Loring Air Force Base

GPTKB entity

Statements (105)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf former United States Air Force base
gptkbp:area over 9,000 acres
gptkbp:closed 1994
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Loring_Commerce_Centre
gptkbp:elevation 613 feet
gptkbp:environmentalCleanup Superfund site
gptkbp:hostedUnit gptkb:42nd_Bombardment_Wing
gptkb:42nd_Medical_Group
gptkb:69th_Bomb_Squadron
gptkb:407th_Air_Refueling_Squadron
gptkb:42nd_Air_Refueling_Squadron
gptkb:42nd_Strategic_Aerospace_Division
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Loring Air Force Base
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:LIZ
gptkb:KLIZ
gptkbp:listedOn gptkb:National_Priorities_List_(Superfund)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Limestone,_Maine,_United_States
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Charles_J._Loring,_Jr.
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Caribou,_Maine
gptkb:Presque_Isle,_Maine
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:Elementary_School
gptkb:airport
gptkb:military
gptkb:swimming_pool
gptkb:Weapons_Storage_Area
gptkb:Base_Library
gptkb:Base_Post_Office
gptkb:cultural_center
gptkb:fire
gptkb:fitness_center
gptkb:golf_course
gptkb:Base_Chapel
gptkb:Base_Exchange
gptkb:Base_Museum
gptkb:Base_Theater
gptkb:Control_Tower
gptkb:Alert_Area_(Christmas_Tree)
gptkb:Base_Arts_and_Crafts_Center
gptkb:Base_Auto_Hobby_Shop
gptkb:Base_Barber_Shop
gptkb:Base_Campground
gptkb:Base_Cemetery
gptkb:Base_Chapel_Annex
gptkb:Base_Civil_Engineering
gptkb:Base_Communications
gptkb:Base_Cross_Country_Ski_Trail
gptkb:Base_Dining_Hall
gptkb:Base_Dog_Kennel
gptkb:Base_Education_Office
gptkb:Base_Family_Support_Center
gptkb:Base_Finance_Office
gptkb:Base_Fire_Training_Area
gptkb:Base_Fuel_Storage
gptkb:Base_Gas_Station
gptkb:Base_Hobby_Shop
gptkb:Base_Ice_Rink
gptkb:Base_Lake
gptkb:Base_Laundry
gptkb:Base_Legal_Office
gptkb:Base_Maintenance_Shops
gptkb:Base_Motor_Pool
gptkb:Base_Nature_Trail
gptkb:Base_Photo_Lab
gptkb:Base_Picnic_Area
gptkb:Base_Power_Plant
gptkb:Base_RV_Park
gptkb:Base_Recreation_Center
gptkb:Base_Recycling_Center
gptkb:Base_Security_Police_Building
gptkb:Base_Ski_Hill
gptkb:Base_Sledding_Hill
gptkb:Base_Snack_Bar
gptkb:Base_Snowmobile_Trail
gptkb:Base_Supply
gptkb:Base_Tailor_Shop
gptkb:Base_Thrift_Shop
gptkb:Base_Water_Tower
gptkb:Base_Weather_Station
gptkb:NCO_Club
gptkb:Officers_Club
public high school
Bowling Alley
Hangars
Taxiways
Base Child Development Center
Base Hospital
Base Housing
Base Transportation Office
Base Vehicle Maintenance
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Loring_Incident_(1975_UFO_sighting)
gptkbp:notableFor KC-135 Stratotanker operations
nuclear weapons storage
Arctic location
B-52 Stratofortress operations
large aircraft alert apron
gptkbp:opened 1953
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:primaryMission Strategic Air Command operations
gptkbp:runwayLength 12,100 feet
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:USAF_Strategic_Air_Command
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5