title: Sitka National Cemetery
673d Air Base Wing
87th Air Base Wing
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
Peterson Air Force Base
Fort Richardson (Alaska)
Fort Richardson National Cemetery
Double cantilever hangar
Elmendorf Air Force Base
sentences: Sitka National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Sitka, Alaska.
 It encompasses 4.3 acre , and as of the end of 2005 had 1,049 interments.
 It is administered as part of the Fort Richardson National Cemetery by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.
The 673d Air Base Wing is the support unit for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a combination of the United States Air Force's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army's Fort Richardson.
 The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission called for the combination of the two installations.
 The wing replaced the 673d Air Base Wing (Provisional), which had been formed in January 2009, primarily from elements of the 3d Mission Support Group.
The 87th Air Base Wing is the host wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey and its headquarters are on the McGuire Air Force Base portion of the Joint Base.
 The wing provides installation support to commands at McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix, and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst.
 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is the Department of Defense's (DoD) only tri-service joint base that consolidated Air Force, Army, and Navy installations.
 Base officials refer to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as "JB MDL".
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) , or J-BER as it is known to most military members, is a United States military facility in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.
 It is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army's Fort Richardson, which were merged in 2010.
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army installation north of Leavenworth, Kansas.
 It was officially established in 1862, but was used as a burial ground as early as 1844.
 The cemetery is the resting place of eight Medal of Honor recipients, but most are the unknown soldiers of war.
 It was named for Brigadier General Henry Leavenworth, who was re-interred there in 1902 from Woodland Cemetery in Delhi, New York.
 Administered by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, it occupies approximately 36.1 acre and was site to 22,679 interments, as of the end of 2005.
 It is maintained by Leavenworth National Cemetery.
Peterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, also having the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters.
 Developed as a World War II air support base for Camp Carson, the facility conducted Army Air Forces training and supported Cold War air defense centers at the nearby Ent Air Force Base, Chidlaw Building, and Cheyenne Mountain Complex.
 The base has been the location of the Air Force Space Command headquarters since 1987 and has had NORAD/NORTHCOM command center operations since the 2006 Cheyenne Mountain Realignment placed the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex centers on standby.
Fort Richardson was a United States Army installation in the U.S. state of Alaska, adjacent to the city of Anchorage.
 In 2010, it was merged with nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
Fort Richardson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located on the Fort Richardson United States Army installation near Anchorage, Alaska.
 It encompasses 39 acre and as of the end of 2006, it had 4,527 interments.
 For much of the year, the grave sites are inaccessible due to snow fall.
A Double cantilever hangar is a type of hangar that was constructed by the United States Air Force during the Cold War.
 Large hangers were constructed at Castle Air Force Base, Loring Air Force Base, Carswell Air Force Base, and Travis Air Force Base, while smaller hangars were constructed at March Air Force Base, Edwards Air Force Base, Hanscom Air Force Base, and Homestead Air Force Base.
Elmendorf Air Force Base (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States military facility in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.
 Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II, and in 2010 it merged with nearby Fort Richardson to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.

Question: Question: Fort Richardson National Cemetery is part of the installation that merged with what nearby Air Force Base? 

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 Sitka National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located in the city of Sitka, Alaska.
 It encompasses 4.3 acre , and as of the end of 2005 had 1,049 interments.
 It is administered as part of the Fort Richardson National Cemetery by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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 The 673d Air Base Wing is the support unit for Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, a combination of the United States Air Force's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army's Fort Richardson.
 The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission called for the combination of the two installations.
 The wing replaced the 673d Air Base Wing (Provisional), which had been formed in January 2009, primarily from elements of the 3d Mission Support Group. 

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 The 87th Air Base Wing is the host wing at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey and its headquarters are on the McGuire Air Force Base portion of the Joint Base.
 The wing provides installation support to commands at McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix, and Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst.
 Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst is the Department of Defense's (DoD) only tri-service joint base that consolidated Air Force, Army, and Navy installations.
 Base officials refer to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst as "JB MDL". 

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 Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) , or J-BER as it is known to most military members, is a United States military facility in Anchorage, the largest city in Alaska.
 It is an amalgamation of the United States Air Force's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army's Fort Richardson, which were merged in 2010. 

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 Peterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, also having the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters.
 Developed as a World War II air support base for Camp Carson, the facility conducted Army Air Forces training and supported Cold War air defense centers at the nearby Ent Air Force Base, Chidlaw Building, and Cheyenne Mountain Complex.
 The base has been the location of the Air Force Space Command headquarters since 1987 and has had NORAD/NORTHCOM command center operations since the 2006 Cheyenne Mountain Realignment placed the nearby Cheyenne Mountain Complex centers on standby. 

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 Fort Richardson was a United States Army installation in the U.S. state of Alaska, adjacent to the city of Anchorage.
 In 2010, it was merged with nearby Elmendorf Air Force Base to form Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. 

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 Fort Richardson National Cemetery is a United States National Cemetery located on the Fort Richardson United States Army installation near Anchorage, Alaska.
 It encompasses 39 acre and as of the end of 2006, it had 4,527 interments.
 For much of the year, the grave sites are inaccessible due to snow fall. 

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 A Double cantilever hangar is a type of hangar that was constructed by the United States Air Force during the Cold War.
 Large hangers were constructed at Castle Air Force Base, Loring Air Force Base, Carswell Air Force Base, and Travis Air Force Base, while smaller hangars were constructed at March Air Force Base, Edwards Air Force Base, Hanscom Air Force Base, and Homestead Air Force Base. 

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Answer: Elmendorf