Clear Air Force Station Base in Denali Borough, AK Denali Borough, Alaska Military Bases Clear Air Force Station is one of the most strategically important installations in the United States. The location of the base places it in an invaluable position for defensive monitoring of the west coast ...
Air Force Bases Eielson Air Force Base, AlaskaLocation: Located 26 miles southeast of Fairbanks, AK.Origin of current name: Named in honor of Col Carl Benjamin Eielson (1897-1929), a pioneer National Guard and Alaskan bush pilot. In 1927 he became the first to pilot an airplane over the...
There are many airfields and air force and naval bases in Alaska. Economy The economic base of Alaska—fishing, fish processing, fur trapping, and mining—was formed during the 1920’s. In connection with major military construction begun during World War II, the significance of the older ...
the largest human settlement in Alaska. The other fort in this union is Fort Richardson. The two merged in 2010. Ever since then, they function as a whole. Both bases activated independently until 2010, with different
The Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex, an air, ground and electronic combat training range covering more than 77,000 square miles, is ideal for pilots and supporting personnel to train in this kind of exercise. “It’s a great opportunity for all the bases in the Pacific to gain experience...
[19] Unalaska/Dutch Harbor and Adak became significant bases for the United States Army, United States Army Air Forces and United States Navy. The United States Lend-Lease program involved flying American warplanes through Canada to Fairbanks and then Nome; Soviet pilots took possession of these ...
AIR FORCEAIR POLLUTIONALASKACOUNTERMEASURESFOGLANDING FIELDSThis report summarizes the findings and conclusions drawn from a survey which was conducted at Alaskan bases. The purpose of the survey was to secure information necessary for making recommendations on the nature and level of effort of research...
The U.S. Corps of Engineers had prepared and put into operation for the U.S. Army Air Corps, primitive airfield installations at Cold Bay and on Umnak Island. At these bases were some P-40 Warhawks, B-26 Marauders and a few B-17 Flying Fortresses. The airfields were "paved" with...
"At some point, the driver lost control of the vehicle, and it flipped," Pennell said. MAN ARRESTED IN HAWAII AFTER CAUSING LOCKDOWNS AT ARMY BASES FOLLOWING ‘SCUFFLE’ WITH SOLDIERS, OFFICIALS SAY A U.S. Army transport vehicle flipped outside Salcha, Alaska, on Monday, leaving two soldi...
Elmendorf Air Force Baseand the United States Army'sFort Richardsonwere constructed in the 1940s, and served as the city's primary economic engine until the 1968Prudhoe Bay discoveryshifted the thrust of the economy toward the oil industry. The2005 Base Realignment and Closure processKulis Air ...