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  2. Kincheloe Air Force Base - Wikipedia

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    On September 25, 1959, Kinross AFB was officially renamed Kincheloe Air Force Base in honor of the late Captain Iven Kincheloe, a native of Cassopolis in southwestern Michigan. [4] On 7 September 1956, Kincheloe became the first pilot to climb above 100,000 feet (30.5 km), as he rocketed to a peak altitude of 126,200 ft (38.5 km) in the Bell X ...

  3. Kinross Correctional Facility - Wikipedia

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    The original Kinross Correctional Facility was opened on January 16, 1978, on the barracks grounds of the former Kincheloe Air Force Base [3] with an original capacity of 495 prisoners - which was increased to approximately 700 shortly after. At 113 acres (46 ha) it was the largest fenced area of any state prison in Michigan.

  4. Chippewa County International Airport - Wikipedia

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    It was formerly Kincheloe Air Force Base, which closed in 1977. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017–2021, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility. [3]

  5. Iven Carl Kincheloe Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Upon graduation from college, Kincheloe received his commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force and entered flight training. After earning his pilot wings in August 1950, he spent a year as a test pilot, flying the F-86E at Edwards Air Force Base, California, was promoted to first lieutenant, and transferred to Korea in September 1951.

  6. Kincheloe, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Kincheloe is at the eastern end of Kinross Charter Township, just east of Interstate 75 (I-75) and about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Sault Ste. Marie and 37 miles (60 km) north of St. Ignace. It is on the area formerly occupied by the Kincheloe Air Force Base , which covered 7,265 acres (29.40 km 2 ).

  7. Hazardous Air Force base that potentially poisoned thousands ...

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    The air force base shuttered in 1992. Los Angeles Times via Getty Images. Vera, who manages a Facebook group and website aimed at exposing the former base, said more than 1,500 people who believe ...

  8. Kinross Charter Township, Michigan - Wikipedia

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    Kincheloe, located in the eastern part of the township just east of Interstate 75, is on part of the former Kincheloe Air Force Base, which was deactivated in 1977. It has a US Post Office (49788). Kinross is the unincorporated area in the eastern end of Kinross Charter Township outside of Kincheloe. Its US Post Office (49752) is located ...

  9. Kincheloe - Wikipedia

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    Kincheloe Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force Base in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan Kincheloe, Michigan , an unincorporated community near the former Air Force Base Kincheloe, West Virginia , an unincorporated community