Air Quote by Jim Walsh

My hometown was one of the major U.S. Air Force bases.

— Ang Lee

“PARNELL AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, TENNESSEE”

— Max Brooks

I looked at all the branches of the military. My brothers are all serving in the Guard, so I looked there a little closer.

— Devin Taylor

Both Fort Polk and Barksdale Air Force Base are critical to our military's core mission, and I have continually promoted their importance in Washington.

— Mike Johnson

I really like visiting military bases.

— Stacy Keibler

“The Pentagon maintained dozens of other specific relocation facilities for various agencies and units, including a backup facility for the Navy at Patuxent River,…

— Garrett M. Graff

Kirtland Air Force Base has proven itself an asset to the mission of U.S. Space Force. The work happening in New Mexico helps provide…

— Ben Ray Lujan

“When the navy hears the phrase 'secure the building', they turn off the lights and go home; the marines kill everything inside and set…

— C.C. Masters

My stepfather was a military man: he was in the Air Force. Reserve. You thought he'd seen front-line action, but he was stationed in…

— Fred Willard

My job was to make sure the base entrances were secure, that people entering were scanned and cleared, and that people within the bases…

— Lacey Evans

Over this August district work period, like many of my colleagues, I spent a lot of time with the men and women in uniform…

— Zach Wamp

The Cold War practice of garrisoning large numbers of troops with their families on massive bases in places like Germany is now, in part,…

— Robert C. O'Brien