the Base," a charity event including a 5K Run, 5K Walk, 10K Run, 10K Skate/ Handcycle / Wheelchair, Mission: 1K Kids Run, Jr. Reverse Triathlon and Reverse Triathlon. This is the largest reverse triathlon event in the country. On the south edge of Runway 22L is the Navy Golf Course, where Tiger Woods honed his game as a youth. The 18-hole Destroyer Course opened in 1966 and an executive nine holes was later added. The former military-only facility opened for public play in 2004. In 2014, President Barack Obama landed at Los Alamitos Army Airfield in Air Force One in order to give the commencement speech at UC Irvine. In April 2015, Brig Gen Nathaniel S. Reddicks became the first installation commander from the California Air National Guard. After this command, Reddicks retired from federal service and joined the California State Military Reserve, "making him the first federally recognized general officer to join the CSMR since the Korean War." In October 2016, Brig. Gen. John W. Lathrop took command of the base. Gallery See also Naval Air Station Los Alamitos Naval Outlying Landing Fields during World War 2 References External links Military installations in California Airports in Orange County, California Los Alamitos, California Buildings and structures in Orange County, California 1977 establishments in California