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'''AFB''' is a common [[:Category:Military Glossary|military term]] referring to an [[Air Force]] base. | '''AFB''' is a common [[:Category:Military Glossary|military term]] referring to an [[Air Force]] base. | ||
| − | ==List of | + | ==List of American Air Force Bases - Naval Air Stations - Radar Installations == |
| + | * [[Alabama]]: Primary: Gunter AFB (Montgomery), Maxwell AFB (Montgomery), Redstone [[arsenal]] (Huntsville). | ||
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| + | * [[Alaska]]: Warning [[radar]] [[network]] at Eielson AFB ([[Fairbanks]]), Elmendorf AFB ([[Anchorage]]), Fort Richardson. Secondary: Adak Island, Shemya Island ([[space]] radar), Clear (BMEWS radar) | ||
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| + | * [[Arizona]]: Primary: Davis-Monthan AFB at [[Tucson]] ([[Titan]] [[missile]]s, area within a line connecting Nogales, [[Cochise]], Mammoth, Eloy, south to [[Mexican]] border), Luke AFB (Glendale), [[Marine Corps]] Air Station ([[Yuma]]), Williams AFB (Chandler), Yuma Proving Ground. | ||
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| + | * [[Arkansas]]: Primary: [[Little Rock]] AFB (Titan missiles, area within a line connecting Shirley, Newport, Des Arc, [[Little Rock]], Russellville, Nogo, back to Shirley), Blytheville AFB ([[SAC]] [[bomber]]s). Secondary: Pine Bluff, West [[Memphis]] (Memphis, [[Tennessee]]). Tertiary: Fort Smith, Texarkana, and Little Rock | ||
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| + | * [[California]]: Primary: [[Alameda]] NAS, Castle AFB (Merced), Beale AFB (Marysville), [[Edwards AFB]] (Kern), El Toro (Santa Ana), George AFB (Victorville), Hamilton AFB (Marin), March AFB ([[Riverside]]), Mather AFB ([[SAC]] [[bomber]]s, [[Sacramento]]), McClellan AFB (Sacramento), [[Miramar]] NAS ([[San Diego]]), Norton AFB ([[San Bernardino]]), Oxnard AFB Point Mugu (Point Hueneme), Travis AFB (Fairfield), [[Vandenberg AFB]] (Lompoc). Secondary: [[San Francisco]] (area within a line connecting Point Reyes Radar Station, St. Helena, Antioch, [[Palo Alto]], [[Redwood City]], and along the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coast to Point Reyes Station), [[San Jose]], El Centro, China Lake, Camp Pendleton, Fort Ord, Twentynine Palms, Lemoore, Portola, [[Los Angeles]] (area within a line connecting [[Malibu]], Camarillo, Lake Arrowhead, Perris, Laguna, and along the coast to Malibu), Oro Grande, Oceanside, [[San Diego]], Lathrop, [[Santa Barbara]], Oxnard, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, Mt. Laguna, Mill Valley. Tertiary: [[Bakersfield]], Barstow, Banning, Gilroy, Milford, [[Modesto]], [[Monterey]], [[Mojave]], [[Sacramento]], Santa Rosa, [[Stockton]], Salinas, [[Fresno]], Ridgecrest, Lancaster, Wrightwood, Yermo, Victorville, Warner Springs. | ||
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| + | [[Colorado]]: Primary: [[Colorado Springs]] ([[NORAD]] HQ), Warren AFB Complex ([[Minuteman]] [[missile]]s, area within a line connecting Grover, Briggsdale, Fort Morgan, Sedgwick, and along state line to Grover again), Fort Carson. Secondary: [[Denver]], [[Pueblo]]. Tertiary: Aurora, [[Boulder]], Cheraw, Greeley, Pueblo-Boone area, Broomfield, Rocky Flats (target is 10 miles west of Sedalia). | ||
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==Air Force Bases: A Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structure]]== | ==Air Force Bases: A Likely [[Nuclear target structures|Nuclear Target Structure]]== | ||
| − | All [[American]] Air Forces bases likely have [[nuclear weapon]] capabilities making it them of the [[ | + | All [[American]] Air Forces bases likely have [[nuclear weapon]] capabilities making it them of the [[Nuclear target structures#Primary Targets|primary targets]] among the world's major [[nuclear target structures]] in a possible [[nuclear war]].<ref>[http://www.nti.org/country-profiles/united-states/nuclear/ ''Nuclear Country Profile''], [[Washington, DC]]: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Last updated: May, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015</ref> Air force bases being a "[[first strike]]" [[nuclear war]] target are mostly due to [[missile]] silos, [[bomber]] bases and command and control (C2) centers. The enemy must neutralize these [[asset]]s immediately to prevent or minimize American nuclear or other military retaliation. |
| − | ==See | + | ==See also== |
* [[Bomber]] | * [[Bomber]] | ||
* [[Radar]] | * [[Radar]] | ||
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<references/> | <references/> | ||
| − | [[Category : Nuclear | + | [[Category:Nuclear Defense]] |
| − | [[Category : Military Glossary]] | + | [[Category:Military Glossary]] |
| − | [[Category : Military Strategies and Concepts]] | + | [[Category:Military Strategies and Concepts]] |
| + | [[Category:Acronyms]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:53, October 11, 2018
AFB is a common military term referring to an Air Force base.
- Alaska: Warning radar network at Eielson AFB (Fairbanks), Elmendorf AFB (Anchorage), Fort Richardson. Secondary: Adak Island, Shemya Island (space radar), Clear (BMEWS radar)
- Arizona: Primary: Davis-Monthan AFB at Tucson (Titan missiles, area within a line connecting Nogales, Cochise, Mammoth, Eloy, south to Mexican border), Luke AFB (Glendale), Marine Corps Air Station (Yuma), Williams AFB (Chandler), Yuma Proving Ground.
- Arkansas: Primary: Little Rock AFB (Titan missiles, area within a line connecting Shirley, Newport, Des Arc, Little Rock, Russellville, Nogo, back to Shirley), Blytheville AFB (SAC bombers). Secondary: Pine Bluff, West Memphis (Memphis, Tennessee). Tertiary: Fort Smith, Texarkana, and Little Rock
- California: Primary: Alameda NAS, Castle AFB (Merced), Beale AFB (Marysville), Edwards AFB (Kern), El Toro (Santa Ana), George AFB (Victorville), Hamilton AFB (Marin), March AFB (Riverside), Mather AFB (SAC bombers, Sacramento), McClellan AFB (Sacramento), Miramar NAS (San Diego), Norton AFB (San Bernardino), Oxnard AFB Point Mugu (Point Hueneme), Travis AFB (Fairfield), Vandenberg AFB (Lompoc). Secondary: San Francisco (area within a line connecting Point Reyes Radar Station, St. Helena, Antioch, Palo Alto, Redwood City, and along the Pacific coast to Point Reyes Station), San Jose, El Centro, China Lake, Camp Pendleton, Fort Ord, Twentynine Palms, Lemoore, Portola, Los Angeles (area within a line connecting Malibu, Camarillo, Lake Arrowhead, Perris, Laguna, and along the coast to Malibu), Oro Grande, Oceanside, San Diego, Lathrop, Santa Barbara, Oxnard, Ventura, Thousand Oaks, Mt. Laguna, Mill Valley. Tertiary: Bakersfield, Barstow, Banning, Gilroy, Milford, Modesto, Monterey, Mojave, Sacramento, Santa Rosa, Stockton, Salinas, Fresno, Ridgecrest, Lancaster, Wrightwood, Yermo, Victorville, Warner Springs.
Colorado: Primary: Colorado Springs (NORAD HQ), Warren AFB Complex (Minuteman missiles, area within a line connecting Grover, Briggsdale, Fort Morgan, Sedgwick, and along state line to Grover again), Fort Carson. Secondary: Denver, Pueblo. Tertiary: Aurora, Boulder, Cheraw, Greeley, Pueblo-Boone area, Broomfield, Rocky Flats (target is 10 miles west of Sedalia).
MORE TO BE ADDED SOON...
Air Force Bases: A Likely Nuclear Target Structure
All American Air Forces bases likely have nuclear weapon capabilities making it them of the primary targets among the world's major nuclear target structures in a possible nuclear war.[1] Air force bases being a "first strike" nuclear war target are mostly due to missile silos, bomber bases and command and control (C2) centers. The enemy must neutralize these assets immediately to prevent or minimize American nuclear or other military retaliation.
See also
References
- â Nuclear Country Profile, Washington, DC: Nuclear Threat Initiative (NTI), Last updated: May, 2014. Accessed January 15, 2015