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Loring Air Force Base (IATA: LIZ, ICAO: KLIZ) was a United States Air Force installation in northeastern Maine, near Limestone and Caribou in Aroostook County.It was one of the largest bases of the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command during its existence, and was transferred to the newly created Air Combat Command in 1992.
The Loring Military Heritage Center, near Limestone, Maine and named for pilot Charles J. Loring, Jr., was founded in 2005 by prior service military personnel and civilians who lived in the area. The museum was founded to preserve the rich history of the base, and the memories of the people who served there.
Loring Air Force Base is a former census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Limestone in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. It was the site of Loring Air Force Base, at one time the largest base for the U.S. Air Force's Strategic Air Command. The population of the CDP was 225 at the 2000 census. It was not counted during the 2010 census.
Active from 1953 to 1994, Maine's Loring AFB was the second-largest airfield in the Strategic Air Command. As a major aircraft servicing and refueling hub, it used a devil's brew of chemicals ...
42nd Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Loring AFB, Maine; B-52C, 1956–1957; B-52D, 1957–1959; B-52G, 1959–1994 69th Bombardment Squadron 70th Bombardment Squadron (inactivated 6/66; a/c to 528 BS/380 SAW) 75th Bombardment Squadron (Reassigned to 4039 SW in 1959) Inactivated in 1994; Loring AFB closed per BRAC. 43rd Strategic Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam
The Department of Defense's Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) plans to close 20 military bases across the country by Sept. 15, 2011. Once a military facility closes, the ripple effect ...
The Loring Air Force Base Double Cantilever hangar (officially known as Building 8280) is the largest structure at the former Loring Air Force Base, now the Loring Commerce Centre. The hangar measures approximately 250 feet (76 m) by 600 feet (180 m) and appurtenances cover 3.925 acres (1.588 ha).
That sense of community was put to the test on Sept. 30, 1994, when nearby Loring Air Force Base closed. ... a 76% drop. According to the Maine state planning office, 19% of the regional economy ...