Walker Air Force Base (former)
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Walker Air Force Base (former) was a major United States Air Force installation in New Mexico that played a key role in Strategic Air Command operations during the Cold War before its closure in the late 1960s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Walker Air Force Base (former) canonical | 2 |
| Walker Air Force Base | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
B-29 Superfortress
ⓘ
Convair B-36 Peacemaker ⓘ
surface form:
B-36 Peacemaker
B-47 Stratojet ⓘ Boeing B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ
surface form:
B-52 Stratofortress
Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker ⓘ
surface form:
KC-135 Stratotanker
|
| closureDate | late 1960s ⓘ |
| closureReason |
budget reductions
ⓘ
post–Vietnam War military drawdown ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
business park
ⓘ
civilian airport ⓘ industrial park ⓘ |
| garrison |
509th Bombardment Wing
ⓘ
6th Bombardment Wing ⓘ 97th Bombardment Wing ⓘ Strategic Air Command units ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
air refueling base
ⓘ
bomber base ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
alert facilities for bomber crews
ⓘ
fuel storage facilities ⓘ long runways suitable for heavy bombers ⓘ maintenance hangars ⓘ nuclear weapons storage areas ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chaves County, New Mexico
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Roswell, New Mexico ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Llano Estacado
ⓘ
surface form:
Llano Estacado region
|
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brigadier General Kenneth Newton Walker ⓘ |
| operator | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Strategic Air Command ⓘ |
| previousName |
Roswell Air Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Roswell Air Force Base
Roswell Air Center ⓘ
surface form:
Roswell Army Air Field
|
| status | closed ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
Cold War deterrent base
ⓘ
nuclear strike base ⓘ |
| successorFacility |
Roswell Air Center
ⓘ
surface form:
Roswell International Air Center
|
| timePeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Strategic Air Command operations
ⓘ
aircraft maintenance ⓘ bomber operations ⓘ nuclear deterrence missions ⓘ training ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Walker Air Force Base