Edwards Air Force Base Edwards AFB is named in honor of Captain Glen Edwards (1918–1948). During World War II, he flew A-20 Havoc light attack bombers in the North African campaign on 50 hazardous, low-level missions against German tanks, convoys, troops, bridges, airfields, and other tactical targets. Edwards became a test pilot in 1943 and spent much of his time at Muroc Army Air Field, on California's high desert, testing wide varieties of experimental prototype aircraft. He died in the crash of a Northrop YB-49 flying wing near Muroc AFB on 5 June 1948. The base is next to Rogers Dry Lake, an endorheic
Porto Velho Air Force Base Porto Velho Air Force Base Porto Velho Air Force Base – BAPV is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Porto Velho, Brazil. It shares some facilities with Porto Velho-Governador Jorge Teixeira de Oliveira International Airport. Porto Velho Air Force Base was commissioned on 17 May 1984. The following unit is based at Porto Velho Air Force Base: Subordinated to the command of the 3rd Air Force (III FAe), which is dedicated to Reconnaissance, Attack, and Combat: Additionally, the Base has a Cessna 208 Caravan for administrative missions. The base is located 7 km from downtown Porto Velho.