Wednesday, July 1, 2026

Question: March Field near Riverside, one of the oldest continuously operating military airfields in the United States, was established during which global conflict?

Answer: World War I. March Field was established in 1918 as Alessandro Flying Training Field, one of 32 U.S. Army Air Service training camps created after the United States entered World War I. It was soon renamed March Field in honor of 2nd Lt. Peyton C. March Jr., and today the March Field Air Museum sits adjacent to the active air reserve base.