Defending Attack from the North: Alaska's Forward Operating Bases During the Cold War
Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project
Year: 2021
Summary
The Alaskan forward operating bases (FOBs) played a significant role in the United States’ strategic air defense in the early Cold War. Because the Alaskan FOBs were located close to the Soviet Union, and more importantly, close to Soviet bases used for bomber operations, the fighters stationed there could and did intercept the major share of Soviet aircraft that ventured into American airspace. This booklet presents the history of the FOBs and was compiled from a variety of sources, including recently declassified military histories and interviews with veterans and long-time contractors at the installations.
Cite this Record
Defending Attack from the North: Alaska's Forward Operating Bases During the Cold War. 2021 ( tDAR id: 459076) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459076
Keywords
Investigation Types
Ethnohistoric Research
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Historic Background Research
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Records Search / Inventory Checking
General
11th Air Force
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611th
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611th Air Support Group
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611th Civil Engineer Squadron
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Alaskan Forward Operating Bases
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Brochure Booklet
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Historic Summary
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Oral History
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Pacific Air Forces
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Soviet Bases
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United States Air Force
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Veterans
Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory)
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Galena
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King Salmon
Temporal Keywords
Cold War Era
Spatial Coverage
min long: 178.819; min lat: 50.989 ; max long: -139.732; max lat: 71.49 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): 611th Air Support Group CRM Manager
File Information
| Name | Size | Creation Date | Date Uploaded | Access | |
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| ANL_et_al_0000.pdf | 943.58kb | Mar 16, 2021 10:51:59 AM | Confidential |
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