An Air Force Base is a military

Military base

A military base is a facility directly owned and operated by or for the military or one of its branches that shelters military equipment and personnel, and facilitates training and operations. In general, a military base provides accommodations for one or more units, but it may also be used as a...

 airbase of any of a number of air force

Air force

An air force, also known in some countries as an air army, is in the broadest sense, the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army, navy or...

s, such as the United States Air Force

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...

 (USAF) or South African Air Force

South African Air Force

The South African Air Force is the air force of South Africa, with headquarters in Pretoria. It is the world's second oldest independent air force, and its motto is Per Aspera Ad Astra...

 (SAAF).

Placement of the standard abbreviation varies, with the USAF using it after the name of the base, such as in Dover AFB

Dover Air Force Base

Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base located two miles southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware.-Units:...

, and the SAAF using it before the name of the base, such as in AFB Hoedspruit

AFB Hoedspruit

Air Force Base Hoedspruit is an airbase of the South African Air Force. It is located adjacent to the Kruger National Park. In the late 1990s an unused portion of the base was converted into a civilian airport known as Eastgate Airport...

. The Royal Australian Air Force

Royal Australian Air Force

The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...

 uses a slightly different format referring to bases as "RAAF Base" (Royal Australian Air Force Base). The Canadian Forces

Canadian Forces

The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...

 also uses a different format referring to any bases (army, navy, air force) as "CFB" (Canadian Forces Base) or "BFC" in french (Base des Forces Canadiennes).

See also

• List of United States Air Force installations
• Royal Air Force station
• Air Reserve Base
  Air Reserve Base
  An Air Reserve Base is a base of the United States Air Force that has been converted from full-time to reserve. The official abbreviation is used after the name of the base such as in Dobbins ARB. One such base is the March Air Reserve Base in California. http://www.march.afrc.af.mil/-External...
  
  

External links

• Database list of bases of the U.S. Air Force - official source provided by the USAF.
• Directory of US Air Force Bases - full list of Air Force Bases with description and pictures