Simmons Army Airfield
Simmons Army Airfield (SAAF) is located on the southeast portion of Fort Bragg and supports the aviation needs of the XVIII Airborne Corps, the 82nd Airborne Division, Special Operations, Reserve and National Guard aviation units, and other assigned units. Fort Bragg since its founding in 1918 has always had an association with aviation. The first airfield was a former farm field used as a landing strip for bi-planes and artillery observation balloons. This airfield later became Pope Field which today is Pope Air Force Base. As Pope Air Force Base portrays the beginnings of Fort Bragg aviation history, Simmons Army Airfield represents its recent history starting in 1952 and continuing today.
