Camp Gary

Camp Gary
Edward Gary AFB
Gary AFB
San Marcos AFB
San Marcos AAF
Part of Air Training Command (ATC)
Located near: San Marcos, Texas
2006 USGS airphoto
Coordinates29°53′34″N 097°51′47″W / 29.89278°N 97.86306°W / 29.89278; -97.86306
TypeAir Force Base
Site information
Controlled byUnited States Air Force
Site history
Built1943
In use1943–1948; 1951–1963
World War II Postcard
Activation of San Marcos Army Air Field, December 15, 1942.
San Marcos Army Air Field, 1946, looking east along the flightline.

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]

  1. ^ "Gary Job Corps Center". gary.jobcorps.gov. Retrieved September 27, 2024.