San Angelo, TX 2541a

It did seem a little odd for there to be an airplane as a symbolic reminder of the base's past. Even in the late 60's when I was stationed there, the runway was only used for the rare occasion of flying in some dignitary. At that time the base seemed to mainly serve as a training ground for intelligence operations, and my understanding is that it has expanded that role in recent years. If my recall is at all correct, some of the construction in the adjacent picture is on an area that was an apron of the runway. A satellite picture (see map link) confirms that the runways are not i use.