Elmendorf Air Force Base
United States military facility in Anchorage, Alaska / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Elmendorf Air Force Base | |||||||||
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Anchorage, Alaska in the United States of America | |||||||||
Coordinates | 61°15′05″N 149°48′23″W | ||||||||
Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
Website | www.elmendorf.af.mil | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1940 (1940) (as Elmendorf Field) | ||||||||
In use | 1940 – 2010 2010 – present (as Joint Base) | ||||||||
Fate | Merged in 2010 to become an element of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF, WMO: 702720 | ||||||||
Elevation | 64.9 metres (213 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] |
It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command (ALCOM), Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Eleventh Air Force (11 AF), the 673d Air Base Wing, the 3rd Wing, the 176th Wing and other tenant units.
In 2010, it was amalgamated with nearby Fort Richardson to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The adjacent facilities 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 United States Pacific Command's theater staging and throughput requirements.