Editing Lemoore, California (section)

===Military===

In 1941, the [[Lemoore Army Air Field]] opened as an [[United States Army Air Forces|Army Air Forces]] training field. The [[Federal government of the United States|Federal Government]] acquired {{Convert|1466|acre|}} for the Lemoore Basic Flying School in 1941–42. Approximately {{Convert|488|acre|}} were acquired by grant deed from individual land owners, {{Convert|963|acre|}} were leased from the City of Lemoore and {{Convert|14|acre|}} were acquired by transfer from the [[United States Department of Housing and Urban Development|National Housing Agency]]. In 1961, The Army Air Field was converted into what is now [[Naval Air Station Lemoore]], a [[Naval Aviation]] base 7 miles west of Lemoore. Since 1961, The base has grown to become the largest [[Master Jet Base]] in the [[United States Navy|Navy]]. NAS Lemoore hosts five carrier air wings, mostly made up of [[F-18]]s and [[F-35]] jets.