Northeast Air Command (NEAC) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, responsible for the operation and defense of air bases in Greenland, Labrador, and Newfoundland. It was formed in 1950 from the facilities of the United States established during World War II in eastern Canada, Newfoundland and Greenland. It was discontinued in 1957.
Greenland Base Command HQ Sign, about 1943
C-47 at Sondrestrom AB, Greenland
59th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron F-89D-45-NO Scorpion interceptors stationed at Goose AFB
Strategic Air Command B-36 bomber refueling at Thule AB, Greenland
Destroyers-for-bases deal
The destroyers-for-bases deal was an agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom on September 2, 1940, according to which 50 Caldwell, Wickes, and Clemson-class US Navy destroyers were transferred to the Royal Navy from the US Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions.
Leased destroyers sailing into British port, October 1940
American and British sailors examine depth charges. In the background are US Wickes-class destroyers before their transfer.
U.S. Navy Naval Station Argentia, Newfoundland
Coastal artillery battery at Fort Amherst, Newfoundland
