No late summer flower garden is complete without crocosmia's vibrant wands of scarlet, red, orange, and yellow. They offer a late pop of color when many gardens are languishing in the dog days. Their narrow, bladed foliage provides vertical accents much like gladiola leaves.
The world's biggest military bases. All five of the world's biggest military bases belong to the US, with Fort Bragg housing a staggering 52,280 active duty soldiers. Army-technology.com lists the largest army bases in the world, ranked by population. Fort Bragg is the largest US Army base in terms of population.
U.S. Air Force TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE: CALIFORNIA Travis Air Force Base (AFB) is located in the San Francisco Bay area, in Fairfield, California, approximately halfway between Sacramento and San Francisco. Its host unit is the 60th Air Mobility Wing, which is the largest air mobility organization in the U.S. Air Force. In addition, it is home to the 349th Air Mobility Wing, which is the largest air reserve wing in the U.S. Air Force, and the West Coast branch of the 621st Contingency Response Wing, which is Americaâs 9-1-1 force. As such, Travis AFB handles more cargo and passengers than any other military air terminal in the United States. As the largest employer in Solano County, Travis AFB contributed over $1.6 billion to the local economy in 2013. FAST FACTS