Grand Forks Air Force Base

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Grand Forks Air Force Base is a United States Air Force installation in northeastern North Dakota that has served as a key site for strategic air operations and, more recently, unmanned aerial systems.

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Grand Forks Air Force Base canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Air Force base
military installation
continent North America
controlledBy Air Mobility Command
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentRole reconnaissance operations
unmanned aerial systems operations
dateOfEstablishment 1955
elevationAboveSeaLevel 278 meters
911 feet
FAAIdentifier RDR
formerCommand Air Combat Command
Strategic Air Command
formerGarrison 319th Air Refueling Wing
garrison 319th Reconnaissance Wing
hasFacility airfield
maintenance hangars
operations buildings
hasHousing on-base family housing
hasRunway Runway 17L/35R
Runway 17R/35L
historicalRole air refueling operations
strategic bomber operations
hostedAircraftType Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
surface form: B-52 Stratofortress

Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
surface form: KC-135 Stratotanker

RQ-4 Global Hawk
hostedUnit 319th Air Refueling Wing
319th Bombardment Wing
IATAAirportCode RDR
ICAOAirportCode KRDR
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Grand Forks County
surface form: Grand Forks County, North Dakota
locatedNear Emerado, North Dakota
Grand Forks, North Dakota
location northeastern North Dakota
militaryBranch United States Air Force
namedAfter Grand Forks, North Dakota
opened 1957
operator United States Air Force
ownedBy Department of Defense
surface form: United States Department of Defense
partOf United States Air Force Strategic Air Command
surface form: United States Strategic Air Command
primaryRunwayLength 12000 feet
3658 meters
runwaySurface concrete
state North Dakota
timezone Central Time Zone
usedDuring Cold War
usedFor aerial refueling
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
strategic air operations

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Grand Forks, North Dakota knownFor Grand Forks Air Force Base
Grand Forks, North Dakota near Grand Forks Air Force Base
Grand Forks County hasMilitaryInstallation Grand Forks Air Force Base
Minuteman missile program stationedAt Grand Forks Air Force Base