A plane carrying more than 350 American refugees from the Wuhan region of China, where a deadly new coronavirus was first detected, arrived Wednesday. The unused base is in Spirit of St. Louis, which is being built in nearby San Diego by Ryan Airlines Corp. in partnership with Ryan's parent company, Ryan Air, Inc., and Ryan International. Both planes were part of two flights that brought a total of 350 American evacuees to the area, one arriving early Wednesday morning and the other late Tuesday.

In 1947, the Marines moved from El Toro in Orange County to MCAS Miramar, and the facility became the first master jet base when it was called the Miramar Naval Air Station. In 1949 Mirmar was renamed Marine Auxiliary Air Station and in 1951 renamed Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, which renamed itself Marine Air - Ground Task Force - San Diego (MACAC).

Camp Elliott became the home of the 2nd Marine Division, which was tasked with defending the California coast, and became the operational base of the Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MACAC) and the Marine Air Ground Task Force - San Diego (MCAC). Camp Elliott became the home of the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, a unit of the 1st Marine Brigade, the second largest Marine Brigade in the United States and the first of its kind in Europe, and the training base for a 2rd Marines Division tasked with defending the California coast.

The base was designated Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, and the combined military facilities of Camp Elliott and Camp Elliot were combined into a single military facility, the U.S. Marine Air Ground Combat Center (MACAC). In 1953, with the arrival of the first Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and Marines landing at San Diego-San Francisco International Airport (SFO) in California Bay, Miramar became a Marine Corps air base. It lay dormant until the clouds of war appeared again over the horizon of the United States, this time as a result of World War II.

A month later, the Marines established the Marine Corps Air Depot Miramar, which was later renamed the US Marine Air Ground Combat Center (MACAC) to avoid confusion with the Navy facilities. It was opened a short time later and later renamed the US Naval Air Base. It was then renovated and became the headquarters of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (MAF) at the Naval Base San Diego. Months later, the Marines built a new base at Camp Elliott, later renamed Marine Corps Air Depot Miramar, to avoid confusion between the Marine Air Station and the Marine facility.

In 1946, the Marine and Marines joined forces and divided the area, calling it Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. The base was redesigned and relocated to its current location at Camp Elliott, this time as the US Marine Air Ground Combat Center (MACAC).

In 1990, the Commission alerted Miramar to the reorientation and closure of the base and in 1993 recommended the closure of El Toro and Tustin air stations, and Instead, the facilities were transferred to the Marines. In 1992, the base was rededicated to a Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center (MACAC) and the NAS Mirmaris was moved from the Marine Corps to its current location at Camp Elliott in San Diego County, California, at the United States Naval Air Station (NAS). In 1993, the "Committee for Reorientation and Closure of the Base" recommended closing the El Toros Air Force Base in San Bernardino County and moving all Marines to Miramar and ElToro Air Force Base.

The city considered using the base to relocate its airport, but at the time it was considered too far away for most residents. In 1953, the United States acquired Naval Air Station Miramar (NAAS) in San Diego County, California, creating a nation from the sea to the bright sea. In 1954, the Navy offered NASMiramar to San Diego for $1.5 million, and the offer was turned down, but the city's request to use the city as a base was rejected because of its proximity to El Toro and Tustin Air Force Base, which some considered "too far" from most residents at the time, and because of its location in the middle of a large metropolitan area with a population of more than 2.5 million people.

With several bases in the area, the neighborhoods around MCAS Miramar are filled with military personnel and their families. Although these numbers may not seem much, given the densely populated area and the number of military installations scattered across San Diego, there is a strong military presence in this community, which is welcomed by many residents of the city and its surrounding area.

PCS in the area, and the base has its hardcore sports fans, with the San Diego Padres playing at Miramar Stadium, home to Major League Baseball's team, the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, as well as other major league teams such as the New York Yankees and San Francisco Giants. SanDiego has a large number of high school football and college basketball teams, along with a strong football and baseball community.