AS RAAF Base Wagga prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary at the weekend, eyes are also looking back at the contribution the defence force base has made to the city over many years.
The anniversary is being marked with the Air Force Band performing concerts in the Civic Theatre on Friday and Saturday nights.
On Saturday at 11am, hundreds of RAAF personnel will take part in a Freedom of Entry to the City parade along Baylis Street from Morgan Street to the Civic Centre.
Weather permitting, a massive Globemaster C-17 transport plane and members of the Roulettes aerobatic team will fly over the parade.