Military Bases Near Lake of the Ozarks

Naturally,The Lake of The Ozarks is the main attraction. We spend so much time swimming, fishing, skiing, and just enjoying the wind in our hair as we skim across the water, that most of the time we simply forget to look up. On a to perfection clear day there are those times when you have to look up, when you hear a projectile.But an A-10 Thunderbolt II, nicknamed Warthogs not a literal projectile. In the  "Land Of The Magic Dragon" are part of the 442d Fighter Wing based at Whiteman Air Force Base the A-10's that we see flying overhead. Whiteman Air Force Base is 65 miles southeast of Kansas City, just off US Highway 50 near Knob Noster.By attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets during missions the Warthog's objective is to provide close air support. Seeing them fly overhead you can't help but feel their power with a surge of patriotism and pride.

Many veterans, retired military, and former service members call The Lake of The Ozarks home or their home away from home.For retired military members the  proximity to services at both Whiteman Air Force Base and Fort Leonard Wood make this area a natural choice of Military Bases.

Whiteman Air Force Base provides a Commissary and a Base Exchange. Shoppers must show appropriate ID cards when making purchases at both facilities. The delegate is a nascent supermarket a complete line of meat, produce, grocery, bakery, and deli items. The Commissary is open 6 days a week.The Base Exchange Main Store is located next to the Commissary and is open 7 days a week.The Base Exchange Main Store also offers Anthony's Pizza, Frank's Franks, Burger King, Robin Hood Deli, a coffee shop, flower, barber and beauty shops, a laundry/dry cleaner and a cellular phone retailer.

Fort Leonard Wood is located just off Interstate 44 near the towns of Waynesville and Saint Robert. Including barber and beauty shop, shoe shine, flower shop, optical shop, among others the  Main Exchange Mall is open daily and has a food court and offers a variety of concessions. The Commissary is also open 7 days a week and offers a complete line of grocery products, including Rotisserie Chicken and Sushi.Military pensioner and family members enrolled in TRICARE Prime General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital has 450,000 square feet of clinic and ward space and offers a full range of medical services to active military personnel.As space allows non-prime patients are seen.The Army Morale, Welfare, & Recreation department operates Lake Of The Ozarks Recreation Area (LORA) in Linn Creek.Members of the National Guard and Reserves,DOD employees with ID cards,Family Members and fort Leonard Wood Contract Employees. See also Scott AFB Illinois.