Loring AFB

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military base
gptkbp:area 3,500 acres
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Air_Force_Reserve_Command
gptkb:Veterans_Affairs
gptkb:Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command
gptkb:Civil_Air_Patrol
gptkb:Maine_Air_National_Guard
gptkbp:communityImpact economic transition
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Major_General_Charles_Loring_Jr.
gptkbp:currentUse commercial and industrial development
gptkbp:elevation 200 feet
gptkbp:environmentalImpact remediation efforts ongoing
gptkbp:established gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:famousFor nuclear alert missions
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 46.0000° N, 67.5000° W
gptkbp:hasPopulation over 5,000 personnel
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Cold_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Loring AFB
gptkbp:legacy military_history_in_Maine
gptkbp:localHistory gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Operation_Desert_Storm
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
gptkbp:location gptkb:Maine
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_Award
gptkb:Air_Force_Organizational_Excellence_Award
strategic bombing missions
gptkbp:notableFeature nuclear accidents
plane crashes
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:B-52_Stratofortress
KC-135 Stratotanker
gptkbp:opened 1955
1994
gptkbp:openedIn base realignment and closure
gptkbp:operationalStatus closed
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Loring_Commerce_Centre
gptkbp:primaryMission bomber base
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Loring_Commerce_Centre
gptkbp:runway_length 2
12,000 feet
gptkbp:servedIn nuclear deterrent
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Aroostook_County
gptkbp:trainingPrograms pilot training
maintenance training
gptkbp:type gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command