Castle Air Force Base. For the civil use of this facility and airport information, see Castle Airport. Merced Army Airfield, November 1942. Castle Air Force Base (1941â1995) is a former United States Air Force Strategic Air Command base located northeast of Atwater, northwest of Merced and about 115 miles (185 km) south of Sacramento, California. The base, located in unincorporated Merced County, was closed after the end of the Cold War in 1995.
Jerome H. Powell. Jerome H. Jay Powell (born February 1953) is a governor of the Federal Reserve. He took office on May 25, 2012, to fill an unexpired term. He was reappointed and sworn in on June 16, 2014, for a term ending January 31, 2028.
HIGH POINT â Former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell will speak at High Point University's commencement next year. Powell, 76, is a retired U.S. Army general and former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under President George H.W. Bush and President Bill Clinton. He served as secretary of state from 2001 to 2005 during the first term of President George W. Bush.