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796:, were assigned to Ladd in 1954. The F-89s were an improvement of the Starfires, and functioned well in the extreme arctic conditions of central Alaska. The F-89s eventually replaced all other interceptors in AAC, which by 1957 consisted of six squadrons and about 200 aircraft. They were maintained on constant alert at the two main bases at Ladd and Elmendorf, and the two forward operating airfields at King Salmon and Galena. Directed by the AC&W Control Centers at
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1951. King Salmon AFS came online in
October 1951; Tatalina AFS and Campion AFS activated in April 1952. The remote sites took much longer. Cape Lisburne AFS activated in February 1953; Cape Romanzof AFS, Tin City AFS and Northeast Cape AFS activated in April 1953. Lastly, Cape Newenham AFS activated in April 1954. Sparrevohn AFS, begun in June 1951 activated in March 1954 and Indian Mountain AFS became operational in November 1953.
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Point Barrow (main station), Lonely, Oliktok, Barter Island (main station), and
Flaxman Island. Construction started in 1955 and was completed in 1957. It tied into the AAC Aircraft Control and Warning System though the White Alice network of 33 troposcatter and microwave sites. Unlike the AAC radars, the DEW line stations were manned by civilian contractors, who operated the stations on 18-month renewable contracts.
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back to the ROCC from the 13 sites, the large number of personnel at the Radar sites were no longer needed. All military personnel were phased out by
September 1983. The 13 AC&W squadrons were inactivated 1 November 1983. The AC&W sites were redesignated long range radar sites, and a small number of contract civilian personnel remained at the sites to provide maintenance.
641:, at Ladd. Discussions and political disagreement ensued throughout 1960, however the Army's decision to station a new battle group at Ladd and increase the number of personnel assigned there settled the matter. On 1 January 1961 jurisdiction of Ladd Air Force Base was transferred from the Department of the Air Force to the Department of the Army. The army renamed the facility
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the geography of the land. Most movements were up and down roads and paths and railroad rights-of-way. The F-82s would fly low along the terrain then pop up and initiate simulated strafing runs against them, causing the troops to take cover by hitting the muddy tundra. On occasions, the Twin
Mustangs would also drop tear gas canisters, simulating gas attacks on the units.
1126:(NORAD) on an interim basis on 7 August 1957 based on an agreement between the Canadian Minister of National Defence (under authority from the new Prime Minister) and the United States Secretary of Defense. Formal confirmation of the new agreement was provided by the two governments on 12 May 1958 (the date of the opening session of the 1958 Canadian Parliament).
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operations and passenger terminal, bowling alley, alert hangar, field house, auto hobby shop, commissary warehouse, central heat and power plant, POL tanks and lines and base roads also received damage. The estimated repair damages came to $ 12,346,000. The water, sewage, electrical, communications and heating infrastructure received considerable damages.
714:, that was designed for B-29 escort duties for missions over Japan. The F-51 (post 1948 designation) was a fast, efficient fighter that could perform close air support missions, but was not an effective air defense interceptor because it lacked radar and did not have the speed and altitude capabilities needed to intercept high-altitude bombers.
1133:(ANR) was activated at Elmendorf AFB on 5 August 1958. The Commander in Chief, Alaskan Command was dual hatted as the Commander ANR. Alaskan Air Command was at its peak air defense strength when operational control of Alaskan air defense forces was transferred to the newly established North American Air Defense Command (NORAD).
1391:(F-4Es) activated. Subsequently, the 43d maintained its air defense mission while the 18th adopted the role of close air support. Both units shared air defense alert duties in Alaska. Additionally, from November 1977 to April 1979, the 21st CW controlled all thirteen of Alaska's air control and warning sites
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a joint USAF-FAA use Region
Operations Control Center/Joint Surveillance System (ROCC/JSS). The command also initiated another program to replace the site radars with minimally attended radars. The Alaskan-unique Seek Igloo program, as it became known, was also managed by the Electronic Systems Division.
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reduction in the number of interceptor squadrons without the loss of capability. Plans were made to reduce the number of interceptor squadrons from six to four, with two each at Ladd and
Elmendorf. This was a complex operation which involved the reassignment of units between AAC and Air Defense Command.
850:, North Dakota. This left AAC with three interceptor squadrons in Alaska, two F-102 squadrons at Elmendorf and the one F-89 squadron at Ladd. However, in October 1958, the 31st FIS was inactivated at Elmendorf, its aircraft and personnel transferred to the 317th FIS, making it a double-sized squadron.
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The 1980s were a period of growth and modernization. The
Command's command, control, communications and surveillance system underwent a modernization during the late 1970s and early 1980s. The labor-intensive, 1950s era Aircraft Control and Warning radar stations were replaced with minimally attended
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Operations were shifted to
Elmendorf AFB, whose control tower was also destroyed. Major structural damages were sustained to the following Elmendorf AFB buildings and facilities: three AAC headquarters buildings, three airmen dormitories, telephone and telegraph buildings, and the base hospital. Base
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About 100 F-94A and B models arrived at Ladd, enough to equip all three interceptor squadrons. Of the 10 remaining Twin
Mustangs, only one or two were operational at any one time. Another useful use of the Twin Mustangs was their ability to perform reconnaissance along the Siberian border and monitor
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to economic necessities. In addition, it was justified that the short runway at Ladd would be compensated by the 14,000 foot runway at
Eielson built by SAC. It was also planned that the Army, which maintained units at both Ladd and Eielson, would consolidate its forces, and its northern headquarters,
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elements operating through and around Alaska, and performing other operational support missions as directed by the Commander-in-Chief, Alaskan Command HQ and Headquarters USAF. AAC maintained Fifteen major air force bases, Eighteen aircraft control and warning sites and 12 DEW Line locations provided
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to support RC-135 electronic intelligence (ELINT) operations from Elmendorf on 1 July 1960. The 4158th SW provided host station support functions for SAC wing and support elements deployed to Elmendorf during deployments from United States bases, primarily weather reconnaissance flights used for long
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By the 1970s, the AC&W system had become expensive to maintain and was obsolete. In 1974 the Air Staff released its Saber Yukon study, which recommended that the system be modernized. As a result, AAC was included in the Electronic Systems Division-managed program to replace the SAGE system with
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forced Air Force planners to redirect its air defensive systems for ballistic missile detection and warning and space surveillance, and the atmospheric detection and warning system, which had been in an almost continuous state of expansion and improvement since the late 1940s, went into decline. The
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As budgetary reductions affected the command and control, as well as the fighter defense of Alaska in the late 1950s, the Aircraft Control and Warning System was not immune. In 1963, AAC reviewed the radar system and made recommendations that the Bethel, Middleton Island and Ohlson Mountain sited be
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Once the radar project were underway, AAC turned its attention to improving its air defense data processing and weapons control functions. In May 1955. AAC studied both the SAGE and Base Air Defense Ground Environment (BADGE) system and concluded that the BADGE system would best meet its needs. BADE
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Production, however, of the F-106 had ended in 1961, and Air Defense Command had none to send to Alaska. In late 1961, Kennedy's Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara spoke of reopening the F-106 production line to build another 36 aircraft. However, ADC had heard so much about the capabilities of
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E or F "Badger" jet bombers just at the edge of their effective range. It was also found that the F-102 proved unequal to the task of intercepting other Soviet reconnaissance aircraft due to their limited range. In March 1963, a Soviet reconnaissance bomber overflew Nunivak Island and the west coast
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Construction of the Alaskan NORAD Regional Operations Control Center (ROCC), or "Top ROCC," was begun in 1980 at Elmendorf AFB. It achieved initial operational capability on 14 June 1983, and fully operational capability on 15 September 1983. Data from the Ground Control Intercept sites was remoted
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long range radars, and the stations were closed in 1983; being reduced to unmanned sites supported by contract civilian personnel. The White Alice Communications network was inactivated in 1979, being replaced by an Alascom owned and operated satellite earth terminal as part of an Air Force plan to
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specific plan to deal with the earthquake since it focus had been on war planning. The war planning, however, prepared it for dealing with the natural disaster. The earthquake severely damaged Anchorage International Airport and destroyed its control tower and left only 3,000 feet of usable runway.
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two-seat interceptor that it thought that it might be a better idea to purchase some F4H-1s rather than buy additional F-106s. Instead, ADC chose to begin rotational deployments of the F-106 to Elmendorf AFB and onto Galena and King Salmon for alert duty. That arrangement continued until 1970, when
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Two 317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron F-102 interceptors based at Elmendorf AFB, 1965. 56-1274 was retired to MASDC as FJ0361 March 4, 1975. Converted to PQM-102B. 56-1267 was retired to MASDC as FJ0331 September 29, 1974. Both aircraft were later converted to QF-102A, later to PQM-102B drones and
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Reductions in Alaskan Air Command forces continued in 1959. In September the Air Force informed AAC that Ladd AFB had been selected along with other bases in the United States for closure. The closure would mean the reassignment of forces at Ladd to nearby Eielson AFB and also some to Elmendorf due
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Defense Department budget reductions in the second half of the Eisenhower Administration began a steady decline in AAC, along with the Soviet switch from a bomber force to an intercontinental missiles as its major offensive weapon. The introduction of the F-102 Delta Dagger in 1958 to upgrade AAC's
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on 1 November 1950. Subordinate units flew numerous interception and training missions. Between June 1957 and March 1960, the division operated and maintained Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, plus several smaller installations. It was replaced by the 5070th Air Defense Wing (for air defense), and the 5040th
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The winter of 1970–1971 was severe in Alaska, causing numerous mechanical failures in the F-4s which had been accustomed to Florida's warm climate. At times, the wing's operational air defense assets dwindled from eighteen aircraft to only one or two. Moreover, the 43d assumed close air support as
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Budget reductions under the Nixon administration in 1969 meant that the assigned strength dropped to 9,987; the Aleutian DEW Line segment was dismantled; Fire Island, Unalakeet and Northeast Cape AFS were closed and the squadrons inactivated. The 317th FIS was also inactivated on 31 December 1969,
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flights to and from the Far East becoming a common sight with the expansion of the aerial port at the base (602d Military Airlift Support Squadron) in January 1966 for airlift supporting the Southeast Asia requirements. Initially referred to as Fly Fast, the operational name was changed in 1967 to
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In 1965, the ANRCC became automated with the operational activation of the AN/FYQ-9 Data Processing and Display system. Prior to the FYQ-9 installation, ANR had to manually track and plot aircraft tracks. The AN/FYQ-9 also provided increased data processing speed for air defense data sent from the
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to Alaska as a replacement for the F-89. The guided-missile-equipped Delta Dart interceptor was far superior to the machine-gun-equipped Scorpion, along with increased speed and range and having a higher operational ceiling. Additionally, fewer F-102s could be utilized than the F-89, which meant a
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The F-94s replaced most of the Twin Mustangs of the 449th FIS at Ladd, however about a dozen F-82s (of various types) were retained due to their longer flight endurance and their ground support capability that the F-94 lacked. Army ground units in Alaska were very limited in their movements due to
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from Japan. It was believed that Alaska was threatened more by Soviet bomber attacks across the polar regions. Shortly after the Japanese Capitulation, most airfields in the Aleutians were placed in a standby status. Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command was moved to Elmendorf Field on 1 October 1946.
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AAC hosted multiple distinguished visitors. In 1989 President George Bush stopped at Elmendorf en route to Japan for the state funeral of Japanese Emperor Hirohito and addressed a crowd of over 7,000 in Hangar Five. Ironically, this was the same hangar in which President Richard Nixon had greeted
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was activated at Elmendorf AFB, replacing the AAC provisional 5040th Air Base Wing which was inactivated. All of the AAC's flying units were assigned to the new Air Force wing's control. AAC, however, retained control of the radar aircraft control and warning sites until 1977, when the USAF 531st
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The 1964 Good Friday earthquake (27 March) measured 9.2 on the moment magnitude scale and struck south central Alaska at around 1736 local time, killing 115 people and causing property damage in excess of $ 750 million. The major shaking lasted two to three minutes. The Alaskan Air Command had no
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In 1961, the AAC COC system was replaced with a combined ANR Control Center (ANRCC) at Elmendorf. and the COC at Murphy Dome AFS became an alternate for the ANRCC. Alaska's two air defense sectors were combined with the introduction of the new ANRCC, and ANR became responsible for all of Alaska's
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doubled as a DEW line site and an AAC radar surveillance site. All sites were equipped with the AN/FPS-23 continuous wave "fluttar" (Doppler Effect) radar. AN/FPS-19 search radars consisting of two identical radar sets feeding a dual (back to back) antenna were installed at Point Lay, Wainwright,
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Construction began in 1950 and was plagued by unexpected issues, the remoteness of the sites and weather conditions being compounded by labor issues and logistical problems. Murphy Dome AFS, near Fairbanks and Fire Island AFS near Anchorage were completed first and became operational in September
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had its runway lengthened to 14,500 feet and a major construction project was undertaken to expand and build new support facilities at the base in the late 1940s. The new runway at Eielson was the longest runway in North America at the time. Its planned usage was to support SAC deployments of its
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Provided for the air defense of northern Alaska and supervised base operations at major and minor installations in that area. It furnished detachments at Ice Station Alpha, Drift Station Charlie (November 1957 – August 1960), and Drift Station Bravo (T-3) (July 1959 – August 1960), in the Arctic
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The earthquake damaged 14 F-102As. Most of the damage resulted from light fixtures falling from the roof of hangars onto the aircraft causing skin damages. Other aircraft were similarly damaged. Maintenance personnel were able to remove all 26 aircraft that were parked in the hangars by 1800. No
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During the IGY, when T-3 had drifted to Greenland, two other stations were established in the western Arctic as pack ice stations. Ice Station Alpha was occupied from 1957-late 1958. When it began to break up, crews established a new station the following spring. Known as Ice Station Charlie, it
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In 1959, the Aleutian segment of the DEW line became operational. Six additional AN/FPS-19 search set sites were built at Cold Bay (main site), and Nikolski, Port Heiden, Port Moller, Cape Sarichef, and Driftwood Bay (auxiliary sites). It was also tied into the White Alice communication network.
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being activated by AAC as a permanent host unit for Eielson, supporting deployed SAC units from the CONUS. Other SAC units followed and Eielson hosted B-29, B-36, B-47 and B-50 wings, which were placed on alert there and ready to strike on a moment's notice. These deployments lasted until 1963.
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at Elmendorf, also with F-4Es. The arrival of the versatile F-4E marked another turning point in AAC's history. It gave AAC a tactical air-to-ground attack capability. Consequently, the rotational ADC F-106 deployments from the lower continental states ceased soon after the 43d assumed mission
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From 1946 to 1961, the Air force engaged in observations of polar ice pack phenomena which resulted in the support of three major manned ice stations. In August 1946, a SAC WB-29 flying over the Arctic noticed what appeared to be an island where no known land existed. Subsequent investigations
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Communications were initially provided by a high frequency radio system which proved unreliable because of atmospheric disturbances in the high latitudes. AAC, after investigating various options, decided to build a system of Air Force-owned tropospheric scatter transmitters that bounced radio
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established a significant presence in Alaska in the late 1940s, initially as a result of its strategic reconnaissance mission. The first efforts were in photo-reconnaissance and mapping, with very long-range B-29 Superfortress reconnaissance aircraft based at Ladd AFB. With growing tensions in
4845:(NWS) when selected DEW Line stations were upgraded and merged with newly built stations into a more advanced early warning system. Automation was increased over the previous DEW Line system and a number of additional DEW Line stations were closed. In 1990, with the end of the Cold War and
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MAC also used Eielson AFB, Shemya AFS and King Salmon and Galena as stops for its aircraft. In addition to MAC aircraft, C-130s also initially used Elmendorf AFB as a stopover base for Southeast Asia operations. On 1 October 1967, the Air Force switched C-130s to the Central Pacific route.
725:(1948) (449th FIS), these World War II-designed aircraft were equally unsuited for modern air defense operations. Although the Black Widow and Twin Mustang were radar-equipped, they did not perform well in adverse weather and suffered from the speed and altitude deficiencies as the F-51H.
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In March 1959, Air Force planners received a nasty surprise when radar operators along Alaska's western coast spotted on their screens a Soviet reconnaissance aircraft flying close to the Alaskan coast, but in international airspace. Two F-102s, dispatched from Galena, intercepted two
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In 1975 and 1977, organizational changes took place. Due to a realignment of airlift and rescue forces under the Military Airlift Command (MAC), the wing divested its helicopters and C-130s in 1975. Overall, however, the wing expanded, gaining two air base squadrons and several other
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as a BMEWS (Ballistic Missile Early Warning System) mechanical radar site to detect and track intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). The site was later upgraded to phased array radar and expanded early detection and tracking to include sea launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs).
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1179:, in March 1952, a C-47 was landed successfully on T-3. During the 1950s, the Ice Station established there hosted joint military-civilian scientific parties during several lengthy occupations under "Project Icicle". Under Project Ice Skate, the station was used again during the
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Along with the closure of Ladd AFB, AAC inactivated the 10th and 11th Air Divisions in August 1960. They were replaced by the provisional 5070th Air Defense Wing, based at Elmendorf. The 5070th, was quickly inactivated in October 1961, its assets being assigned directly to AAC.
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in 1948 caused a major buildup of air defense forces in Alaska, as the airspace over the Arctic and Alaska was believed by Air Force planners to be the "Front Line" in case of an armed conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union for the North American continent.
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of Alaska. Two F-102s were scrambled from King Salmon but the pilots had to be recalled because of low fuel when they were within 20 miles of the Soviet aircraft. This led to a serious debate about AAC's capabilities and the decision to replace the F-102s with the Convair
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which arrived in 1948. The jets had a much faster rate of climb than their World War II propeller-driven predecessors, but lacked radar to find the bombers it was being used to intercept. However, it served its purpose by introducing AAC to the jet age. Its successor, the
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number of fighter interceptor squadrons shrank to one, the 10th and 11th air divisions were inactivated in 1960, and the aircraft control and warning sites declined to 13. In 1961, the Department of Defense consigned Ladd Air Force Base to the Army, which renamed it
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aircraft on rotational duty to Alaska. (The aircraft were later assigned to the squadron.) A second F-15C squadron was added the next year. The modern radar system, F-15s and the E-3 resulted in a greater capability to protect the air sovereignty of North America.
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The Russians had begun drift station research a decade earlier. In 1937, they undertook scientific experiments from a drifting ice station near the North Pole, and they had followed that up after the war with an accelerated program of ice pack investigations.
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The 10th AD was responsible for the Aircraft Control and Warning (Radar) stations in southern Alaska and for the 64th, 65th and 66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadrons which were assigned directly to the division after the 57th FIG was inactivated in April 1953.
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Alaskan Air Command operated 40 main stations with an additional 15 gap filler sites along Alaskan north coast from the Canada–US border westward along the Aleutian Islands. The DEW Line remained in operation for about 30 years, being replaced by the
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determined that it was a floating mass of ice which closely resembled an island. It became known as "Target X", later designated "T-1". T-1 was monitored for three years, as it drifted over 1,500 miles and finally disappeared near Greenland in 1949.
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Soviet use of former Lend-Lease auxiliary airfields near the coast. Eventually the lack of logistical support for the F-82 made them simply unserviceable, the last Twin Mustang being grounded in October 1953 and was dropped from the inventory rolls.
913:, plans were made by Alaskan Air Command to establish a new system for air defense. Discussions ensued and several plans were proposed and modified, until in 1948 a plan was agreed on and funded by Congress in 1949 for ten radar sites for Alaska.
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The number of Soviet aircraft intercepts increased dramatically from an average of ten a year during the first half of the 1980s to a record of 31 in 1987, after which the numbers began to decline dramatically following the breakup of the
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assumed control of the original Army Fort Richardson and Elmendorf Field, gaining full ownership of its facilities in 1951. The Alaskan Command, established 1 January 1947, and headquartered at Elmendorf, was a unified command under the
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Joint operations in Alaska are a practical necessity. After the Alaskan Command (ALCOM), a unified command established in 1947, was disestablished in 1975, the Commander, AAC assumed the additional responsibility of Commander,
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from Air Defense Command. The first eight F-106s temporarily deployed from ADC arrived at King Salmon and Galena Airports in July 1963. In September, the F-106s succeeded in intercepting two TU-16s over the Bering Sea.
649:. The airfield, was re-designated as "Ladd Field", in honor of its long Air Force service. With the closure of Ladd, the 449th FIS was inactivated on 25 August 1960, its F-89Js being reassigned to Air Defense Command.
1275:(ATC) aircraft began using the Great Circle Route from Japan to the United States beginning with a film of the Japanese Capitulation on 2 September being flown from Japan to Washington, D.C., in under 48 hours. Later
257:. Its mission was to organize and administer the air defense system of Alaska, exercise direct control of all active measures, and coordinate all passive means of air defense. In addition, the command also supported
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with the permanently stationed F-102s being sent to the Air National Guard at CONUS bases, leaving AAC without any permanently assigned interceptor squadrons, however ADC rotational F-106 deployments continued.
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Alaska's air defenses greatly expanded during 1945–1955 period. The United States built an extensive aircraft control and warning (AC&W) system along Alaska's coast and interior. The Alaskan segment of the
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1086:(DEW Line). It operated until the late 1970s, replaced by satellite communications technology. The White Alice sites and their antennas are now being torn down, nothing remaining but flattened mountain tops
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The White Alice Communications System (WACS) was built in the mid-1950s to provide improved communications for the United States Air Force Alaskan Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) radar stations.
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This mixture of jet and propeller-driven aircraft, along with helicopters and utility aircraft represented a conglomeration of AAC's aircraft and was supported by four different maintenance squadrons.
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In 1950 contracts were awarded for the construction of interior ground control and intercept radar sites and work was started shortly afterwards on the Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) system.
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in March 1967. The 6th SW remained stationed at Eielson until being inactivated on 1 September 1992 as part of the reorganization of the USAF command structure after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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1232:(BMEWS), which was completed in 1963 after five years of intensive effort provided a capability of detecting missiles in flight, deep in the Soviet Union or in other similarly distant territory.
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as refueling stops during the 1950s. MATS established the 1727th Air Support Squadron at Elmendorf in July 1950, and the squadron provided aerial port service for AAC with cargo and personnel
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divest itself of the obsolete radio system and transfer the responsibility to a commercial firm. Also, the semi-automated Alaskan NORAD Control Center was replaced with the fully automated
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By 1950, planners had made their final site selections for a permanent Aircraft Control and Warning system. Five early-warning surveillance sites were located on the western Alaskan coast:
1183:(IGY) of 1957–58 and beyond. Over the years, T-3 drifted across the Arctic basin, leaving the zone of AAC support periodically, and occasionally drifting close to Soviet waters across the
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Redesignated Eleventh Air Force on 9 August 1990 and, concurrently, status changed from a major command of the United States Air Force to a subordinate organization of Pacific Air Forces.
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Alaskan Air Command's interest in the DEW Line started in the spring of 1953 when it was asked to logistically support the installation of several experimental radars built between
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The F-82s, however, had no logistical support available and were maintained by cannibalization of un-flyable aircraft, with the last few replacement aircraft coming from Japan when
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in 1951 was essentially an upgraded F-80 with a radar operator and was better equipped for all-weather operations. It also was afterburner-equipped for higher interceptor speeds.
590:(AFB) was used as a Forward Operating Base (FOB) for the interceptors of the 66th FIS. King Salmon (formerly the Eleventh Air Force Naknek AAF) began being used as a FOB in 1948
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in Alaska and training of those forces remaining after demobilization. Its headquarters was moved back to Anchorage, and was re-established at Elmendorf Field on 1 October 1946.
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signals off the Troposphere, and microwave radio relay sites over short ranges of about 50 miles. The WACS provided these stations with reliable, quality telecommunications.
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well as air defense responsibilities, two missions which stretched the squadron's capabilities. In response, Air Staff sent the 43d an additional six aircraft in May 1971.
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was activated in December 1953 to evaluate the use of the Sabre as an interceptor. However, it was determined that the same mission could be performed by rotating existing
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combat and weather reconnaissance operations. The ones received from FEAF, however, were in a badly corroded condition and required much effort to keep them operational.
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later expended as an aerial target during the 1980s at Holloman AFB, New Mexico. Note: The plane marked as 56-1274 displayed at Elmendorf AFB, Alaska is actually 56-1053.
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lasted ten months before meeting the same fate. In 1961, USAF ended its sponsorship of ice station research, turning its remaining facilities on T-3 over to the Navy.
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airspace. It was connected to NORAD by microwave sites (B-route) down the Alaska Highway and undersea cable from Ketchikan to Seattle (A-route) to Cheyenne Mountain.
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in keeping with the Air Forces policy of retaining low-numbered units on active duty following the war. The 57th FG was equipped with 3 squadrons of very-long range
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at Nome, but Nome was deemed too close to the Soviet border and the interceptors were pulled back in order for them to have more reaction time on intercept alerts.
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closed. The Air Force concurred with this study, and the three sites were inactivated in May 1963. In addition, the manual AC&W system was upgraded to the
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In addition to the radar sites, landing strips, approximately 4,000' in length were constructed at the radar sites to accommodate medium transports, such as
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capable of landing on rough runways. Also light observation aircraft were used for transport of emergency light cargo and personnel to and from the sites.
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Instead of receiving two F-102 squadrons, HQ USAF decided to reduce the number of squadrons at Ladd to one. The 449th FIS was re-equipped with the
804:, along with the regional control center at Elmendorf, the interceptors were ready to intercept any unknown aircraft penetrating Alaskan airspace.
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By 1957, Alaskan Air Command had reached its peak strength with over 200 fighter interceptors assigned to six Air Defense squadrons in addition to
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range detection of Soviet Soviet atomic explosions with RC-135 operations. The 4158th SW inactivated in 1966 when SAC moved out of Elmendorf.
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AAC operated two complete and one partial segments along Alaskan north coast from the Canada–US border westward and in the Aleutian Islands.
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In July 1950, "T-2" was spotted about 300 miles south of the North Pole. About a week later "T-3" was spotted 300 miles east of the Soviet
788:, replacing the F-94s, began to be received in September 1953. They were initially assigned to the 65th FIS. Two more F-89 squadrons, the
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on 9 August 1990 and, concurrently, status changed from a major command of the United States Air Force to a subordinate organization of
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405:, based on lessons learned during the war when a lack of coordinated effort hampered operations to drive the Japanese from the western
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satellite field, known as "Mile 26" due to its distance from Fairbanks. The airfield's jurisdiction had been transferred from ATC to
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Combat Pacer. This was upgraded to the 616th Military Airlift Group in 1975, and remains a part of the 3d Group today at Elmendorf.
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oil spill in March 1989. Emergency activation did not provide the daily resources needed by the vast Alaska mission, however, and
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intercontinental bombers closer to the Soviet Union for possible attacks over the Arctic. The first use of Eielson was by the SAC
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502:. Ladd, being sited next to the Chena River, could not have its runway expanded to meet the requirements for these new aircraft.
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Former Marks Army Airfield (AFB), Closed 1950; Operated as Forward Operating Base for air defense interceptors until 1956; now
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Additional gaps in the radar coverage were identified and six more sites were funded, with construction beginning in 1955 for
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the system in Alaska came under the control of the Alaskan NORAD Regional Operations Control Center (ROCC) at Elmendorf AFB.
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4837:. It was designed to detect incoming "Over the Pole" Soviet aircraft, and provide early warning for a land based invasion.
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Originally DEW-Line radar site LIZ-3; NWS/LRR Site Established 1994; Closed 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns
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linked the GCI and surveillance radar sites to Combined Operations Control (COC) centers at Murphy Dome and Fire Island.
605:(AFB) was also used as a forward operating base for the interceptors beginning in 1951. Prior to that the 449th had used
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Originally was DEW-Line site POW-1; NWS/SRR Site Established 1994; Closed 2007 due to soil erosion & budget concerns
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DEW Intermediate Site; abandoned; 35.8 mi west-northwest of Canada Yukon border. Most remote DEW site in Alaska.
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as part of "Project Nanook". Ladd AFB, however, due to the geography of its location, was unsuitable for SAC's postwar
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Hirohito eighteen years previously when the emperor had made his first official state visit outside his native land.
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on 1 November 1945, but had remained a satellite of Ladd Field, and was in a standby status. Mile 26, later known as
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fires occurred despite the fact that fuel was on the hangar floors and the light fixtures that fell were still hot.
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With the reactivation of the Alaskan Command, the next logical step was to place its air component (AAC) under the
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were inactivated in January 1950; avis AFB was transferred to the Department of the Navy. With the exception of
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Regional Operations Control Center (ROCC). It achieved an operational capability on 14 June 1983, linked to the
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Also known as Bullen Point SRRS (A-20) DEW operations ended 1995; Part of the North Warning System (NWS), 1994
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Former Naknek Army Airfield (AFB), Closed 1948; Operated as Forward Operating Base for air defense interceptors
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Former Galena Army Airfield (AFB), Closed 1948; Operated as Forward Operating Base for air defense interceptors
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McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom IIs 21st TFW 18 TFS. Serial numbers: 68-310 68-425 68-305 68-319, about 1975
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Those coastal sites were supplemented by three interior intermediate ground control intercept (GGI) sites,
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Aircraft Control and Warning Group was activated and the AC&W squadrons were assigned to its control.
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as it drifted towards the North Pole. After studies and testing of proposed Ice Station research north of
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1374:. The squadron gave AAC an air-to-ground capability that was further enhanced with the activation of the
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Bethel, Middleton Island, and Ohlson Mountain AFS were closed on 15 May 1963 due to budget reductions.
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Under Eleventh Air Force, a radar system was set up to warn of Japanese attacks which stretched from
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AAC planners had pushed both the Air Force and Air Defense Command for the assignment of the Convair
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Det 1 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron; site remediated and obliterated 1998 by 11th AF.
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activated again shortly after the spill on 7 July 1989, as a subordinate unified command under the
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Unalakleet, Northeast Cape, and Fire Island AFS closed 30 September 1969 due to budget reductions.
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5071st Air Base (later Combat Support) Squadron (King Salmon Airport), 1 July 1960 – 9 August 1990
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The first DEW-Line radar station (BAR-MAIN) to become operational; NWS/LRR Site Established 1990
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5072d Air Base (later Combat Support) Squadron (Galena Airport), 1 January 1958 – 9 August 1990
1477:, a provisional joint command that could be activated in the event of an emergency, such as the
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at Eielson in July 1956 to support additional B-47 Wing deployments to Alaska in addition to
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Re-designated: 5040th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 1 November 1959 – 1 August 1960
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The White Alice system was operated by civilian contractors, under the control of the
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responsibilities. The 21 CW picked up a new fighter unit on 1 October 1977 when the
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DEW Intermediate Site; abandoned; site remediated and obliterated 1998 by 11th AF.
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Re-designated: 616th Military Airlift Group (MAC), 1 November 1975 – 9 August 1990
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in 1982; the Eagles were upgraded to the more capable F-15C during 1986–1987. The
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449th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Northrup F-89J-55-NO Scorpion 53-2509, Ladd AFB
633:
interceptor force meant a reduction of the number of squadrons from six to three.
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US-Soviet relations, SAC explored the possibility of attacking Soviet targets via
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Was: Seward Naval Air Auxiliary Field; Transferred to AAC 1945; Closed 1948; now
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25th Tactical Air Support Squadron (Eielson AFB), 8 July 1971 – 30 September 1989
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Det 1 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron; building foundation remains.
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As well as the reorganization of the command and control echelon in Alaska, the
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in recognition of Alaska's strategic importance to the defense of the Pacific.
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and assigned directly to Headquarters, AAC. The only other flying unit was the
846:. The 18th FIS was reassigned to Wurtsmith AFB and the 433d was reassigned to
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Re-designated: 11th Tactical Control Group, 15 November 1977 – 9 August 1990
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responsibilities at Elmendorf, Eielson, Galena and King Salmon on 1 August.
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Re-designated: 602d Military Airlift Support Squadron (MAC), 8 January 1966
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531st Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 17 November 1950 – 13 April 1953
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The 21st Composite Wing brought the following squadrons under its control:
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AAC interceptor squadrons were initially equipped with the very long-range
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DEW Intermediate Site; abandoned; 6.7 miles north of Prudhoe Bay oilfield
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Originally was DEW-Line radar site POW-MAIN; NWS/LRR Site Established 1989
2674:, abandoned due to unsuitability of site. Later Clear AF Auxiliary Field.
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Re-designated: 5060th Operations Squadron, 1 November 1957 – 30 April 1960
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Despite a diminished number of personnel and aircraft, the arrival of the
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Alaskan Air Command Headquarters Building, Elmendorf Air Force Base, 1960s
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5039th Aircraft Control and Warning Group, 1 June 1957 – 1 November 1959
1421:
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21st Operations Squadron, C-118, C-123, EC-54, ET-33, EB-57, H-21 and U-6
1288:
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early warning and fighter direction. AAC's assigned strength was 20,687.
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410:
5753:
DEW operations ended 1990; Part of the North Warning System (NWS), 1994
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DEW operations ended 1995; Part of the North Warning System (NWS), 1994
681:
449th Fighter Interceptor Squadron Lockheed F-94A-5-LO 49-2531, Ladd AFB
531:
Eielson also hosted deployed KC-97s, and later KC-135s tanker aircraft.
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Originally was DEW-Line radar site LIZ-2; NWS/LRR Site established 1989
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990:. An additional two internal early-warning sites were added in 1951 at
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DEW Intermediate Site; now in-use as civilian storage/supply facility
526:, Kansas in November 1947. The group departed in March 1948, with the
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Budget reductions beginning in the late 1950s and the demands of the
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on Adak, the initial mission of AAC was the consolidation of wartime
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Originally DEW-Line radar site POW-2; NWS/LRR Site Established 1989.
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Re-designated: 5017th Operations Squadron, 1 July 1963 – 8 July 1966
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210:
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Replaced by: 21st Operations Squadron, 8 July 1966 – 1 January 1970
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On 9 August 1990, the Alaskan Air Command was redesignated as the
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sent some lower-hour airframes to Ladd after being withdrawn from
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and for the 449th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron based at Ladd AFB.
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elements operating through and around Alaska. It was redesignated
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North American P-82H Twin Mustang 46-500 449th AWS Ladd AFB, 1951
578:(11th AD) was activated at Ladd, replacing the Yukon Sector; the
702:
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The 11th AD was responsible for the Radar stations north of the
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Re-designated: 5040th Air Base Wing, 1 June 1957 – 8 July 1966
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685:
414:
338:
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1953:
Transferred to: Eielson AFB, 6 March 1949 – 21 February 1947
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5040th Helicopter Squadron, 15 July 1969 – 30 September 1975
815:
The F-102s began arriving in Alaska in August 1957 when the
1791:
Re-designated: 5040th Air Transport Squadron, 1 August 1960
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which achieved its operational capability in October 1985.
582:(10th AD) at Elmendorf AFB, replacing the Aleutian Sector.
1642:
Transferred to Eielson AFB, 1 January 1992 – 9 August 1990
1440:, of Aleutian Campaign fame, activated once again in 1987
1029:. The additional sites were all operational by July 1958.
417:. Elmendorf officially became an Air Force base 28 March.
1950:
Transferred to: Shemya AFB, 13 October 1947 – 15 May 1949
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In 1966, Elmendorf also began providing more support for
1194:
546:
The 4157th Strategic Wing was replaced at Eielson by the
380:
Despite the wartime military campaign carried out in the
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18 December 1945 – 9 August 1990 (as Alaskan Air Command)
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5001st Operations Squadron (Ladd AFB), 1 September 1954
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was placed in caretaker status in February 1949 and the
1820:
5070th Air Defense Wing, 1 August 1950 – 1 October 1961
1727:
Transferred to Eielson AFB, 17 May 1954 – 8 August 1955
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in the 1960s led to a major reduction in AAC's forces.
728:
The first-generation jet aircraft assigned to AAC were
253:
Major Command originally established in 1942 under the
6547:
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
2859:
Aircraft Control and Warning (AC&W) radar stations
2451:
Former Fort Glenn Army Airfield, Closed December 1950.
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and assumed major command status, on 18 December 1945.
1082:, although a few USAF-manned sites operated along the
6530:
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
1973:
All transferred to Eleventh Air Force, 9 August 1990
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1117:
706:
Air Defense Command F-106s Flying Past Mount McKinley
6391:
The DEW LINE Sites in Canada, Alaska & Greenland
2788:
Former Fort Randall Army Airfield, Closed 1953; now
2558:
Closed 1961; Transferred to United States Army, now
2396:
Closed 1948; Transferred to United States Army, now
1838:(Eielson AFB, AWS), 21 February 1951 – 8 August 1958
1570:
Provided for the air defense of Alaska south of the
1447:(AWACS) activated at Elmendorf AFB. It operated two
1055:
389:
The Aleutian Sector was inactivated on 1 July 1947.
1889:(AAC base host unit), 20 April 1948 – 1 August 1960
1575:
Air Base Wing (for base operations) in August 1960.
932:. These radars would alert the interceptors of the
6525:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
5247:Det 5 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
5186:Det 4 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
5125:Det 3 714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
2503:Closed 1950; Transferred to United States Navy as
536:4157th Combat Support Group (later Strategic Wing)
7171:Military units and formations established in 1945
6286:United States general surveillance radar stations
1777:1727th Air Support Squadron (MATS), 21 July 1950
1236:was initially established in Central Alaska near
7152:
1614:5039th Air Base Wing (Host unit), 13 April 1953
1445:962d Airborne Early Warning and Control Squadron
1159:Welcome sign at Drift Station "T-3", about 1960.
771:squadrons from the CONUS to Alaska instead. The
420:With tight Air Force budgets in the late 1940s,
4264:
1151:Soviet and Russian manned drifting ice stations
1066:List of White Alice Communications System sites
505:SAC chose to expand Ladd's former World War II
4353:Replaced former USAF radar site on Fire Island
1832:(Eielson AFB, AWS), 1 July 1960 – 30 June 1968
1122:Canada joined the United States to set up the
7161:Major commands of the United States Air Force
6416:
6192:Part of the North Warning System (NWS), 1990
5818:Part of the North Warning System (NWS), 1990
5690:Part of the North Warning System (NWS), 1989
5379:Part of the North Warning System (NWS), 1989
1089:
329:, originally designed for escort missions of
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5315:711th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
4941:714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
4240:626th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
4172:714th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
4104:937th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
4037:748th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3969:720th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3902:713th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3833:718th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3766:708th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3698:719th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3630:709th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3562:717th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3492:712th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3357:711th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3289:795th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3221:794th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3153:710th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3085:705th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
3015:744th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
2947:626th Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
1788:5039th Air Transport Group, 1 January 1951
1267:
290:Established on 18 December 1945 the end of
6423:
6409:
3425:743d Aircraft Control and Warning Squadron
1698:(Host unit), 19 June 1948 – 1 October 1961
1538:, Adak, Alaska Territory, 18 December 1945
365:on 1 September 1947. It was equipped with
4811:Distant Early Warning Line (DEW) Stations
916:Early-warning radars would be located at
889:Murphy Dome AFS, Near Fairbanks in winter
69:Learn how and when to remove this message
6363:via AFHRA Organizational History Branch.
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32:This article includes a list of general
7166:Military units and formations in Alaska
1542:Elmendorf Field, (later Air Force Base)
1496:(PACAF). By reorganizing from AAC to a
1436:close air-ground support aircraft. The
936:at Elmendorf, with radars north of the
164:, 18 December 1945 – 18 September 1947)
7153:
6619:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
6483:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
6379:Joe McCusker's list of Air Force Bases
1394:
1298:(MAC) (now Air Mobility Command) with
1230:Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
1201:Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
1195:Ballistic Missile Early Warning System
1141:Alaskan radar sites to Elmendorf AFB.
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2880:
2877:
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1218:Submarine-launched ballistic missiles
1129:Alaska became part of NORAD when the
880:
16:Inactive United States Air Force unit
6329:Air Force Historical Research Agency
4869:
4866:
4854:
4291:
4288:
4279:
2883:
2871:
2868:
2277:
1967:
1869:
1836:58th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
1830:55th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
1751:
1597:
1592:
1516:Eleventh Air Force was redesignated
998:to fill gaps in the radar coverage.
18:
4739:Bullen Point Short Range Radar Site
1680:, 15 August 1957 – 31 December 1969
1214:Intercontinental ballistic missiles
341:and back. Two of its squadrons the
145:(18 September 1947 – 9 August 1990)
13:
7120:Air & Space Forces Association
6537:Senate Committee on Armed Services
6266:Alaska World War II Army Airfields
4833:, with stations in Alaska and the
4549:Point Barrow Long Range Radar Site
1865:Tenant Strategic Air Command units
1766:, 20 September 1949 – 23 July 1956
1716:449th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
1678:317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
1338:317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
1244:
1124:North American Air Defense Command
1118:NORAD and the Alaskan NORAD Region
982:. Finally two master GCI sites at
817:317th Fighter Interceptor Squadron
665:Alaskan Air Command P-51H 44-64461
294:, assuming jurisdiction of former
38:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
7187:
6127:DEW Intermediate Site; abandoned
6005:DEW Intermediate Site; abandoned
5625:DEW Intermediate Site; abandoned
5503:DEW Intermediate Site; abandoned
4829:stations in the Arctic region of
2735:Port Clarence Coast Guard Station
2272:
2266:Ted Stevens International Airport
1883:, 1 December 1947 – 12 March 1948
1710:433d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1706:, 28 August 1954 – 20 August 1957
1704:18th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1672:66th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1666:65th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1660:64th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1650:, 20 August 1957 – 8 October 1958
1648:31st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1622:21st Composite Wing, 8 July 1966
1062:White Alice Communications System
1056:White Alice Communications System
1050:Semi Automatic Ground Environment
825:31st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
645:, in honor of Lieutenant General
619:White Alice Communications System
321:was inactivated, replaced by the
286:B-26C 44-35844 at Davis AFB, 1948
7134:
7133:
7032:Division of Military Aeronautics
6557:
6456:Under Secretary of the Air Force
6323: This article incorporates
6318:
6301: This article incorporates
6296:
1939:46th/72d Reconnaissance Squadron
1741:
1718:, 28 March 1949 – 25 August 1960
1712:, 16 July 1954 – 1 November 1957
1668:, 23 June 1947 – 1 November 1957
1662:, 23 June 1947 – 1 November 1957
1629:, 1 October 1979 – 9 August 1990
1611:, 20 April 1948 – 1 January 1951
1548:, 1 October 1946 – 9 August 1990
1080:Air Force Communications Service
597:to the northern coast along the
277:
156:
147:
135:
117:
91:
23:
4847:dissolution of the Soviet Union
1941:, 13 August 1947 – 28 June 1949
1917:, 3 January 1956 – 2 March 1956
1902:, 25 March 1967 – 9 August 1990
1674:, 30 May 1947 – 1 December 1957
1546:Alaska Territory (later Alaska)
1467:
1372:McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantoms
897:Fire Island AFS, Near Anchorage
656:
361:(All Weather) was activated at
6943:Reserve Officer Training Corps
6900:Judge Advocate General's Corps
6542:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
6520:House Armed Services Committee
6335:
1933:Ladd Army Airfield (later AFB)
1760:, 17 June 1964 – 9 August 1990
1637:18th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1438:54th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1426:18th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1389:18th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1376:18th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1314:
1277:Military Air Transport Service
1181:International Geophysical Year
827:arrived later that month from
534:SAC activated its provisional
498:bomber as well as the new jet
1:
7176:1945 establishments in Alaska
7091:Women Airforce Service Pilots
6291:
4676:Oliktok Long Range Radar Site
2218:Kulis Air National Guard Base
1945:375th Reconnaissance Squadron
1722:720th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
1656:, 1 June 1970 – 9 August 1990
1654:43d Tactical Fighter Squadron
1609:57th Fighter-Interceptor Wing
1552:
1487:United States Pacific Command
1364:43d Tactical Fighter Squadron
765:720th Fighter-Bomber Squadron
647:Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
428:(All Weather) was moved from
394:National Security Act of 1947
255:United States Army Air Forces
97:Shield of Alaskan Air Command
6396:Radomes.org search page (AK)
6343:"Eleventh Air Force (PACAF)"
4265:Long Range Radar (LRR) Sites
2687:Point Spencer Air Force Base
2678:is on part of the site; Now
2670:Construction begun 1948 for
1923:, 1 July 1960 – 25 June 1966
1557:
349:were located at Shemya; the
7:
6446:Department of the Air Force
6259:
4227:Willow Temp Radar Site C-04
2337:Closed 1950; now abandoned.
1764:54th Troop Carrier Squadron
1758:17th Troop Carrier Squadron
1529:
1432:where it was equipped with
1332:17th Troop Carrier Squadron
621:tied the network together.
553:
371:54th Troop Carrier Squadron
235:GPX (secondary coordinates)
10:
7192:
6451:Secretary of the Air Force
6175:Barter Island DEW BAR-Main
5189:
5128:
5067:
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4945:
4823:Distant Early Warning Line
4814:
4802:Barter Island LRRS Airport
2742:Thornbrough Air Force Base
1915:22d Air Refueling Squadron
1627:21st Tactical Fighter Wing
1510:
1418:21st Tactical Fighter Wing
1248:
1198:
1148:
1090:Distant Early Warning Line
1084:Distant Early Warning Line
1059:
819:arrived at Elmendorf from
615:Distant Early Warning Line
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6438:
6309:11th Air Force Fact Sheet
6236:Demarcation Bay DEW BAR-A
5673:Point Barrow DEW POW-Main
4825:was a Cold War system of
3957:Middleton Island AFS F-22
1603:Elemendorf Air Force Base
721:(1947), and later by the
472:Air Force Armament Museum
247:Alaskan Air Command (AAC)
230:GPX (primary coordinates)
205:Map all coordinates using
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112:
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85:
6953:Airman Leadership School
6755:Thirteenth Expeditionary
6593:Field Operating Agencies
6110:Brownlow Point DEW POW-D
5866:Flaxman Island DEW POW-3
4092:Ohlson Mountain AFS F-25
3754:Indian Mountain AFS F-16
2680:Nenana Municipal Airport
2343:Big Delta Air Force Base
1979:Elmendorf Air Force Base
1909:Elmendorf Air Force Base
1747:Elmendorf Air Force Base
1296:Military Airlift Command
1268:Military Airlift Command
1052:(SAGE) automated system
967:on St. Lawrence Island.
773:21st Fighter-Bomber Wing
333:during the war from the
213:Download coordinates as:
125:United States of America
6938:Officer Training School
6432:United States Air Force
6361:Alaskan Defense Command
6314:United States Air Force
5297:Cape Lisburne DEW LIZ-1
5108:Cape Sarichef DEW COB-3
5047:Dirftwood Bay DEW COB-2
4357:Kenai Municipal Airport
3480:Northeast Cape AFS F-09
2284:Amchitka Air Force Base
1475:Joint Task Force-Alaska
1420:converted from F-4s to
1319:In 1966, the Air Force
1279:(MATS) used Shemya and
1234:Clear Air Force Station
1185:International Date Line
574:, Alaska. In 1950, the
398:United States Air Force
251:United States Air Force
143:United States Air Force
53:more precise citations.
6981:Awards and decorations
6614:District of Washington
6607:Direct Reporting Units
6367:11th Air Force history
6325:public domain material
6303:public domain material
6225:69.88639°N 142.31194°W
6164:70.13028°N 143.63917°W
6099:69.97472°N 144.83583°W
6038:70.40278°N 148.67944°W
5977:70.57667°N 152.26556°W
5927:Cape Simpson DEW POW-A
5916:71.05722°N 154.72750°W
5855:70.17611°N 146.85528°W
5790:70.49833°N 149.88944°W
5725:70.91028°N 153.23972°W
5662:71.32722°N 156.63611°W
5597:70.80806°N 158.25889°W
5536:70.28972°N 161.91111°W
5475:69.02417°N 163.85694°W
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5351:69.74056°N 163.00750°W
5286:68.87000°N 166.15000°W
5219:56.97722°N 158.65250°W
5158:55.97806°N 160.50028°W
5097:54.59222°N 164.87611°W
5036:53.97444°N 166.90500°W
4975:52.97111°N 168.85417°W
4912:55.26361°N 162.88556°W
4781:Barter Island LRR A-21
4770:70.13028°N 143.63917°W
4707:70.17611°N 146.85528°W
4644:70.49833°N 149.88944°W
4580:70.91028°N 153.23972°W
4517:71.32722°N 156.63611°W
4453:70.61028°N 159.98667°W
4421:Point Lay LRRS Airport
4389:69.74056°N 163.00778°W
4325:60.61528°N 151.28306°W
4303:Kenai (FAA Joint-Use)
4216:61.75417°N 150.05167°W
4149:55.26361°N 162.88556°W
4081:59.71389°N 151.53472°W
4014:66.84306°N 162.59500°W
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3879:60.78528°N 161.88278°W
3810:63.91778°N 160.75111°W
3743:66.06889°N 153.68611°W
3675:61.11917°N 155.59639°W
3607:66.56083°N 145.20944°W
3539:62.92917°N 156.01417°W
3469:63.29028°N 168.97194°W
3402:64.70583°N 156.72806°W
3345:Cape Lisburne AFS F-07
3334:68.87000°N 166.15000°W
3277:Cape Romanzof AFS F-06
3266:61.78972°N 165.96194°W
3209:Cape Newenham AFS F-05
3198:58.62667°N 162.07611°W
3130:65.57583°N 168.01194°W
3062:58.69250°N 156.66972°W
2992:64.95194°N 148.35722°W
2924:61.14111°N 150.21806°W
2819:60.12667°N 149.41861°W
2797:Walseth Air Force Base
2764:55.20611°N 162.72556°W
2709:65.26139°N 166.85639°W
2646:64.54722°N 149.07389°W
2591:64.51222°N 165.44528°W
2534:64.83750°N 147.61444°W
2505:Naval Air Station Adak
2479:51.87806°N 176.64611°W
2427:53.37472°N 167.89750°W
2365:63.99500°N 145.72000°W
2306:51.37694°N 179.25889°E
2240:61.16306°N 149.97194°W
2188:58.67667°N 156.64917°W
2136:64.73611°N 156.93750°W
2091:52.71222°N 174.11361°E
2046:64.66556°N 147.10139°W
2024:Eielson Air Force Base
2001:61.25139°N 149.80639°W
1881:97th Bombardment Group
1875:Eielson Air Force Base
1430:Eielson Air Force Base
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1251:1964 Alaska earthquake
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942:449th Fighter Squadron
898:
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359:449th Fighter Squadron
357:, near Fairbanks. The
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7024:Aeronautical Division
6281:Strategic Air Command
5486:Cape Sabine DEW LIZ-A
5230:Port Heiden DEW COB-5
5169:Port Moller DEW COB-4
4923:Cold Bay DEW COB-MAIN
4718:Bullen Point LRR A-20
4591:Point Lonely SRR A-18
4528:Point Barrow LRR A-17
2672:Strategic Air Command
2624:Nenana Air Force Base
2391:Strategic Air Command
2332:Strategic Air Command
2069:Shemya Air Force Base
1921:4158th Strategic Wing
1893:4157th Strategic Wing
1696:5001st Composite Wing
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1273:Air Transport Command
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1145:Arctic Drift Stations
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540:4158th Strategic Wing
507:Air Transport Command
483:Strategic Air Command
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452:Strategic Air Command
403:Joint Chiefs of Staff
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259:Strategic Air Command
225:GPX (all coordinates)
197:
6895:Aeronautical ratings
6494:Three-star generals
6384:3 March 2016 at the
6230:69.88639; -142.31194
6169:70.13028; -143.63917
6104:69.97472; -144.83583
6043:70.40278; -148.67944
5982:70.57667; -152.26556
5921:71.05722; -154.72750
5860:70.17611; -146.85528
5795:70.49833; -149.88944
5730:70.91028; -153.23972
5667:71.32722; -156.63611
5602:70.80806; -158.25889
5541:70.28972; -161.91111
5480:69.02417; -163.85694
5425:Wainwright DEW LIZ-3
5419:70.61028; -159.87000
5356:69.74056; -163.00750
5291:68.87000; -166.15000
5224:56.97722; -158.65250
5163:55.97806; -160.50028
5102:54.59222; -164.87611
5041:53.97444; -166.90500
4980:52.97111; -168.85417
4917:55.26361; -162.88556
4843:North Warning System
4817:North Warning System
4775:70.13028; -143.63917
4712:70.17611; -146.85528
4649:70.49833; -149.88944
4585:70.91028; -153.23972
4522:71.32722; -156.63611
4458:70.61028; -159.98667
4394:69.74056; -163.00778
4330:60.61528; -151.28306
4221:61.75417; -150.05167
4154:55.26361; -162.88556
4086:59.71389; -151.53472
4019:66.84306; -162.59500
3951:59.45333; -146.31861
3923:Middleton Island AFS
3884:60.78528; -161.88278
3815:63.91778; -160.75111
3748:66.06889; -153.68611
3680:61.11917; -155.59639
3612:66.56083; -145.20944
3544:62.92917; -156.01417
3474:63.29028; -168.97194
3407:64.70583; -156.72806
3339:68.87000; -166.15000
3271:61.78972; -165.96194
3203:58.62667; -162.07611
3135:65.57583; -168.01194
3073:King Salmon AFS F-03
3067:58.69250; -156.66972
3003:Murphy Dome AFS F-02
2997:64.95194; -148.35722
2935:Fire Island AFS F-01
2929:61.14111; -150.21806
2824:60.12667; -149.41861
2769:55.20611; -162.72556
2714:65.26139; -166.85639
2651:64.54722; -149.07389
2596:64.51222; -165.44528
2569:Marks Air Force Base
2539:64.83750; -147.61444
2484:51.87806; -176.64611
2457:Davis Air Force Base
2432:53.37472; -167.89750
2370:63.99500; -145.72000
2245:61.16306; -149.97194
2193:58.67667; -156.64917
2141:64.73611; -156.93750
2051:64.66556; -147.10139
2006:61.25139; -149.80639
1887:5010th Air Base Wing
1443:On 1 July 1986, the
1007:Middleton Island AFS
769:Tactical Air Command
558:The outbreak of the
528:5010th Air Base Wing
331:B-29 Superfortresses
6692:Numbered Air Forces
6473:Vice Chief of Staff
6355:Alaskan Air Command
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1724:, 25 December 1953
1690:Ladd Air Force Base
1536:Davis Army Airfield
1518:Alaskan Air Command
1434:A-10 Thunderbolt II
1411:Alaska Radar System
1407:Alaska NORAD Region
1395:1980s modernization
1366:in June 1970, from
1321:21st Composite Wing
1212:The development of
1131:Alaska NORAD Region
1011:Ohlson Mountain AFS
930:St. Lawrence Island
833:Richards-Gebaur AFB
783:Air Defense Command
746:Far East Air Forces
730:F-80 Shooting Stars
588:King Salmon Airport
304:Davis Army Airfield
302:. Headquartered at
86:Alaskan Air Command
7050:The U.S. Air Force
6963:Fitness Assessment
6920:Chief of Chaplains
6839:Civilian auxiliary
6588:Air National Guard
6490:Four-star generals
6372:6 May 2017 at the
6276:Pacific Air Forces
6271:Eleventh Air Force
6141:Barter Island LRRS
6049:McIntyre DEW POW-C
5608:Icy Cape DEW LIZ-C
5547:Icy Cape DEW LIZ-B
4986:Nikolski DEW COB-1
4612:Lonely Air Station
4485:Wainwright Airport
4400:Point Lay LRR A-15
3446:Northeast Cape AFS
1947:, 15 October 1947
1900:6th Strategic Wing
1505:Eleventh Air Force
1498:Numbered Air Force
1494:Pacific Air Forces
1416:At Elmendorf, the
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6933:Air Force Academy
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6478:Director of Staff
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5263:Cape Lisburne AFS
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4160:Cold Bay AFS F-26
4025:Kotzebue AFS F-24
3550:Tatalina AFS F-10
3311:Cape Lisburne AFS
3243:Cape Romanzof AFS
3175:Cape Newenham AFS
3141:Tin City AFS F-04
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2720:Point Spencer AFB
1968:Operational Bases
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1593:Interceptor units
1581:11th Air Division
1564:10th Air Division
1285:C-124 Globemaster
1107:Cape Lisburne AFS
723:F-82 Twin Mustang
580:10th Air Division
576:11th Air Division
367:P-61 Black Widows
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5154:
5151:
5150:
5149:
5146:
5116:
5115:
5113:
5112:
5111:
5109:
5104:
5103:
5098:
5093:
5090:
5089:
5088:
5085:
5055:
5054:
5052:
5051:
5050:
5048:
5043:
5042:
5037:
5032:
5029:
5028:
5027:
5024:
4994:
4993:
4991:
4990:
4989:
4987:
4982:
4981:
4976:
4971:
4968:
4967:
4966:
4963:
4931:
4930:
4928:
4927:
4926:
4924:
4919:
4918:
4913:
4908:
4905:
4904:
4903:
4900:
4852:
4851:
4835:Aleutian Islands
4789:
4788:
4786:
4785:
4784:
4782:
4777:
4776:
4771:
4766:
4763:
4762:
4761:
4758:
4726:
4725:
4723:
4722:
4721:
4719:
4714:
4713:
4708:
4703:
4700:
4699:
4698:
4695:
4663:
4662:
4660:
4659:
4658:
4656:
4655:Oliktok LRR A-19
4651:
4650:
4645:
4640:
4637:
4636:
4635:
4632:
4599:
4598:
4596:
4595:
4594:
4592:
4587:
4586:
4581:
4576:
4573:
4572:
4571:
4568:
4536:
4535:
4533:
4532:
4531:
4529:
4524:
4523:
4518:
4513:
4510:
4509:
4508:
4505:
4472:
4471:
4469:
4468:
4467:
4465:
4460:
4459:
4454:
4449:
4446:
4445:
4444:
4441:
4408:
4407:
4405:
4404:
4403:
4401:
4396:
4395:
4390:
4385:
4382:
4381:
4380:
4377:
4344:
4343:
4341:
4340:
4339:
4337:
4332:
4331:
4326:
4321:
4318:
4317:
4316:
4313:
4277:
4276:
4235:
4234:
4232:
4231:
4230:
4228:
4223:
4222:
4217:
4212:
4209:
4208:
4207:
4204:
4168:
4167:
4165:
4164:
4163:
4161:
4156:
4155:
4150:
4145:
4142:
4141:
4140:
4137:
4100:
4099:
4097:
4096:
4095:
4093:
4088:
4087:
4082:
4077:
4074:
4073:
4072:
4069:
4033:
4032:
4030:
4029:
4028:
4026:
4021:
4020:
4015:
4010:
4007:
4006:
4005:
4002:
3965:
3964:
3962:
3961:
3960:
3958:
3953:
3952:
3947:
3942:
3939:
3938:
3937:
3934:
3898:
3897:
3895:
3894:
3893:
3891:
3886:
3885:
3880:
3875:
3872:
3871:
3870:
3867:
3829:
3828:
3826:
3825:
3824:
3822:
3817:
3816:
3811:
3806:
3803:
3802:
3801:
3798:
3762:
3761:
3759:
3758:
3757:
3755:
3750:
3749:
3744:
3739:
3736:
3735:
3734:
3731:
3694:
3693:
3691:
3690:
3689:
3687:
3682:
3681:
3676:
3671:
3668:
3667:
3666:
3663:
3626:
3625:
3623:
3622:
3621:
3619:
3614:
3613:
3608:
3603:
3600:
3599:
3598:
3595:
3558:
3557:
3555:
3554:
3553:
3551:
3546:
3545:
3540:
3535:
3532:
3531:
3530:
3527:
3488:
3487:
3485:
3484:
3483:
3481:
3476:
3475:
3470:
3465:
3462:
3461:
3460:
3457:
3421:
3420:
3418:
3417:
3416:
3414:
3413:Campion AFS F-08
3409:
3408:
3403:
3398:
3395:
3394:
3393:
3390:
3353:
3352:
3350:
3349:
3348:
3346:
3341:
3340:
3335:
3330:
3327:
3326:
3325:
3322:
3285:
3284:
3282:
3281:
3280:
3278:
3273:
3272:
3267:
3262:
3259:
3258:
3257:
3254:
3217:
3216:
3214:
3213:
3212:
3210:
3205:
3204:
3199:
3194:
3191:
3190:
3189:
3186:
3149:
3148:
3146:
3145:
3144:
3142:
3137:
3136:
3131:
3126:
3123:
3122:
3121:
3118:
3081:
3080:
3078:
3077:
3076:
3074:
3069:
3068:
3063:
3058:
3055:
3054:
3053:
3050:
3011:
3010:
3008:
3007:
3006:
3004:
2999:
2998:
2993:
2988:
2985:
2984:
2983:
2980:
2943:
2942:
2940:
2939:
2938:
2936:
2931:
2930:
2925:
2920:
2917:
2916:
2915:
2912:
2866:
2865:
2838:
2837:
2835:
2834:
2833:
2831:
2826:
2825:
2820:
2815:
2812:
2811:
2810:
2807:
2790:Cold Bay Airport
2783:
2782:
2780:
2779:
2778:
2776:
2771:
2770:
2765:
2760:
2757:
2756:
2755:
2752:
2728:
2727:
2725:
2724:
2723:
2721:
2716:
2715:
2710:
2705:
2702:
2701:
2700:
2697:
2665:
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2647:
2642:
2639:
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2470:
2467:
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2433:
2428:
2423:
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2418:
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2384:
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2380:
2379:
2377:
2372:
2371:
2366:
2361:
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2357:
2356:
2353:
2325:
2324:
2322:
2321:
2320:
2318:
2313:
2312:
2307:
2302:
2299:
2298:
2297:
2294:
2278:
2259:
2258:
2256:
2255:
2254:
2252:
2247:
2246:
2241:
2236:
2233:
2232:
2231:
2228:
2207:
2206:
2204:
2203:
2202:
2200:
2195:
2194:
2189:
2184:
2181:
2180:
2179:
2176:
2155:
2154:
2152:
2151:
2150:
2148:
2143:
2142:
2137:
2132:
2129:
2128:
2127:
2124:
2110:
2109:
2107:
2106:
2105:
2103:
2098:
2097:
2092:
2087:
2084:
2083:
2082:
2079:
2065:
2064:
2062:
2061:
2060:
2058:
2053:
2052:
2047:
2042:
2039:
2038:
2037:
2034:
2020:
2019:
2017:
2016:
2015:
2013:
2008:
2007:
2002:
1997:
1994:
1993:
1992:
1989:
1870:
1752:
1598:
1428:was assigned to
1304:C-141 Starlifter
928:and Gambrell on
861:F-106 Delta Dart
842:missile capable
719:P-61 Black Widow
717:Replaced by the
522:, deployed from
490:routes over the
442:Thornborough AFB
407:Aleutian Islands
382:Aleutian Islands
300:Alaska Territory
298:, assets in the
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6077:Brownlow Point
6048:
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5988:Kogru DEW POW-B
5987:
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5735:
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5709:
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5672:
5670:
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5664:
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5469:
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5398:
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5340:
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5280:
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5107:
5105:
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5022:
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5018:
5017:
4985:
4983:
4979:
4977:
4973:
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4969:
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4961:
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4909:
4906:
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4879:
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4778:
4774:
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4764:
4759:
4756:
4754:
4752:
4751:
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4717:
4715:
4711:
4709:
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4704:
4701:
4696:
4693:
4691:
4689:
4688:
4673:
4654:
4652:
4648:
4646:
4642:
4641:
4638:
4633:
4630:
4628:
4626:
4625:
4609:
4590:
4588:
4584:
4582:
4578:
4577:
4574:
4569:
4566:
4564:
4562:
4561:
4546:
4527:
4525:
4521:
4519:
4515:
4514:
4511:
4506:
4503:
4501:
4499:
4498:
4482:
4463:
4461:
4457:
4455:
4451:
4450:
4447:
4442:
4439:
4437:
4435:
4434:
4418:
4399:
4397:
4393:
4391:
4387:
4386:
4383:
4378:
4375:
4373:
4371:
4370:
4354:
4335:
4333:
4329:
4327:
4323:
4322:
4319:
4314:
4311:
4309:
4307:
4306:
4267:
4226:
4224:
4220:
4218:
4214:
4213:
4210:
4205:
4202:
4200:
4198:
4197:
4159:
4157:
4153:
4151:
4147:
4146:
4143:
4138:
4135:
4133:
4131:
4130:
4091:
4089:
4085:
4083:
4079:
4078:
4075:
4070:
4067:
4065:
4063:
4062:
4024:
4022:
4018:
4016:
4012:
4011:
4008:
4003:
4000:
3998:
3996:
3995:
3956:
3954:
3950:
3948:
3944:
3943:
3940:
3935:
3932:
3930:
3928:
3927:
3890:Bethel AFS F-21
3889:
3887:
3883:
3881:
3877:
3876:
3873:
3868:
3865:
3863:
3861:
3860:
3849:
3820:
3818:
3814:
3812:
3808:
3807:
3804:
3799:
3796:
3794:
3792:
3791:
3753:
3751:
3747:
3745:
3741:
3740:
3737:
3732:
3729:
3727:
3725:
3724:
3685:
3683:
3679:
3677:
3673:
3672:
3669:
3664:
3661:
3659:
3657:
3656:
3617:
3615:
3611:
3609:
3605:
3604:
3601:
3596:
3593:
3591:
3589:
3588:
3549:
3547:
3543:
3541:
3537:
3536:
3533:
3528:
3525:
3523:
3521:
3520:
3508:
3479:
3477:
3473:
3471:
3467:
3466:
3463:
3458:
3455:
3453:
3451:
3450:
3412:
3410:
3406:
3404:
3400:
3399:
3396:
3391:
3388:
3386:
3384:
3383:
3344:
3342:
3338:
3336:
3332:
3331:
3328:
3323:
3320:
3318:
3316:
3315:
3276:
3274:
3270:
3268:
3264:
3263:
3260:
3255:
3252:
3250:
3248:
3247:
3208:
3206:
3202:
3200:
3196:
3195:
3192:
3187:
3184:
3182:
3180:
3179:
3140:
3138:
3134:
3132:
3128:
3127:
3124:
3119:
3116:
3114:
3112:
3111:
3072:
3070:
3066:
3064:
3060:
3059:
3056:
3051:
3048:
3046:
3044:
3043:
3039:King Salmon AFS
3031:
3002:
3000:
2996:
2994:
2990:
2989:
2986:
2981:
2978:
2976:
2974:
2973:
2969:Murphy Dome AFS
2934:
2932:
2928:
2926:
2922:
2921:
2918:
2913:
2910:
2908:
2906:
2905:
2901:Fire Island AFS
2861:
2856:
2829:
2827:
2823:
2821:
2817:
2816:
2813:
2808:
2805:
2803:
2801:
2800:
2775:Thornbrough AFB
2774:
2772:
2768:
2766:
2762:
2761:
2758:
2753:
2750:
2748:
2746:
2745:
2719:
2717:
2713:
2711:
2707:
2706:
2703:
2698:
2695:
2693:
2691:
2690:
2656:
2654:
2650:
2648:
2644:
2643:
2640:
2635:
2632:
2630:
2628:
2627:
2601:
2599:
2595:
2593:
2589:
2588:
2585:
2580:
2577:
2575:
2573:
2572:
2560:Fort Wainwright
2544:
2542:
2538:
2536:
2532:
2531:
2528:
2523:
2520:
2518:
2516:
2515:
2489:
2487:
2483:
2481:
2477:
2476:
2473:
2468:
2465:
2463:
2461:
2460:
2437:
2435:
2431:
2429:
2425:
2424:
2421:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2409:
2408:
2389:Transferred to
2375:
2373:
2369:
2367:
2363:
2362:
2359:
2354:
2351:
2349:
2347:
2346:
2330:Transferred to
2316:
2314:
2310:
2308:
2304:
2303:
2300:
2295:
2292:
2290:
2288:
2287:
2275:
2250:
2248:
2244:
2242:
2238:
2237:
2234:
2229:
2226:
2224:
2222:
2221:
2199:King Salmon APT
2198:
2196:
2192:
2190:
2186:
2185:
2182:
2177:
2174:
2172:
2170:
2169:
2146:
2144:
2140:
2138:
2134:
2133:
2130:
2125:
2122:
2120:
2118:
2117:
2101:
2099:
2095:
2093:
2089:
2088:
2085:
2080:
2077:
2075:
2073:
2072:
2056:
2054:
2050:
2048:
2044:
2043:
2040:
2035:
2032:
2030:
2028:
2027:
2011:
2009:
2005:
2003:
1999:
1998:
1995:
1990:
1987:
1985:
1983:
1982:
1970:
1965:
1927:
1898:Re-designated:
1867:
1862:
1811:
1744:
1739:
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1223:Fort Wainwright
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992:Indian Mountain
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875:F-4E Phantom II
802:Murphy Dome AFS
798:Fire Island AFS
786:F-89C Scorpions
659:
643:Fort Wainwright
556:
496:B-36 Peacemaker
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375:Elmendorf Field
335:Mariana Islands
308:Army Air Forces
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6682:USAFE–AFAFRICA
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2273:Inactive Bases
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2264:Co-located at
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1091:
1088:
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1038:C-130 Hercules
1034:C-123 Provider
1023:Unalakleet AFS
1019:Fort Yukon AFS
965:Northeast Cape
882:
879:
844:F-89J Scorpion
658:
655:
603:Galena Airport
555:
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524:Smoky Hill AAB
500:B-47 Stratojet
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4558:Point Lonely
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4495:Point Barrow
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6972:Uniforms and
6624:USAF Academy
6513:2020–present
6337:
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5453:Cape Sabine
5197:Port Heiden
5136:Port Moller
4889:Cold Bay AFS
4870:Inactivated
4839:
4820:
4292:Inactivated
4272:
4268:
4126:Cold Bay AFS
3991:Kotzebue AFS
3516:Tatalina AFS
3107:Tin City AFS
2890:Inactivated
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2617:Nome Airport
2317:Amchatka AFB
1972:
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1572:Alaska Range
1517:
1507:once again.
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1479:Exxon Valdez
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1468:Inactivation
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1458:Soviet Union
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595:Alaska Range
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488:great circle
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422:Amchatka AFB
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292:World War II
289:
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179:Headquarters
169:Part of
80:
65:
59:January 2013
56:
37:
7105:Honor Guard
7066:Core Values
7010:History and
6228: /
6215:142°18′43″W
6167: /
6154:143°38′21″W
6102: /
6089:144°50′09″W
6041: /
6028:148°40′46″W
5980: /
5967:152°15′56″W
5919: /
5906:154°43′39″W
5858: /
5845:146°51′19″W
5793: /
5780:149°53′22″W
5728: /
5715:153°14′23″W
5665: /
5652:156°38′10″W
5600: /
5587:158°15′32″W
5539: /
5526:161°54′40″W
5478: /
5465:163°51′25″W
5417: /
5404:159°52′12″W
5392:Wainwright
5354: /
5341:163°00′27″W
5289: /
5276:166°09′00″W
5222: /
5209:158°39′09″W
5161: /
5148:160°30′01″W
5100: /
5087:164°52′34″W
5039: /
5026:166°54′18″W
4978: /
4965:168°51′15″W
4915: /
4902:162°53′08″W
4773: /
4760:143°38′21″W
4710: /
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4647: /
4634:149°53′22″W
4583: /
4570:153°14′23″W
4520: /
4507:156°38′10″W
4456: /
4443:159°59′12″W
4431:Wainwright
4392: /
4379:163°00′28″W
4328: /
4315:151°16′59″W
4219: /
4206:150°03′06″W
4152: /
4139:162°53′08″W
4084: /
4071:151°32′05″W
4017: /
4004:162°35′42″W
3949: /
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3882: /
3869:161°52′58″W
3813: /
3800:160°45′04″W
3746: /
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3678: /
3665:155°35′47″W
3610: /
3597:145°12′34″W
3542: /
3529:156°00′51″W
3472: /
3459:168°58′19″W
3405: /
3392:156°43′41″W
3379:Campion AFS
3337: /
3324:166°09′00″W
3269: /
3256:165°57′43″W
3201: /
3188:162°04′34″W
3133: /
3120:168°00′43″W
3065: /
3052:156°40′11″W
2995: /
2982:148°21′26″W
2927: /
2914:150°13′05″W
2830:Walseth AFB
2822: /
2809:149°25′07″W
2767: /
2754:162°43′32″W
2712: /
2699:166°51′23″W
2649: /
2636:149°04′26″W
2594: /
2581:165°26′43″W
2537: /
2524:147°36′52″W
2482: /
2469:176°38′46″W
2430: /
2417:167°53′51″W
2398:Fort Greely
2393:, July 1947
2368: /
2355:145°43′12″W
2334:, July 1947
2309: /
2296:179°15′32″E
2268:, Anchorage
2243: /
2230:149°58′19″W
2191: /
2178:156°38′57″W
2139: /
2126:156°56′15″W
2094: /
2081:174°06′49″E
2057:Eielson AFB
2049: /
2036:147°06′05″W
2004: /
1991:149°48′23″W
1368:MacDill AFB
1315:Realignment
1289:McChord AFB
1216:(ICBM) and
1207:Vietnam War
988:Fire Island
984:Murphy Dome
980:King Salmon
926:King Salmon
868:the Navy's
821:McChord AFB
775:, based at
761:F-86H Sabre
515:Eielson AFB
51:introducing
7155:Categories
7012:traditions
6931:Training:
6775:Nineteenth
6770:Eighteenth
6439:Leadership
6292:References
6234: (
6212:69°53′11″N
6173: (
6151:70°07′49″N
6108: (
6086:69°58′29″N
6047: (
6025:70°24′10″N
5986: (
5964:70°34′36″N
5925: (
5903:71°03′26″N
5864: (
5842:70°10′34″N
5799: (
5777:70°29′54″N
5734: (
5712:70°54′37″N
5671: (
5649:71°19′38″N
5606: (
5584:70°48′29″N
5575:Peard Bay
5545: (
5523:70°17′23″N
5484: (
5462:69°01′27″N
5423: (
5401:70°36′37″N
5360: (
5338:69°44′26″N
5329:Point Lay
5295: (
5273:68°52′12″N
5228: (
5206:56°58′38″N
5194:Aleutians
5167: (
5145:55°58′41″N
5133:Aleutians
5106: (
5084:54°35′32″N
5072:Aleutians
5045: (
5023:53°58′28″N
5011:Aleutians
4984: (
4962:52°58′16″N
4950:Aleutians
4921: (
4899:55°15′49″N
4885:Aleutians
4867:Activated
4815:See also:
4800:See also:
4779: (
4757:70°07′49″N
4716: (
4694:70°10′34″N
4653: (
4631:70°29′54″N
4610:See also:
4589: (
4567:70°54′37″N
4526: (
4504:71°19′38″N
4483:See also:
4462: (
4440:70°36′37″N
4419:See also:
4398: (
4376:69°44′26″N
4367:Point Lay
4355:See also:
4334: (
4312:60°36′55″N
4289:Activated
4225: (
4203:61°45′15″N
4158: (
4136:55°15′49″N
4090: (
4068:59°42′50″N
4023: (
4001:66°50′35″N
3955: (
3933:59°27′12″N
3888: (
3866:60°47′07″N
3856:Bethel AFS
3819: (
3797:63°55′04″N
3752: (
3730:66°04′08″N
3684: (
3662:61°07′09″N
3616: (
3594:66°33′39″N
3548: (
3526:62°55′45″N
3478: (
3456:63°17′25″N
3411: (
3389:64°42′21″N
3343: (
3321:68°52′12″N
3275: (
3253:61°47′23″N
3207: (
3185:58°37′36″N
3139: (
3117:65°34′33″N
3071: (
3049:58°41′33″N
3001: (
2979:64°57′07″N
2933: (
2911:61°08′28″N
2887:Activated
2828: (
2806:60°07′36″N
2773: (
2751:55°12′22″N
2718: (
2696:65°15′41″N
2657:Nenana AFB
2655: (
2633:64°32′50″N
2600: (
2578:64°30′44″N
2543: (
2521:64°50′15″N
2488: (
2466:51°52′41″N
2436: (
2414:53°22′29″N
2374: (
2352:63°59′42″N
2315: (
2293:51°22′37″N
2251:Kulis ANGB
2249: (
2227:61°09′47″N
2197: (
2175:58°40′36″N
2147:Galena AFB
2145: (
2123:64°44′10″N
2102:Shemya AFB
2100: (
2078:52°42′44″N
2055: (
2033:64°39′56″N
2010: (
1988:61°15′05″N
1553:Components
1449:E-3 Sentry
1402:AN/FPS-117
1300:C-5 Galaxy
1199:See also:
1149:See also:
1060:See also:
1036:and later
1015:Bethel AFS
996:Sparrevohn
777:George AFB
763:-equipped
750:Korean War
492:North Pole
478:, Florida.
456:See also:
446:Shemya AFB
355:Ladd Field
319:Shemya AAF
34:references
6991:Equipment
6974:equipment
6905:RED HORSE
6865:Personnel
6822:Squadrons
6780:Twentieth
6765:Sixteenth
6760:Fifteenth
6568:Structure
6508:2010–2019
6503:2000–2009
6498:1940–1959
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