Frente del cementerio hay un edificio que aparecen almas .Mi tía lo vio

I barely remmber the base ,I went through EC121 air crew training at MeClellen AFB down at sacamento ,then then sent us to castle for out Altitude chamber training was only there a few days .all I remember was the TAQ was small ,the SAC light system on the base roads and that it was verrry loud ,then again B52s were not know for being quiet lol.

born at farm Orr nd 1948 my name Roger thats my exit live in wa state now have family in roundup favorite road roundup to Helena iougamar I think Wonderfull little bar

California was a great place to live and work until the democrats destroyed it. No turning back now. High crime, gangs and socialism abound.

Thanks for the tour! Castle AFB was my first duty station after basic and tech school.. I was a Security Specialist and had requested California on my "Dream Sheet" when in tech school. I arrived in late April, 1978, assigned to the 93rd SPS. MANY of the buildings around the base have been torn down, including the SPS dorm and ALL the clubs (Officer's, NCO and Airman's). I did recognize some of the buildings that were left, including the gas station, Wing & Support Group HQs and Base Ops. Met my wife - also enlisted AF - there (She worked at the hospital in the ER), and in 1982, we moved to San Antonio TX. It was an okay base, and with Atwater and Merced nearby, there were things to do. Very sad to see how it's deteriorated over time, as so many of the bases that closed have either thrived in their new purposes, or sank into obscurity. Again, thanks for the video and walk down memory lane...that base will always hold a special place in my AF memories.

Was an Air Force brat on Castle from 1990-1993. Was sobbing as I saw the Base Ops tower. My mom worked there for a bit and I fondly remember the milkshakes they made and the NeoGeo arcade game there. My dad was stationed there and I remember so much.

Thanx for sharing this video. We were stationed there in the late '60s prior to being stationed at Zaragoza AFB, Spain and after being stationed at the former Lockbourne AFB, Columbus, OH! Yep, an Air Force "brat" all the way!!❤❤❤❤😊

We were stationed there approximately '67-'69. Base Housing was just of the Base for families. I attended Mitchell Senior Elementary School for 7th and 8th grades. Housing was older, possibly circa WWII. Ranch style with carports for the most part and kind of in a low area. California was beautiful to visit. We had friends who were stationed at Hamilton AFB near Oakland. And my Mom had an Aunt and Uncle near Tulare. She also had a cousin in LA.

When Hwy 156 ends in Castroville I think you're getting on Hwy 1, not Hwy 101.

I wondered if I'd recognize anything in the video, but I didn't really. I was a photo interpreter in Headquarters Squadron, 47th Bomb Wing, in 1967-1968. (I scored B52 training missions based on radarscope photography.) One of the nicest, friendliest guys I met in the Air Force was there: Jim Patton, who was a grandson or nephew or something of General Patton.

Thanks for the street names as you turn, it really helps me get a bearing of where you are.

I recognize the barracks that I stayed at! (23:09 on the vid) I was stationed at Castle AFB November, 1984-February,1986. Security Specialist (81150) with the 93rd Security Police.

My first duty station 1990 - 1993. Great times for sure.

Wife and I Married at the church seen to the right at 0:24 Spent 13 awesome years there and left in Dec 1994. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Castle closed in the 1990's, along with Mather AFB and McClellan AFB in Sacramento. Castle had 6000 people, Mather had 7000 and McClellan had 8500 people. Sacramento turned Mather and McClellan into industrial park gold mines and they employ more people now than when the Air Force was still there. Both of these bases have over 9000 workers today. The old main base at Castle is owned by Merced County (Originally it was Merced City, City of Atwater, and Merced County). Mark Hendrickson manages the real estate for Merced County and he has been a horrible failure. He says he has 1200 jobs out there but drive through and you will not see a fraction of that. When people try to buy or lease land or buildings, they usually hear "Oh, that is not available". The usual phony excuse is, "Asbestos". The Air Force quit putting Asbestos in buildings in 1978 and Mark claims asbestos on buildings constructed in 1990. It looks like Mark probably gets real estate commissions when he sends business away from Castle. We lost 1 large tenant before Mark Was hired and that tenant was making portable classroom buildings in the old B-52 Hangar. That was probably the tenant's fault, because he failed as a businessman. Then we lost a big tenant who was leasing 7 big buildings to build commercial trailers for big trucks. This was the county's fault. They jacked up the rent so high the tenant had to leave. I personally tried to lease or buy buildings at Castle 15 years ago and was turned down, so I understand the problem. Several years ago, The County Supervisors worked with Mark Hendrickson to hire Global Logistics Development Partners LLC to make a Development Plan for Castle and they paid Adam Wasserman of Arizona $971,000 for a hair brained scheme that could not possibly Work. They signed an agreement with the Port of Los Angeles to Make Castle the Manufacturing Hub of Central California, and a Inland Port and a rail Cargo Hub . They said this would bring 10,000 jobs. You can see how many jobs it brought. Don't give up yet - Between Mark Hendrickson, Adam Gray, and County Supervisor Daron McDaniel, they got a grant of $4 million to turn the little railroad spur at Castle into a world class rail cargo hub. This is sad, but we only have 2 railroad lines and they are north-South. You need East - West connections for a rail cargo hub! There were 1307 empty barracks beds at Castle when the base closed and half of this was built in 1990, only 5 years old when the base closed and much nicer than the new dorms at U.C. Merced. I contacted Supervisor Daron McDaniels and suggested this be offered to a developer of senior housing. McDaniels replied and told me we could not have housing in the middle of a huge manufacturing hub. The 1990 Dorms were 3 story Concrete and brick with beautiful 2 man rooms, individual 2 man restrooms and kitchenettes, and Mark Hendrickson just had half of them demolished. We may still have a pilot training school at Castle called Sierra Aviation Academy and they may still be using some of those beautiful 1990's dorms. We still may still have WAYMO Driverless Cars leasing land at Castle. Mark Hendrickson may wonder what brought WAYMO here. (WAYMO is owned by Google). I saw a post on my computer showing that Google was was looking for airport land in the San Jose Area and I sent them a comment describing Castle Runway, buildings, etc. Three days later a delegation from Google was all over Castle, looking at everything in sight, and they leased what they wanted from Mark Hendrickson. There are a handful of good buildings still standing at Castle, but there is not much left to save after Mark Henrickson and his buddy Daron McDaniels ran it into the ground.

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i miss shopko and pizza hut

My hometown. Born and raised there.

would have been nice for some verbiage on what we were seeing, great senic vedio though. Tom

I enjoyed seeing this video, I was born on this base in July of 1956 and always wanted to go back but probably never will so thanks for the video.

I remember when the SR71 flew in and was decommissioned here. My father was stationed at Castle for a few years. He was a navigator on a KC135 Stratotanker. I loved living the area it was a nice place.

Loved the commentary

was there when my dad was stationed there 1973 to 76

Awesome Video

93rd Bomb Wing, stationed at Castle 1963-1967.

How long did it actually take?

Why not just drive and enjoy the delicious fruits from the central valley

The fight took 26 mins from Fresno to LAX?

I missed see morning taps and revelry at the end of the day on the parade grounds as a kid. FYI if you ever server, were stationed hear, or if you lived here as a dependent I just found out after watching this guy’s full video with walk through of the air museum that the base is an EPA Supersite. The health conditions related to this are not good and even learning and behavioral disabilities are apart of the effects the effects. Base housing was not out of the contamination zone either.

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5:00 the ATC tower and the building with it. Does anyone else remember the snackbar/grill there? I was there in 82-83. The front half was flight ops but the back half was the eatery.

My thanks to linda for bringing back fond memories of being stationed here with the 84th FIS F-106 unit in 1975-1978. At about the 12:28 time mark, the two buildings left and right of the center building were the Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) maintenance shops. The smaller building was the weld shop. The open area in front of the shops was our equipment ready line. One day I came out of the door of the first building and was walking out towards our ready line. Some thing attracted my attention out on the flight line and I walked straight into and bounced of that same first telephone pole. Fortunately, no one saw me or I'd have been the butt of many jokes! Good times here. Met my bride to be who was also stationed here and still married over 47 yrs later!

Shame how a treasure with a hardened runway was never used for anything but mom and pop businesses. What happens when you hire an alcoholic terminate for same wing commander who sat in an office waiting for everyone to show up. Complemented by condit, a congressman to busy doing interns to protect promised bx and commissary facilities to remain for us retired. government, who NEVER get anything right. Only gets worse.

I love watching these travel videos. You are doing us a great favor for those of us who are unable to travel for whatever reasons. Thank you! It's fun to see familiar places I had been to when I was able to travel.

Lived in Merced from 1974 to 1983 while working at the now torn down Farmers Insurance. Now I live in Texas. My parents were retired from Castle AFB and lived in Atwater. Both are now deceased. Your video brought back lots of memories.

Love 101 & Prunedale Ave.!

Thank you for the video. It brings back a lot of great memories there. My father was stationed there from 82 to 93. He also taught martial arts there at community center next to Castle Park. So, sad to see what’s become of it.

Actress #MarshaHunt 1917-2022 Starred in B-52 from Castle AFB in 1957

How pretty!!

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Hello To Everyone

Thank You For sharing this Video

this hits hard. castle was my 1st base after tech school March 1982. I'm 62 now. I recognize a lot of the base thanks to this video. I really appreciate it.

Nice video. I flew into Castle AFB in an F-15, spent the night in the area and flew back out the next afternoon. Got a quick look at the aircraft museum from the landing pattern but didn't get to go to it and look. Thanks for the tour.

Plenty hangar space?

The nastiest place on earth Snellimg not so much geographicly its beautiful but some of the most pitiful closedminded hicks for California no cultural diversity . sad sad sad

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