Vandenberg Air Force Base present . Today, Vandenberg stands as the third-largest Air Force base after Eglin Air Force Base in Florida, and Edwards Air Force Base in California. On 4 October 1958, Cooke AFB was renamed Vandenberg AFB, in honor of General Vandenberg, the Air Force's second Chief of Staff. The transition from Army camp to missile base solidified on 15 December 1958 when Vandenberg AFB successfully launched its first missile, a PGM-17 Thor IRBM (Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile) The launch from Vandenberg inaugurated the intermediate-range ballistic missile portion of the Pacific Missile Range and was fired by a crew from the 1st
Natal Air Force Base made by the U.S. Army in the South Atlantic (USAFSA). The following units are based at Natal Air Force Base: Subordinated to the command of the 1st Air Force (I FAe), which is dedicated to Training: Subordinated to the command of the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA), which is dedicated to the control of the Brazilian Airspace: Additionally, the Base has a Cessna 208 Caravan for administrative missions. The base is located 18 km from downtown Natal. Natal Air Force Base Natal Air Force Base – BANT () is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Parnamirim, near