Cape Air Force Base also known as Fort Glenn Army Air Base, is a site significant for its role in World War II fighting, operating alongside Naval Air Facility...
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at Fort Glenn was a military site significant for its role in World War II. It consists of Fort Glenn, an airfield of the United States Army Air Corps...
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Langley Air Force Base (IATA: LFI, ICAO: KLFI, FAA LID: LFI) is a United States Air Force base located in Hampton, Virginia, adjacent to Newport News....
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during World War II, when he was an officer in the US Army Air Forces. His civilian band, Glenn Miller and His Orchestra were one of the most popular...
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Offutt Air Force Base /ˈɒfʌt/ (IATA: OFF, ICAO: KOFF, FAA LID: OFF) is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska...
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Harrison Air Force Base. The Tenth Air Force was moved from Omaha, Nebraska, and headquartered at both Schoen Field on Fort Harrison and Stout Army Air Field...
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73rd Special Operations Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
the Aleutian Islands in June 1942 the squadron was reassigned to Fort Glenn Army Air Base on Adak Island. It and began flying combat missions over the captured...
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Army in 1947, the newly-formed United States Air Force (USAF) assumed control of the original Fort Richardson and renamed it Elmendorf Air Force Base...
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Aleutian Islands campaign (redirect from Aleutian Island's Air War)
the recently built Fort Glenn Army Air Base on the island of Umnak 70 miles (110 km) west of Dutch Harbor. Army strength, less air force personnel, at...
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2010, Randolph AFB merged with Lackland Air Force Base and the US Army's Fort Sam Houston to form Joint Base San Antonio. Randolph AFB was named after...
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Fort George G. Meade is a United States Army installation located in Maryland, that includes the Defense Information School, the Defense Media Activity...
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Alaska, although an American airstrip and military base on the north of the island, Fort Glenn Army Air Base (abandoned by 1950) repelled Japanese forces....
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Islands, 1,400 kilometers (870 mi) from Anchorage. The former Fort Glenn Army Air Base is on the eastern side of the volcano. Some unmaintained trails...
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Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base, located approximately 7 miles (11 km) southwest of Clovis, New Mexico. The host unit at Cannon...
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establishment of Adak Army Airfield (Code Name A-2, also "Longview") on 30 August 1942 gave the United States Army Air Forces a forward base to attack the Japanese...
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the post was re-designated Fort Wolters, a permanent military installation and U.S. Army Primary Helicopter Center. The base was deactivated in 1973. The...
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Salt Lake City International Airport (redirect from Salt Lake City Army Air Base)
York City and San Francisco. As air travel became more popular and the United States Army Air Forces established a base at the airport during World War...
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11th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
Fort Randall Army Air Field, Alaska, 25 May-c. 1 September 1942 Detachment at Fort Glenn Army Air Base, Alaska, 26 May–June 1942 Fort Glenn Army Air Base...
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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...
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Gardner, Kansas, Navy Base. Future astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn received flight training there. The use of this Naval Air Station continued after...
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was announced that subject to Base Realignment and Closure Act, Fort Gillem would eventually be closed and First Army headquarters relocated to Rock...
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Eareckson Air Station (IATA: SYA, ICAO: PASY), formerly Shemya Air Force Base, is a United States Air Force military airport located on the island of...
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Japanese attacked Dutch Harbor, Alaska. The squadron's air echelon moved to Fort Glenn Army Air Base, on Umnak Island, Alaska to reinforce the 28th Composite...
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Glenn Kay Otis (March 15, 1929 – February 21, 2013) was a United States Army four-star general who served as Commanding General, United States Army Training...
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and at Muir Army Airfield at Fort Indiantown Gap. Flying and notable non-flying units based at Harrisburg Field Air National Guard Base. Air National Guard...
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Ranger School (redirect from U.S. Army Ranger School)
United States Army Air Assault School United States Army Airborne School United States Army Reconnaissance and Surveillance Leaders Course "Fort Benning Student...
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Commanding General, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) & Fort Campbell". Fort Campbell, U.S. Army. Retrieved 22 July 2023. Frank, Brianna (20 July...
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California during World War II (section US Army Bases)
Army Air Field Lookout Mountain Air Force Station Chico Field Wendover Air Force Base` Santa Ana Army Air Base Palm Springs Air Base Fresno Air Base Chiriaco...
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Warbirds from across Europe and America. Fort Lauderdale Air Show (formerly Fort Lauderdale Air and Sea Show) Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US. The Flying Circus...
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Eglin Air Force Base, a United States Air Force base located southwest of Valparaiso, Florida, was established in 1935 as the Valparaiso Bombing and Gunnery...
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