Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
“Ther once was a base called Mather AFB and the flyers out of there had a shoulder patch that said Air Training Command Headquarters West. At the time I think only two ATC bases were west of the Mississippi (Williams In Tempe, now also gone, and Mather itself).”
I’m not sure what timeframe this might have been. I know Mather was still training Nav’s when I graduated college in ‘89, but there are numerous ATC bases west of the Mississippi.
I think the closest thing to military aviation still there might be the CBP Air Unit (sub unit of North Island). Two dudes and an unmarked Astar. They're killing it, though.
AFD does have a caution note for T-38 traffic still.