Air Base, former U.S. military air base, central Luzon, Philippines. It covered an area of about 12 square miles (30 square km) and was located 48 miles (77 km) north of Manila near the foothills of the Cabusilan Mountains. It was first established as a U.S. military camp for the 5th Cavalry.

  3. Military units of Clark Air Base consisted primarily of United States Army and United States Air Force organizations. Major units assigned. Pre World War II (1919–1940) 3d Aero Squadron (Observation) *, 2 December 1919 – 14 May 1921. Redesignated 3d Squadron*, 14 May 1921 – 25 January 1923.

  4. In 1991, the United States abandoned their largest overseas military base on the island of Luzon, Philippines. For nearly a century, Clark Air Base played pivotal roles in World War II,...

  5. The history of Clark Air Base, Philippines, dates back to the early 20th century when it was settled by Filipino military forces. The United States established a presence at the turn of the century. The Americans first come to Angeles. 1941: Clark Field in Angeles, Pampanga looking westward.

  6. www.clarkphilippines.com › clark-field-clark-air-baseClark Field (Clark Air Base)

    Renamed Clark Air Base, it was the headquarters of the 13th Air Force. One of the conditions of Philippine Independence was the retention of US military bases including Fort Stotsenburg and Clark Field.

  7. A revised 1947 Military Bases Agreement was ratified on January 7 and executed at Clark Air Base February 16 to transfer command and security of Clark and other American bases to the Philippine government.