Iceland Base Command (IBC) is an inactive United States Army organization. It was established for the United States defense of the Kingdom of Iceland...
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Naval Air Station Keflavik (redirect from U.S. Naval Facility Keflavik, Iceland)
the Icelandic Defence Agency as their primary base until 1 January 2011, when the Agency was abolished and the base handed over to the Icelandic Coast...
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The Iceland Defense Force (Icelandic: Varnarlið Íslands; IDF) was a military sub-unified command of the United States Department of Defense. It existed...
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Commanding General Iceland Base Command (16 Sep 1941–18 Jun 1943) Major General (USA) William S. Key, Commanding General Iceland Base Command (18 Jun 1943–4...
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The Bermuda Base Command was a command of the United States Army, established to defend the British Colony of Bermuda, located 640 miles off Cape Hatteras...
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ISBN 0-919095-96-8. AFHRA Document 00180719 Establishing the Iceland Base Command Historical buildings and sites in Iceland AFHRA Document 00240544 AFHRA Document 00097383...
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Naval Air Station Keflavik, regarding the defence of Iceland. The base, now operated by the Icelandic Coast Guard, has been regularly visited by the US military...
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European Theater of Operations. He then served as commanding general, Iceland Base Command, and completed his service as Chief of the Military Control Commission...
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Northeast Air Command (NEAC) was originally formed from the World War II facilities of the United States Army Newfoundland Base Command (NBC), which formed...
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The Occupation of Iceland during World War II began with a British invasion intent on occupying and denying Iceland to Germany. The military operation...
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persuade the Icelandic government to join the Allies, the UK invaded, on the morning of 10 May 1940. The initial force of 746 Royal Marines commanded by Colonel...
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Charles Hartwell Bonesteel Jr. (category United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni)
Infantry Division; Commander, Iceland Base Command; Commandant of the Infantry School; Commander, Western Defense Command; and Assistant to the Commanding...
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Iceland (Icelandic: Ísland, pronounced [ˈistlant] ) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge...
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24th Special Operations Wing (category 1942 establishments in Iceland)
24th Special Operations Wing Activated on 12 June 2012 Iceland Base Command, US Army Forces, Iceland, 25 December 1942 – 15 June 1944 Sixth Air Force, 25...
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deployed to Iceland with P-40 Warhawk fighters as part of the Iceland Base Command (IBC) as part of a bilateral agreement with the Icelandic Government...
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aircraft to Keflavik Air Base to provide protection of its airspace. The first deployment of aircraft took place in May 2008. As Iceland does not maintain an...
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85th Group (redirect from Air Forces Iceland)
which replaced the Iceland Base Command, which had been the headquarters for Army (and later Air Force) units stationed in Iceland since 1942 and was...
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The recorded history of Iceland began with the settlement by Viking explorers and the people they enslaved from Western Europe, particularly in modern-day...
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from Incirlik Air Base. Prior to 1952, the title "European Command (EUCOM)" referred to a single-service, United States Army command. The senior U.S. Army...
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enforcement. The Coast Guard maintains the Iceland Air Defence System which conducts ground-based surveillance of Iceland's air space and operate the Keflavik...
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Cod Wars (redirect from Iceland Cod Wars)
aid from West Germany) and Iceland about fishing rights in the North Atlantic. Each of the disputes ended with an Icelandic victory. Fishing boats from...
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US or Icelandic SAR units based in Iceland if need be. Currently there are about 150 total civilian and military employees employed by the command, from...
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In Iceland, the Police (Icelandic: Ríkislögreglan, lit. 'the State Police') is the national police force of Iceland. It is responsible for law enforcement...
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that summer, Greenland (Bluie West One). The British field in Reykjavík, Iceland, was expanded and supplemented by the American built airfield at Keflavík...
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direct successor to Tactical Air Command. Air Combat Command is headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia, United States...
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NATO Integrated Air Defense System (section Iceland)
Hungary: Air Operations Centre, in Veszprém Iceland: Control and Reporting Centre, at Keflavik Air Base Luxembourg: airspace controlled by Belgium's...
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Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the United States Space Force, and joint partners. Pituffik Space Base is also home to the 821st Space Base Group and is...
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Mobility Command. The 6 ARW is commanded by Colonel Edward Szczepanik. The Wing Command Chief is Chief Master Sergeant Raun Howell. MacDill Air Force Base, located...
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Frank Maxwell Andrews (category United States Army Command and General Staff College alumni)
Avenue in Pasay, Philippines and Andrews Theater at Keflavík Naval Base, Iceland, among others. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Andrews was the grandson...
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1952 Redesignated: Military Airlift Command, January 1, 1966 Air Mobility Command, June 1, 1992 – present * Base put on temporary inactive status, September...
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