Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Alaskan Command 75th Anniversary

January 1947 — January 2022

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024

1. Alaskan Command 75th Anniversary Marker

Inscription.

"I believe in the future he who holds Alaska will hold the world,
and I think it is the most important strategic place in the world."

Brigadier General William "Billy" Mitchell
12 February 1935

Erected 2022 by Alaskan Command.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Military. A significant historical date for this entry is February 12, 1935.

Location. 61° 14.654′ N, 149° 48.617′ W. Marker is in Anchorage, Alaska. It is in Elmendorf Air Force Base. It is at the intersection of Pease Avenue and 20th Street, on the right when traveling south on Pease Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9497 20th Street, JBER AK 99506, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Alaska Railroad Corridor,

in the Athabascan Region,

in the Prince William Sound,

and in Southcentral Alaska.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules (approx. 0.3 miles away); Northrup F-89 Scorpion (approx. 0.4 miles away); Convair F-102 Delta Dagger (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lockheed T-33 Tee Bird (approx. 0.4 miles away); McDonnell F-4 Phantom II (approx. 0.4 miles away); McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lieutenant General David J. McCloud (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lockheed P-38G Statistics (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Anchorage.

More about this marker. Must have an acceptable ID to enter this active military base.

Also see . . . Alaskan Command. (Submitted on August 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Alaskan Command HQ and 75th Anniversary Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 12, 2024

2. Alaskan Command HQ and 75th Anniversary Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 17, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 134 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 17, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.