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Eielson Air Force Base ( IATA: EIL, ICAO: PAEI, FAA LID: EIL) is a United States Air Force (USAF) base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska, and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska. It was established in 1943 as Mile 26 Satellite Field and redesignated Eielson Air Force Base on 13 January 1948.
Elmendorf Air Force Base ( IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States Air Force (USAF) facility in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II . It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command (ALCOM), Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Eleventh Air Force (11 AF ...
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson ( IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States military facility in Anchorage, Alaska. It is a joint base formed from the United States Air Force 's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army 's Fort Richardson, which were merged in 2010. [ 2]
The Joint Military Mall, also located on Elmendorf, provides post exchange and commissary services. The post's largest military tenant is the Alaska National Guard, with facilities at Camp Carroll and Camp Denali. Fort Richardson also hosts several non-military activities, including a United States National Cemetery and a state-owned fish ...
Umnak Island, Aleutian Islands, 1942-1947, Closed 1947, now abandoned. Fort Morrow Army Airfield, 56°57′24″N 158°38′18″W. Port Heiden, Alaska Territory, 1941-1945, Closed 1945, now Port Heiden Airport. Fort Randall Army Airfield, 55°11′56″N 162°43′15″W. Cold Bay, Alaska Territory, Opened March 1942.
The command is made up of the following military forces: Eleventh Air Force, headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base; 11th Airborne Division, headquartered at Fort Richardson; United States Naval Forces Alaska, headquartered in Juneau, Alaska
The Alaskan Command (ALCOM) was created in January 1947. As the first Unified Command under the Department of Defense, ALCOM was headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage where it controlled all military forces in Alaska. The Alaskan Department changed its name again in 1947.
Thornbrough Air Force Base. / 55.20528°N 162.72444°W / 55.20528; -162.72444. Thornbrough Air Force Base is a former facility of the United States Air Force in Cold Bay, Alaska. Following its closure, it was redeveloped into Cold Bay Airport .