October 6, 1992: China Lake Weapons Testing Area Opened to Air Force Flight Test Center > Air Force Test Center > News
![China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station - Review of China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Ridgecrest, CA - Tripadvisor China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station - Review of China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Ridgecrest, CA - Tripadvisor](https://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/05/93/cd/e7/china-lake-naval-weapons.jpg)
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station - Review of China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Ridgecrest, CA - Tripadvisor
![Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake evacuated after earthquake, California Guard sending 200 troops for support Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake evacuated after earthquake, California Guard sending 200 troops for support](https://www.militarytimes.com/resizer/XqqQVihNxnd6dtUClEMDADEdEhU=/arc-photo-archetype/arc3-prod/public/BWACUS5XC5ALRI7WSZWSQB26IA.jpg)
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake evacuated after earthquake, California Guard sending 200 troops for support
![Ridgecrest earthquake renders Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake not mission-capable - ABC7 San Francisco Ridgecrest earthquake renders Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake not mission-capable - ABC7 San Francisco](https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/5381826_070619-cc-getty-china-lake-generic-img.jpg?w=1600)
Ridgecrest earthquake renders Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake not mission-capable - ABC7 San Francisco
![China Lake naval base declared 'not mission capable' after earthquakes, but weapons and ammunition are secure – Orange County Register China Lake naval base declared 'not mission capable' after earthquakes, but weapons and ammunition are secure – Orange County Register](https://www.ocregister.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/GettyImages-lede-1.jpg?w=620)
China Lake naval base declared 'not mission capable' after earthquakes, but weapons and ammunition are secure – Orange County Register
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