History of Alaska's Operating Bases (FOBs): The Soviet Bomber Threat and North American Air Defenses during the Cold War

Part of the 611th Air Support Group Resources project

Author(s): Mandy Whorton; Gustavious Williams; Alan M. Alpert

Year: 2001

Summary

In 1997, the Air Force, in consultation with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), determined that the Air Force's Forward Operating Base (FOB) mission in Alaska was exceptionally important in the context of bomber warning and defense during the Cold War period (1948- 1989). The Air Force established historic districts encompassing a number of properties at each of the two primary Alaskan FOB installations, Galena and King Salmon Airports. The Alaska SHPO assigned the districts Alaska Historic Record Survey (AHRS) numbers: NUL-001 26 for Galena Airport and NAK-00067 for King Salmon Airport. This historical monograph was created by Argonne National Laboratory and was submitted in partial fulfillment of the written documentation stipulation of the 1998 Memorandum of Agreement among the Air Force, Alaska State Historic Preservation Office, and Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.

Cite this Record

History of Alaska's Operating Bases (FOBs): The Soviet Bomber Threat and North American Air Defenses during the Cold War. Mandy Whorton, Gustavious Williams, Alan M. Alpert. 2001 ( tDAR id: 459168) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8459168

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Keywords

Site Name
King Salmon Airport

Investigation Types
Architectural Documentation • Architectural Survey • Historic Background Research • Records Search / Inventory Checking

General
11th Air Force • 611th • 611th Air Support Group • 611th Civil Engineer Squadron • Base Theatre • Cold War • Combat Alert Cell • Commanders Office • Dining Hall • E-3 Sentry • F-106 Delta Dart • F-15 • F-15 Eagle • F-16 Badger • F-4E Phantom II • F-51H Mustang • F-80 Shooting Star • F-89 Scorpion • F-94 Starfire • Galena Intercept Board • Galena Point Airport • Historic District • Historic Properties • Living Quarters • NAK-00014 • NAK-00080 • NAK-00091 • NAK-00092 • NAK-00109 • NAK-00110 • NAK-00115 • NAK-00116 • NAK-00117 • NAK-00118 • NAK-00120 • NUL-078 • NUL-080 • NUL-081 • NUL-082 • NUL-089 • NUL-092 • NUL-095 • NUL-105 • NUL-109 • NUL-112 • NUL-113 • NUL-114 • NUL-115 • NUL-116 • NUL-117 • NUL-118 • NUL-119 • NUL-120 • NUL-124 • Pacific Air Forces • United States Air Force Show More

Geographic Keywords
Alaska (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
Cold War Era • Historic • World War II

Spatial Coverage

min long: -170.016; min lat: 51.487 ; max long: -141.047; max lat: 68.567 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): 611th Air Support Group CRM Manager

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