Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson
Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States military facility in Anchorage, Alaska. It is joint base formed from the United States Air Force's Elmendorf Air Force Base and the United States Army's Fort Richardson, which were merged in 2010.
| Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | |||||||||
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| Anchorage, Alaska in United States | |||||||||
3rd Wing Change of Command - July 2022 | |||||||||
JB Elmendorf-Richardson Location in Alaska | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 61°15′05″N 149°48′23″W | ||||||||
| Type | US military Joint Base | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Department of Defense | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1940 (as Elmendorf Field and Fort Richardson) | ||||||||
| In use | 2010 (as Joint Base) | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Garrison | 673rd Air Base Wing (Host) | ||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
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 USINDOPACOM's theater staging and throughput requirements.
It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Command (ALCOM), Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Joint Task Force-Alaska (JTF-AK), Eleventh Air Force (11 AF), the 673d Air Base Wing, the 3rd Wing, the 176th Wing and other Tenant Units.