A Red Cross Blood Drive will be held at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos on Monday, Feb. 7, 2022 from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. The blood drive will be located in the Militia Room in Building 19, 4745 Yorktown Ave., Los Alamitos, CA 90720. To schedule an appointment …continue reading
Local residents may see an increase in law enforcement activities in and around the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station from January 31-February 11 as base personnel take part in an annual series of nationwide security exercises. The exercises, collectively called Citadel Shield-Solid Curtain 2022, will be conducted simultaneously on Navy …continue reading
Please join the Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos Morale, Welfare, & Recreation department for a full Thanksgiving lunch in appreciation of our military service members and their families. This event will be held at Fiddlers Green on the JFTB, located at 4745 Yorktown Ave., Bldg. 19, Los Alamitos, CA …continue reading
After a nine-month-long construction period, a new civilian boating channel through the Anaheim Bay will be opened to the public on Thursday, January 21. Once the new channel is opened, the old channel will become part of the Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach restricted area and will be blocked off. …continue reading
Register now for Santa’s Workshop and Holiday Workshop! Tickets will go fast. This event is open to all branches of service – active duty, Guards, and Reserve! Fun, fun, fun for military families! Santa’s Workshop will feature free gifts and goody bags for the kids. MWR will have food for …continue reading
Los Alamitos Chamber of Commerce is happy to support Marilyn’s Miracle Military Adopt-a-Family. Marilyn’s Miracle started over 15 years ago as a benevolence program for military families on the Los Alamitos Joint Forces Training Base by a civilian in the community. It is made possibly by the community who “adopts” …continue reading
From jet fighters to transport aircraft, Los Alamitos Army Airfield has played host to a variety of aircraft since it was first established as a Naval Air Station in 1942. Effective Oct. 1, the airfield also serves as home base for the world’s largest helitanker, which will work from the …continue reading
Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, (JFTB) is pleased to announce U.S. Army Lt. Col. Manju Vig as the installation’s new deputy commander. She concurrently serves as commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, for the California Army National Guard’s 40th Infantry Division, which is based at JFTB. Vig enlisted in …continue reading
The Heroes Barbershop will be open on the Joint Forces Training Base at Building 19, Fiddlers Green Pub from Tuesday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $15 with CAC and first responders, $22 without eyebrow waxing, and $9 female trims available. Fees will be collected by …continue reading
Community members will have an opportunity to help improve habitat at the Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge inside the Seal Beach Naval Weapons Station during an event on Saturday, February 22. Volunteers will plant up to 1,300 California native flowers, shrubs and trees along an upland habitat area near the …continue reading
I am pleased to announce that effective 1 February 2020, Brigadier General Michael J. Leeney will assume full time installation command of the Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB), Los Alamitos concurrent with his duties as Deputy Commanding General – Operations, 40th Infantry Division. Please join me in congratulating Brigadier General …continue reading
On Thursday, Jan. 9, Captain Jason J. Sherman, commanding officer of Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, will speak at the Grampaw Pettibone Squadron luncheon on the topic of “Mission, Operations, and Status of the Weapons Station.” The luncheon is open to the public, but reservations must be made. Cost is …continue reading
With thanks and appreciation for the outstanding support extended to the Citizen Soldiers of the California National Guard by our neighboring communities, Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) is pleased to open our gates on Thursday afternoon, October 3, 2019 for the inaugural “Meet the Pilots & Crews” autograph session featuring …continue reading