Camp Gary Edward Gary AFB Gary AFB San Marcos AFB San Marcos AAF | |
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Part of Air Training Command (ATC) | |
Located near: San Marcos, Texas | |
Coordinates | 29°53′34″N 097°51′47″W / 29.89278°N 97.86306°W |
Type | Air Force Base |
Site information | |
Controlled by | United States Air Force |
Site history | |
Built | 1943 |
In use | 1943–1948; 1951–1963 |
Camp Gary (Edward Gary Air Force Base until 15 December 1956) was the United States military installation that was redeveloped into the San Marcos Municipal Airport and the Gary Job Corps Center,[1] the largest in the nation.[citation needed]