Marine Corps Air Station Miramar

by Thomas O'Hara

Book Overview

The U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Miramar is an essential component of America's homeland security, as aircraft from this base patrols the country's border with Mexico as well as the international waters of the open Pacific. The Marines operated part of the base during World War II, when their island-hopping campaign was crucial to Allied victory in the Far East. The Navy took over operations on the base after the war and until 1997, when the Marines...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738530581
• ISBN13: 9780738530581
• Release Date: September 2005
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 9.3"