page_title: Elmendorf Air Force Base
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Elmendorf Air Force Base / History
caption_attribution_description: English: A C-17 Globemaster III takes off from Elmendorf Air Force Base March 26. Col. Thomas Bergeson, 3rd Wing commander and F-22 Raptor pilot, was behind the controls of the aircraft for the first time. The flight included a KC-135 Stratotanker refuel, tactical arrivals and departures at Allen Army Airfield and low-level flying. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff. Sgt. Brian Ferguson)
context_page_description: Elmendorf Air Force Base was a United States Air Force facility in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II.
  It was the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command, Alaskan NORAD Region, Eleventh Air Force, 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 was 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.
caption: A C-17 Globemaster III taking off from Elmendorf Air Force Base on 26 March 2010
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