Elmendorf Air Force Base

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Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage, Alaska in the United States of America
A F-22 Raptor of the 3rd Wing at Elmendorf AFB during 2010
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Coordinates	61°15′10″N 149°47′36″W / 61.25278°N 149.79333°W / 61.25278; -149.79333 (Elmendorf Air Force Base)
Type	US Air Force base
Site information
Owner	Department of Defense
Operator	US Air Force
Website	www.elmendorf.af.mil
Site history
Built	1940 (1940) (as Elmendorf Field)
In use	1940 – 2010 2010 – present (as Joint Base)
Fate	Merged in 2010 to become an element of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson
Airfield information
Identifiers	IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF, WMO: 702720
Elevation	64.9 metres (213 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 06/24 3,048 metres (10,000 ft) asphalt 16/34 2,283.8 metres (7,493 ft) asphalt
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Elmendorf Air Force Base (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States Air Force (USAF) facility in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II.

It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command (ALCOM), Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Eleventh Air Force (11 AF), 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 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 United States Pacific Command's theater staging and throughput requirements.