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Looks like the base in right next to Fairbanks, Alaska https://goo.gl/maps/3HBnJAtu5HnqXyyy9 https://goo.gl/maps/3HBnJAtu5HnqXyyy9 That must be a busy place fo
by dmix 3y ago
Looks like the base in right next to Fairbanks, Alaska https://goo.gl/maps/3HBnJAtu5HnqXyyy9 https://goo.gl/maps/3HBnJAtu5HnqXyyy9
That must be a busy place for intercepting Russian aircraft. They've got 54 F-35's flying out of there and a bunch of surveillance crafts (+ apparently plenty of US army doing winter training, with some frequent Canadian visitors):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eielson_Air_Force_Base https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eielson_Air_Force_Base
Apparently the base almost closed down following the cold war but then the northern pacific became a hot zone again with Russia and China.
- mike_d 3y agoThe base supports JPARC which is the primary cold weather training area for the entire DoD. They also house a massive refueling operation since tons of military APAC to CONUS flights pass right by Alaska.