Elmendorf Air Force Base is a United States Air Force (USAF) facility in Anchorage, Alaska. Originally known as Elmendorf Field, it became Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II.
A F-22 Raptor of the 3d Wing at Elmendorf AFB during 2010
Aerial image of Elmendorf during 2002
Elmendorf Air Force Base sign outside of Government Hill Gate
A C-17 Globemaster III taking off from Elmendorf Air Force Base on 26 March 2010
Anchorage, officially the Municipality of Anchorage, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alaska. With a population of 291,247 at the 2020 census, it contains nearly 40 percent of the state's population, and has more people than all of Northern Canada and Greenland combined. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough, had a population of 398,328 in 2020, accounting for more than half the state's population. At 1,706 sq mi (4,420 km2) of land area, the city is the fourth-largest by area in the U.S.
Image: USS Anchorage in Anchorage, Alaska
Image: Wood Bison in Alaska
Image: Anchorage Skyline in Winter Hotel Captain Cook Anchorage Alaska
Image: Alaska Native Heritage Center across Lake Tiulana