McCoy Air Force Base

McCoy AFB (1940–1947, 1951–1975) is a former United States Air Force base located 10 miles (16 km) south of Orlando, Florida. It was a training base during World War II. After the war it became a Front-Line Strategic Air Command (SAC) base during the Vietnam War and the Cold War. It was Orlando's biggest employer and economic backbone prior to the opening of Walt Disney World in 1971.