Goldwater Air National Guard Base

Goldwater Air National Guard Base
Goldwater Air National Guard Base
Part of Arizona Air National Guard (AZ ANG)
Located near: Phoenix, Arizona
	A KC-135 Stratotanker lands at Goldwater ANGB
	Goldwater ANGB Location of Goldwater Air National Guard Base
Coordinates	33°25′29.98″N 112°0′45.47″W / 33.4249944°N 112.0126306°W
Site information
Controlled by	United States Air Force
Site history
Built	1949
In use	1949-Present
Garrison information
Garrison	161st Air Refueling Wing

Goldwater Air National Guard Base, formerly Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base,^[1] is a facility of the United States Air National Guard that exists adjacent to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. It was built as the result of a 99-year lease in 1949, and was rebuilt in the 1990s to accommodate the creation of a third runway at the airport.^[2]

On December 9, 2016, the Phoenix Sky Harbor Air National Guard Base was renamed Goldwater Air National Guard Base in honor of former United States Senator from Arizona and former Arizona Air National Guard member, Barry Goldwater.^[1]

The Arizona Air National Guard's 161st Air Refueling Wing is based at Goldwater Air National Guard Base.

References

This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency

^ ^a ^b "Air Guard base at Phoenix airport to be renamed after Barry Goldwater". KTAR. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
^ Wang, Amy B. (16 February 2016). "Sky Harbor International Airport milestones". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

[Goldwater-1] "Air Guard base at Phoenix airport to be renamed after Barry Goldwater". KTAR. Associated Press. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[Wang-2] Wang, Amy B. (16 February 2016). "Sky Harbor International Airport milestones". The Arizona Republic. Retrieved 5 April 2016.

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