Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Alaska - Alaska World War II Army Airfields, Alexai Point Army Airfield, Amchitka Air Force Base, Ann (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 35. Chapters: Alaska World War II Army Airfields, Alexai Point Army Airfield, Amchitka Air Force Base, Annette Island Airport, Cape Field at Fort Glenn, Casco Cove Coast Guard Station, Cold Bay Airport, Edward G. Pitka Sr. Airport, Eielson Air Force Base, Gakona Landing Strip, Gambell Airport, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Juneau International Airport, Kiska Army Airfield, Ladd Army Airfield, Naknek Airport, Naval Air Facility Adak, Nome Airport, Ogliuga Island Army Airfield, Port Heiden Airport, Seward Airport, Yakutat Airport. Excerpt: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States military facility in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska. It is an amalgamation of the former United States Air Force Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army Fort Richardson, which were merged in 2010. The facilities, which have always shared the same relative geographic position, were officially combined by the 2005 Base Closure and Realignment Commission. Its mission is to support and defend U.S. interests in the Asia Pacific region and around the world by providing units who are ready for worldwide air power projection and a base that is capable of meeting PACOM's theater staging and throughput requirements. It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Command (ALCOM), Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Joint Task Force-Alaska (JTF-AK), Eleventh Air Force (11 AF), the 673d Air Base Wing, the 3rd Wing, the 176th Wing and other Tenant Units. Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), holds the distinction of being one of 12 Joint Bases that were created in BRAC 2005. The 673d ABW consists of four groups that operate and maintain the joint base for air sovereignty, combat training, force staging and throughput operations in support of worldwide contingencies. The installation hosts the headquarters...