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Home of the USAF Warfare Center, the air force's advanced air combat training center, comprising the 53rd Test and Evaluation Group, the 57th Wing and US Air Force Weapons School. The 563rd Rescue Group, 926th Wing and the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds) are also based at Nellis. [44] North Auxiliary Airfield: North: South Carolina
Alaska's air defense force was further enhanced with the assignment of two E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft to Elmendorf AFB in 1986. The Alaskan Command was re-established at Elmendorf in 1989 as subunified joint service command under the Pacific Command in recognition of Alaska's military importance in the Pacific region.
Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base" US Military Designations: FOB McKenzie, FOB Pacesetter Active United States Army facility. Shaykh Mazhar Air Base (Abandoned 2003) Former Iraqi Air Force hardened "Super Base" Location of Salman Pak facility biological and chemical weapons site. Tal Ashtah Air Base; US Military Designation: FOB Grant ...
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States military facility in Anchorage, Alaska.It is a joint base formed from the United States Air Force's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army's Fort Richardson, which were merged in 2010.
Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force in Alaska" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Installations of the United States Air Force in Alaska (34 P) Installations of the United States Army in Alaska (13 P) Pages in category "Military installations in Alaska"
It first appeared as the Shemya Air Force Base in the United States Census from 1960 to 1980. As Shemya in 1960 (an unincorporated military base) and as Shemya (Air Force) Station in 1970. In 1980, it was made a census-designated place (CDP). It was dissolved as a CDP in 1990 and did not report separately again until 2020 as Eareckson Station CDP.
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]