What airports do the military use?

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Specifically during the Vietnam war, does the military primarily use civilian airports to deploy? Do they have their own gates, etc? Would a transport plane leave from JFK? As many details as possible would be great
 
Since there was a great number of troops to transport, the Defense Department contracted and still does today, a number of commercial carriers to transport troops from commercial airports to their deployment destination. Technically this will be under military use, but also under a commercial designation.

It is rare now that a military plane, other than a VIP plane (VC-25 aka Air Force One, VC-32) will land at a commercial airport.

Internationally, it will be normal if the country they are landing at is an ally of the United States or part of NATO.
 
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