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
Galeão Air Force Base of the Brazilian Air Force Passenger Services"). The following units are based at Galeão Air Force Base: Subordinated to the command of the 5th Air Force (V FAe), which is dedicated to Transport Aviation: Subordinated to the command of the 3rd Regional Air Force Command (III COMAR): Additionally, the "Batalhão de Infantaria de Aeronáutica Especial do Galeão" (BINFAE-GL), an Infantry Battalion of the Brazilian Air Force that guards the Base, is also based at Galeão Air Force Base. The base is located 20 km from Rio de Janeiro downtown in the district of Governador Island. Galeão Air Force Base Galeão