Fort Wainwright

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Fort Wainwright is a major U.S. Army installation in interior Alaska that supports Arctic training and operations.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army installation
military base
climate subarctic climate
conflictRole Cold War-era Arctic defense
controlledBy United States Department of the Army
country United States of America
garrison 11th Airborne Division
U.S. Army Alaska units
hasFacility airfield
barracks
commissary
exchange
family housing
medical facilities
training ranges
hasPopulationType active duty soldiers
civilian employees
military families
hasRole logistics hub for Interior Alaska
strategic Arctic training center
hasRunway military airfield runway
hasTrainingArea cold-weather survival training sites
live-fire ranges
maneuver training areas
locatedIn Alaska
Fairbanks North Star Borough
Interior Alaska
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryDistrict U.S. Army Pacific area of responsibility
namedAfter General Jonathan M. Wainwright
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV
near Fairbanks
operator United States Army
partOf U.S. Army Pacific
United States Army Alaska
previousName Ladd Air Force Base
Ladd Field
supports Arctic operations
joint training exercises
timeZone Alaska Time Zone
usedBy U.S. Army aviation units
infantry units
support units
usedFor Arctic training
cold-weather operations training
power projection in Arctic region

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Fairbanks
nearMilitaryInstallation

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