Fort Wainwright

United States Army, Fairbanks, Alaska, U.S. state, United States Air Force
Herausgegeben:Kjeld, Pollux Évariste

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Fort Wainwright is a United States Army post adjacent to Fairbanks in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is part of the Fairbanks, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was first established in 1939 as United States Air Force base Ladd Field, a cold weather station to test aircraft under arctic conditions. In 1961 it was transferred to the Army and redesignated Fort Wainwright in honor of World War II general Jonathan M. Wainwright. From 1963 to 1972 it was home to the 171st Infantry Brigade, mechanized until 1969, then light. During that time, the 172nd Infantry Brigade was at Fort Richardson, in Anchorage. From 1986 to 1998 Fort Wainwright was the home of the 6th Infantry Division including serving as the division's headquarters from 1990 to 1994.

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• Verlag: Alphascript Publishing / Chrono Press
• Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9786139892297
• ISBN-10: 6139892295
• Artikelnr.: 34699690