Ramey Air Force Base
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Ramey Air Force Base was a major United States Air Force installation in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, that played a key strategic role during the Cold War before its closure and conversion into Rafael Hernández Airport.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ramey Air Force Base (former) | 1 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force base
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military installation ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Rafael Hernández Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse |
United States Coast Guard facilities
NERFINISHED
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civilian airport (Rafael Hernández Airport) NERFINISHED ⓘ educational and residential areas on former base land ⓘ |
| garrison |
19th Bombardment Wing (elements)
NERFINISHED
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55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (elements) NERFINISHED ⓘ 72d Bombardment Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ B-36 bomber units NERFINISHED ⓘ B-52 bomber units ⓘ Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen (post‑USAF era, on part of former base) NERFINISHED ⓘ KC-135 tanker units ⓘ |
| geostrategicLocation | Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
aircraft maintenance hangars
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alert pads for bombers ⓘ base chapel ⓘ base hospital ⓘ base schools ⓘ coastal radar and communications sites ⓘ control tower ⓘ family housing area ⓘ golf course ⓘ long strategic bomber runway ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorFacility | Rafael Hernández Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcodeAfterConversion | BQN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
NERFINISHED
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Puerto Rico ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brigadier General Howard Knox Ramey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyBodyOfWater | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Air Force
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United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName |
Borinquen Army Air Field
NERFINISHED
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Borinquen Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamed | Ramey Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedInHonorOf | Howard Knox Ramey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed as an Air Force base ⓘ |
| strategicRole | key forward base for Strategic Air Command in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
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Korean War era ⓘ Vietnam War era ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Cold War strategic deterrence
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air defense ⓘ antisubmarine warfare ⓘ reconnaissance operations ⓘ strategic bomber operations ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Ramey Air Force Base (former)