Elmendorf Air Force Base

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/elmendorf-air-force-base

1. How big is Elmendorf Air Force Base?
2. What is the location?
3. Why is Elmendorf Air Force Base important in Alaska?
4. How did Elmendorf Air Force Base become part of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson?

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How big is Elmendorf Air Force Base?Part of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER)
2. What is the location?Anchorage, Alaska
3. Why is Elmendorf Air Force Base important in Alaska?Its northern location lets it help protect the Arctic and Pacific, and it can quickly send planes to help around the world.
4. How did Elmendorf Air Force Base become part of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson?In 2010, the base joined with nearby Fort Richardson, an Army post, to create Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson so the Army and Air Force can share resources and work together better.

Air Power Projection: The ability of a nation to deploy and use military air assets anywhere in the world.
Theater Staging: The process of preparing and organizing military forces and equipment for deployment to a specific operational area.
Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC): A U.S. government process to reorganize military bases to improve efficiency and reduce costs.